Michelle writes: “The week has gifted me with numerous pleasures. The best being an opportunity to ask a few questions of a fellow writer and Goddard graduate, Sarah Shellow. Her words always give me a sense of healing and I very much would like to share them with all of you. Thank you and enjoy.”… Continue reading Alumni News: Michelle Embree Interviews Sarah Shellow
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So Someone Called Me a Narcissist…and other thoughts on writing, learning and teaching
My name is Regina Tingle and I write memoir. According to a recent statement by a fiction writer who will remain unnamed, this makes me an “attention-seeking narcissist.” Fine. I’ll step up to that. In fact, I’ll indulge my narcissistic self by sharing a story from my own experience. I don’t find it coincidental that… Continue reading So Someone Called Me a Narcissist…and other thoughts on writing, learning and teaching
Autumn in Tuscany – A Writing Retreat
If inspiration, landscape, mouthfuls of words and food and wine are what you’re looking for. If getting away, delving deep, writing, being heard, writing some more and attentive feedback are what you’re looking for. If gentle morning yoga, invigorating hikes, days of sun and the occasional afternoon rain are what you’re looking for. If unexpected… Continue reading Autumn in Tuscany – A Writing Retreat
EMILY STERN IN ENTROPY MAGAZINE
An excerpt from MFAW-VT alum Emily Stern’s memoir When Doves Cry, which is the evolution of her thesis, is in Entropy Magazine today. Author’s Note from Emily: “When Doves Cry is about my mother and her death from complications of HIV/AIDS in 1993. Beneath all of this, When Doves Cry is a story about the indestructible,… Continue reading EMILY STERN IN ENTROPY MAGAZINE
Traveling Toward Publication
by Kristen Ringman From the moment I arrived on campus, I felt the magic of Goddard. It wasn’t just the gorgeous woods fringing the campus. It wasn’t the music building, where the students gathered every evening and often remained until morning. It wasn’t Darla, the little dog that Program Director Paul Selig always had by… Continue reading Traveling Toward Publication
Out of the Shadows: Join the Conversation
by Lizz Schumer Stephen Hawking once said, “Sometimes I wonder if I’m as famous for my wheelchair and disabilities as I am for my discoveries.” And it’s true that Hawking’s face is as recognizable as his science; as is Einstein’s, as is Ben Franklin’s. But would anyone know Einstein without his characteristically crazy hair, or… Continue reading Out of the Shadows: Join the Conversation
The Edge of Normal: Italian edition
From Carla: “I’m thrilled by the beautiful cover of the Italian edition of my novel, THE EDGE OF NORMAL. (The Italian title is “The Survivor.”) Carla Norton’s debut fiction, The Edge of Normal, was a Thriller Award finalist and a Royal Palm Literary Award winner. The sequel, What Doesn’t Kill Her, will be released in… Continue reading The Edge of Normal: Italian edition
Seam, Pen, Needle: Jill Magi on “A Textile Poetics”
from Jan Clausen Over at Jacket2, that slightly obscure but thoroughly indispensable resource for thinking poetry, MFAW alum Jill Magi (most recent book: Labor) is pursuing a multi-month reflection on connections between textile production and the making of poetry. I love her description of the thread she’ll be following: not the easy equivalence of text = textile,… Continue reading Seam, Pen, Needle: Jill Magi on “A Textile Poetics”
The Transfiguration of Recovery and Creativity
by Brianna Johnson As my degree was conferred, I felt/I understood a quantum shift. The first, or first perceived, of a series of seemingly religious experiences. Saints and colors and relics and snags of bone. I spoke about bravery. And then, I found myself in a desert. Eight months out of Goddard and three months… Continue reading The Transfiguration of Recovery and Creativity
Come Back to Goddard
The Port Townsend residency, happening now, is excited to be welcoming two of our Vermont alumni, Mary Johnson and Cara Hoffman, who will be reading and doing workshops Monday through Thursday next week. The readings are open to the public, and offer a great time to come see the campus, walk the beach, and get… Continue reading Come Back to Goddard
Undocumented: Sarah Shellow at Spoke The Hub
In 2003, I broke the law because I did not believe in one that kept people from knowing each other. I went to live in Cuba for three months, packing my bags with my dream to write, with my years of studying Spanish, with the years I danced Cuban salsa in New York, and with… Continue reading Undocumented: Sarah Shellow at Spoke The Hub
OH, ANTONIONI!
by Jane Summer I am driving behind a tow truck. On its flatbed, a toothless black SUV faces me. A crucifix swings wildly from the rearview mirror. I’m thinking nothing can save us. I’ve been sad lately. My book is about to come out. That doesn’t cheer me up. In November our dog, a young… Continue reading OH, ANTONIONI!
ALUMNI NEWS – Ron Heacock Story Collection
Ron Heacock’s short story collection, Hey This is it, I’m Going to Die, was published by Libros Igni in November 2014. Many of the stories were written during his time as a Goddard undergraduate. Here’s the back cover description: What strange guests are these? A boy with the ability to lead the dead. A girl who can… Continue reading ALUMNI NEWS – Ron Heacock Story Collection
Calling All Book Reviewers
Books need reviews, and if you have been following this blog, you’ve seen that a number of our alumni have books coming out. Donnelle McGee’s Naked, (Unbound Content) for one. Jane Summer’s Erebus, (Sibling Rivalry Press) for two. If you have a book coming out, let us know. And if you are a book reviewer, please let… Continue reading Calling All Book Reviewers
Breathing in Rhythm
by Lizz Schumer I sat in my dorm room at my East London university, staring at my own reflection in the window above my desk as I emailed my undergraduate writing mentor, a Goddard alum. “I can’t do this,” I wrote, sniveling. “It’s not what I wanted. It’s not what I needed.” The UK writing… Continue reading Breathing in Rhythm
Be Safe I Love You wins at Sundance
Cara says, “Wooot!” What would you say if your second novel was made into a movie that won an award at Sundance? Read more about it, and about Cara, and find out where to see her this month (hint, at Goddard, Port Townsend!) below: From Cara Hoffman’s blog PARK CITY, UT — Sundance Institute today… Continue reading Be Safe I Love You wins at Sundance
MFAW-VT Alumni News!
MFAW-VT Alum (’14), Kelly Avery’s essay, “How to Wait for Morning” was published in The Quotable which then nominated the essay for a Pushcart Prize.In October, Kelly signed with agent Michelle Johnson of Inklings Literary, who will represent the novel that started as her Goddard thesis. Congratulations, Kelly!
Isla McKetta: Things I Wish I’d Known When I Graduated from Goddard
It seems like ages ago that I graduated from Goddard’s MFA program in creative writing at Port Townsend. It was only the summer of 2010, but I still remember the rush of holding that diploma in my hand. My classmates and I were ready to take on the literary world. Or so we thought. It’s… Continue reading Isla McKetta: Things I Wish I’d Known When I Graduated from Goddard
ALUMNI NEWS
MFAW-VT Alum (Spring 14) Joslyn Robinson just had her second article published on the online literary genre magazine, The Artifice. Here is the link: http://the-artifice.com/writers-guide-hero-journey/ Congratulations, Joslyn!
Alum Charlie Bondhus returns in January
Poet and Goddard College alumnus Charlie Bondhus (MFAW ’05) reads from his work on Friday, January 9th at 7 pm. Free and open to the public. Presented by the MFA in Creative Writing Program’s Alumni Reader Series. Charlie Bondhus’s second book, All the Heat We Could Carry, won the 2013 Main Street Rag Poetry Book Award and… Continue reading Alum Charlie Bondhus returns in January