Community News & Updates May 2025

ANNOUNCEMENTS STONECOAST SUMMER 2025 RESIDENCY As we prepare for Stonecoast's Summer 2025 residency (June 12–21, 2025), we’re excited to share a few highlights we think will make our time on USM’s Portland Campus especially memorable. We’re delighted to welcome our newest faculty member, candice iloh, along with distinguished guests Debra Spark, Lewis Robinson, Julia Bouwsma, and Matthew J.C. Clark, each bringing a …

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Community News & Updates August 2024

ALUMS  Sarah Baldwin (Creative Nonfiction, S'15) had an article about a scholar's research on young Jewish refugees in the U.S. during WWII published by Colgate Research. Her flash essay titled "Twelve Weeks" appeared in the inaugural issue of In Short. Shannon Bowring (Fiction, W'22) has been remiss in reporting several good pieces of book-related news: Her debut novel, The Road …

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Community News & Updates April 2024

ALUMS  Sarah Baldwin (Creative Nonfiction, S'15) now has a website, where she can park all of her work. She hopes to beef up the Personal Writing page in 2024 by channeling Stonecoast! Peter Adrian Behravesh (Popular Fiction, W'18) narrated Dana Vickerson's story "The Best Way to Procure Breakfast" for the March 2 Patreon-exclusive episode of CatsCast. …

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Community News & Updates September 2022

ANNOUNCEMENTS STONECOAST Stonecoast wants to help writers find their way to our supportive literary community. That's why we're reaching out to the best ambassadors the program has: You. If you know someone who is interested in applying, now is the time to give them a nudge. September 1st is the priority deadline for new applicants. We're on the lookout for unique voices. …

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