Category: Student News

Spotlight: Chad Amos Self, MFA in Interdisciplinary Art

Chad Amos Self, is a Goddard student in the MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts program. He is a sculpture artist living in Rhode Island and is the Vice President of Hera Gallery, an art gallery who’s mission statement includes a dedication “to gender equity and feminist discourse to challenge perceptions and inspire social change.” Chad was… Continue reading Spotlight: Chad Amos Self, MFA in Interdisciplinary Art

Spotlight: Suli Holum, MFA in Creative Writing

Suli Holum was playing the role of Emilia in a production of Othello at the Lantern Theatre in Philadelphia when the Covid-19 pandemic lockdowns began. After just two preview performances, the entire crew packed up and the curtain fell. The show never officially opened, and Suli was suddenly left wondering what to do when her… Continue reading Spotlight: Suli Holum, MFA in Creative Writing

Spotlight: Caroline Catlin, MFA in Creative Writing

One year before she became an MFA student at Goddard College, Caroline Catlin had her writing published in The New York Times. For many writers, this would be a capstone achievement. But for Catlin, it was the foundation of her Goddard learning journey. In the article, titled What I Learned Photographing Death, she wrote about… Continue reading Spotlight: Caroline Catlin, MFA in Creative Writing

Spotlight: Evan Simone Frazier, MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts

Evan Simone Frazier’s poise, charm and grace reflects her depth of experience when she speaks about her work as a graduate student in the MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts program at Goddard.  Graduate study has allowed her the space to interweave her interests in philosophy and psychology, Evan says, and the Interdisciplinary Arts MFA has given… Continue reading Spotlight: Evan Simone Frazier, MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts

$200k Gift Announced for MFAW Student Emergency Fund

We are delighted to announce that Goddard recently received an anonymous gift of $200,000 (plus an additional $30,000 to cover grant administration costs) to establish an emergency fund for students in the MFA in Writing Program. MFAW students will be able to apply for a grant of up to $3,000 per semester to help with unforeseen financial… Continue reading $200k Gift Announced for MFAW Student Emergency Fund

The Long Walk of a Teacher

Everyday, when I get home from student teaching, I silently bring in my bag to the house. Without saying a word, I put on a hat and head back outside for a walk.  I watch the bus pull up across the road, students hopping out and into the arms of their family members. I walk… Continue reading The Long Walk of a Teacher

MFAW-VT Student Janet Colson’s Play

MFAW-VT student Janet Colson’s short play “Janet and Rico’s Fabulous (Fictional) Adventure at Golden Harvest” was performed at Lansing’s Renegade Theatre Festival as a part of the Renegade Ruckus, a 24-hour playwriting marathon. Janet’s play was the final play of the festival and is being considered for an encore performance at the next City Pulse “Pulsar… Continue reading MFAW-VT Student Janet Colson’s Play

MFAW-VT Alumna Claudette Webster Poems in Black Renaissance Noire

MFAW-VT alumna Claudette Webster has three poems just published in Black Renaissance Noire (Vol 18, Issue 2, Summer 2018).  This journal is put out by NYU Institute of African-American Affairs. You may purchase a copy via: https://www.nyubrn.org   Black Renaissance/Renaissance Noire publishes essays, poetry, fiction, photography, art, and reviews that address the full range of contemporary BLACK concerns. It… Continue reading MFAW-VT Alumna Claudette Webster Poems in Black Renaissance Noire

MFAW-VT Student Sassafras Lowrey Wins Again!

MFAW-VT student Sassafras Lowrey’s anthology Leather Ever After, a collection of kinky fairy tales that first released in 2013 and was a Honorable Mention for the National Leather Association–International Writing Awards and the Rainbow Book Awards, is available for preorder.  The anthology is being re-published this month in a second edition from Circlet Press.  Pre-orders of the ebook are… Continue reading MFAW-VT Student Sassafras Lowrey Wins Again!

MFAW-WA Student Jo Manu’s Essay Taken for Anthology

MFAW-WA student Jo Manu’s essay “On the Level” has just been accepted for publication in the anthology Queer Voices. The book will be put out by the Minnesota Historical Society Press (pub date TBD).  Jo has had a good July, 2018; she also received an Engaged Artist Award of $2,000, sponsored by PEN America, joined by other Goddard… Continue reading MFAW-WA Student Jo Manu’s Essay Taken for Anthology

MFAW-VT Student Sam Rebelein’s Short Story Publication

MFAW-VT student Sam Rebelein’s short story “What Are We Going to Do to You: An Oral Essay to My Newborn Daughter Through the Window of the Maternity Ward at 3 AM” has been published in Every Day Fiction.  A preview: Your mom actually likes her family. I was just thinking about that. It was thee first thing… Continue reading MFAW-VT Student Sam Rebelein’s Short Story Publication

MFAW-VT Student Steven Dunn’s New Book “Water & Power”

MFAW-WA student Steven Dunn’s new book water & power is ready for pre-order at Tarpaulin Sky Press.  See description and blurb below.  This is one for the hybrid lovers.  Navy veteran Steven Dunn’s second novel, water & power, plunges into military culture and engages with perceptions of heroism and terrorism. In this shifting landscape, deployments are feared, absurd bureaucracy… Continue reading MFAW-VT Student Steven Dunn’s New Book “Water & Power”

MFAW-VT Kyle Tijerina Publishes in PRIDE Edition of Online Journal

MFAW-VT alumni Kyle Tijerina’s poem “para mi mujer pequeño,” was published in the online PRIDE edition of Cliterature Journal. Writer and performer for over three decades, queer poet and political theorist A Kyle (a pseudonym) began her writing career as a scriptwriter, writing teatro guerrillero defending the rights of Mexican farmworkers. An Odawa/Potawatomi and Mejicana native,… Continue reading MFAW-VT Kyle Tijerina Publishes in PRIDE Edition of Online Journal

Maine Book Award Finalist Julia Bouswma!

MFAW-VT alumna Julia Bouswma’s first book of poems, Work by Bloodlight is a finalist for a Maine Book Award.  The winners of the 2018 Maine Literary Awards will be revealed live at a ceremony at SPACE Gallery in downtown Portland. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. and the ceremony begins at 7:00 p.m. There will be hors d’oeuvres, a… Continue reading Maine Book Award Finalist Julia Bouswma!

Goddard/PEN North American Scholarship 2018 Winner

Goddard College is pleased to congratulate Steven Dunn, recipient of the 2018 Goddard/PEN North American Scholarship, and second-place awardee Maša Sukovic. Ten additional scholarship candidates will receive Engaged Artist Awards of $2,000 each: PEN America members Amy Barnes, Lisa Chambers, Will Duprey, Ron Estrada, Brian Jackson, Jo Manu Maltzman, Sarah Monahan, Jay Sheets, and Rachel Spalding; and PEN Canada member Magdalen Bowyer.

Graduating MFAW Student Ian August Wins the Garry Marshall Theatre’s New Works Festival Prize!!

MFAW-VT Student–but just days away from turning into an alum–Ian August’s play INTERVIEWESE, is a winner of the Garry Marshall Theatre’s New Works Festival and will be getting a public reading on May 30th, directed by Carolyn Hennesy (General Hospital, Cougar Town).  Ian will be going to L.A. for this one, so if any Goddard folks are in Los… Continue reading Graduating MFAW Student Ian August Wins the Garry Marshall Theatre’s New Works Festival Prize!!

News from MFAW-WA Student Lydia Valentine

MFAW-WA student Lydia Valentine is  the Assistant Director for a production of Clybourne Park by Bruce Norris.  She is also ​the dramaturg for a staged reading that is pairing The Art of Remembering by Adina L. Ruskin and Mountain Language by Harold Pinter. Family, immigration, memory, and language are shared themes in both plays that seek to confront the past while also raising… Continue reading News from MFAW-WA Student Lydia Valentine