Tag: alumni

Bon Voyage Garden Party

We’re very happy to share below a note from Elena Georgiou, inviting everyone from the CWC alumni community to attend a Bon Voyage Garden Party to commemorate the retirements of Paul Selig, Nicola Morris, Rachel Pollack, and Jane Wohl, on Sunday evening, June 26.  We’re not able to begin the CWC&R a day early to… Continue reading Bon Voyage Garden Party

Last Call! Register Now for the Clockhouse Writers’ Conference & Retreat

The Registration for the Clockhouse Writers’ Conference & Retreat ends May 15, 2016!  While it’s true we that we do take late registration if space permits, please do email co-coordinator Carolyn Bardos at cbardos@clockhouse.net if you’re still thinking of joining us. The conference occurs during the MFAW-VT residency and includes solitary time for writing; works-in-progress sessions… Continue reading Last Call! Register Now for the Clockhouse Writers’ Conference & Retreat

Stations of the Word: A CWC&R TRADITION

Sam Sherman, a former co-coordinator of the conference and a past member of the Board of Stewards, has designed these sessions for the last several years, and she’s now at work designing a Stations of the Word to delight us in 2016.  Here are her thoughts on this beloved CWC&R tradition: The first year I… Continue reading Stations of the Word: A CWC&R TRADITION

Giving Back: Clockhouse Writers’ Conference & Retreat

I love parties. I also love the opportunity to get to know people one-on-one, in some quiet book-walled room or garden corner. Perhaps most fundamentally, I love the chance to be of help in a good endeavor if and when an opportunity presents itself. Luckily for me—and for others similarly inclined—such things are part of… Continue reading Giving Back: Clockhouse Writers’ Conference & Retreat

CWC&R: Of Plenary Topics Past and Future

Registration for the 2016 Clockhouse Writers’ Conference & Retreat is Still Open! On a balmy summer night last year, the participants of the Clockhouse Writers’ Conference & Retreat gathered in the Clockhouse at the center of Goddard’s Vermont campus for the conference’s first readings. Some of us knew each other well already, and some had… Continue reading CWC&R: Of Plenary Topics Past and Future

#Space#Poetry

NASA asked us what might this mission teach us about ourselves and our universe. NASA asked us how are we as a people are stretched and deepened by explorations beyond our Earthly home. And we have answered—collectively, surrealistically, idealistically. We are ready for our words to ride aboard the OSIRIS-Rex spacecraft on its journey to the asteroid Bhanu/Bennu.

2016 Spider’s Web Flash Fiction Prize

Goddard MFA alumna Patty Flaherty (Pagan) announces a cash prize flash fiction contest from Spider Road Press. It’s their second annual contest. Spider Road Press publishes and promotes fiction by and/or about strong women. We believe that all brave, intelligent writing is literary, no matter what the subject matter. Writers, we invite you to embrace precision. Readers, we encourage you to stretch your imagination. Full details on our cash prize in this press release.

#Goddard2Goddard #SpacePoetry

Attention Goddard MFA students and alumni! Have you ever imagining your poetry sailing among the stars? NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center wants your artwork, poetry, short prose, videos, and songs on board their OSIRIS-REx spacecraft bound for the asteroid Bennu. And so we thought…Goddard and Goddard! We’d love to see what sparks in your imagination when you consider exploration, the universe, and the essence of the human spirit.

Congratulations to the Newest MFAW Alumni!

By Kathryn Cullen-DuPont     On behalf of the Clockhouse Writers’ Conference‘s Board of Stewards and the alumni community of the Goddard College MFAW program, I want to extend my congratulations and warmest welcome to those who will graduate in Port Townsend, Washington, during the February 12-20 residency:    Peter Geerlofs   Katrina Barnes  … Continue reading Congratulations to the Newest MFAW Alumni!

One Registration Closes, Another Opens

By Kathryn Cullen-DuPont It’s been wonderful to see the Lighthouse Writers’ Conference & Retreat (LWC&R) come together and welcome the registrations of its first participants.   February 12-15 promise to be four wonderful conference and retreat days on the Port Townsend program site, featuring: An opening panel featuring Sarah Kishpaugh, Alison Bailey, and Theresa Barker Writing… Continue reading One Registration Closes, Another Opens

A Long Weekend of Good Work: Offerings at the First Annual Lighthouse Writers’ Conference & Retreat

New writers’ conference created by Goddard MFAW alumni in Port Townsend is launching next month. An exciting four days of programming is in the works right now. Join us!

What Keeps You Up At Night?

What comes to you when you think of Goddard? At the Goddard MFAW graduation in Vermont, graduate Laura Cyphers mused about “radical imagination” means. And we ask you: What does it require of us to be a writer in the world? If we said to you, “Write for the World,” would that imply a social consciousness, a personal urgency, or an exhortation (along with the skills you will need) to reach the greatest audience possible?

On Aretha Franklin and the Art of Showing Up

By Julie Parent By now you’ve probably heard about the spectacular performance by Aretha Franklin at the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors which was telecast on December 29.  In tribute to one of the honorees that evening, singer and prolific songwriter Carole King, Ms. Franklin sang the song (co-written by King and the late Gerry Goffin)… Continue reading On Aretha Franklin and the Art of Showing Up

Do You Have Your Copy of CLOCKWORKS?

The current issue of Clockworks marks the 30th anniversary of the magazine that began as The Goddard Record.  As former director of alumni relations and Clockworks editor Sarah Hooker, details the record of magazine’s thirty years, looking through the large notebook of archived issues is like time travel; it gives one a capsulized sense of all… Continue reading Do You Have Your Copy of CLOCKWORKS?

The Lighthouse Writers’ Conference & Retreat

It’s finally here!  We’re thrilled to announce that registration is open for the inaugural session of the Lighthouse Writers’ Conference & Retreat (LWC&R), which will be held February 12 through 15, 2016.   This is an opportunity to revitalize your own work amid the richness of Goddard’s Port Townsend MFAW community at Fort Worden while… Continue reading The Lighthouse Writers’ Conference & Retreat