Graduates
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In conversation with Poets: Danielle Pafunda and Peter Davis
By Creative Writing at The New School / in Graduates, Past Events, People, Poetry / September 12, 2013In our first poetry forum of the semester, Danielle Pafunda, author of Maneater and My Zorba, and Peter Davis, author of Poetry! Poetry! Poetry! and Tina, inspired the audience with wit and humor. I...
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Ted Kerr Interviews Alysia Abbott About Her Memoir, Fairyland
By Creative Writing at The New School / in Graduates, Nonfiction, People, TNS Lit Scene / August 6, 2013Nonfiction MFA alum Alysia Abbott was recently interviewed by Riggio alum Ted Kerr for the Lambda Literary organization about her memoir, Fairlyand: A Memoir of My Father. The interview covers Abbott...
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Julia Cohen’s Open Letter to Mark Edmunson
By Creative Writing at The New School / in Graduates, People, Poetry, TNS Lit Scene / June 26, 2013Harper's Magazine recently published a controversial essay by Mark Edmunson titled "Poetry Slam" wherein Edmunson criticizes the state of contemporary poetry and which poets are being valued. The essa...
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Alysia Abbott Publishes Her Debut Memoir, Fairyland
By Creative Writing at The New School / in Graduates, MFA, New & Forthcoming, Nonfiction, People, TNS Lit Scene / June 11, 2013Alysia Abbott, a 2003 MFA alum, has published a striking memoir about growing up in the "post-hippie" Haight of San Francisco. Fairyland, navigates the complexities of her relationship with her widow...
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Interview with Hot Street
By Creative Writing at The New School / in Graduates, MFA, New & Forthcoming, People, TNS Lit Scene / June 3, 2013Hot Street is a literary journal started by New School alumni Emily Jacobs, Elisha Wagman, Sarah Smetana, and Ian Brown. Their first issue is now available for order online. (You can also check in with Hot Street via their website, Facebook or Twitter.) Recently, I caught up with the Hot Street editorial team about their first issue, the unseen obstacles of publishing, and the community they hope to engender.
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Interview with Julie Sarkissian, Author of Dear Lucy
By Creative Writing at The New School / in Fiction, Graduates, People, TNS Lit Scene / May 21, 2013Julie Sarkissian's debut novel, Dear Lucy (Simon & Schuster), to quote Joyce Carol Oates, "introduces a young writer with a most original voice and a tenderly eccentric vision. Julie Sarkissia...
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MFA Alum Morgan Matson Wins 2013 California Book Award
By Creative Writing at The New School / in Graduates, MFA, People, TNS Lit Scene, Writing for Children and Young Adults / May 9, 2013MFA Writing for Children Alum Morgan Matson has won a gold medal in the Commonwealth Club's 2013 California Book Award for her young adult novel, Second Chance Summer. Second Chance Summer has also ho...
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Alex Bennett Wins the Third Annual Paul Violi Prize in Poetry
By Creative Writing at The New School / in Graduates, MFA, Poetry, TNS Lit Scene / April 19, 2013The third annual Paul Violi Prize in Poetry has been awarded to New School Alumna Alex Bennett. The prize was founded in 2011 in remembrance of Paul Violi, who was not only an esteemed and influential...
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Loren Moreno Wins the 2012 Gertrude Press Chapbook Prize
By Creative Writing at The New School / in Fiction, Graduates, MFA, New & Forthcoming, People, TNS Lit Scene / April 4, 2013New School MFA alum Loren Moreno's award winning chapbook, Aaron & Keoni, is now available to order from Gertrude Press. Congratulations to Loren! In Aaron & Keoni, Loren Moreno takes us into...
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NYC Teen Author Festival Now Underway
By Creative Writing at The New School / in Faculty, Graduates, MFA, New & Forthcoming, Past Events, People, TNS Lit Scene, Writing for Children and Young Adults / March 18, 2013The celebrated NYC Teen Author Festival begins today, Monday, March 18th and will continue for the rest of the week. The festival is managed and moderated by our own MFA faculty member, David Levitha...
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New School MFA Alumni Publishing Panel
By Creative Writing at The New School / in Graduates, MFA, Past Events, Poetry, TNS Lit Scene / March 15, 2013A few of our intrepid New School MFA alumns recently returned to offer their insights on publishing. Dan Magers (class of 2005) of Sink Review and Immaculate Disciples Press, Jackie Clark (class of 2...
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MFA 2012 Alum Lisa Marie Basile Interviewed by VIDA
By Creative Writing at The New School / in Graduates, MFA, Poetry, TNS Lit Scene / March 7, 2013New School MFA alum Lisa Marie Basile was recently interviewed by VIDA about the press she founded, Patasola Press. VIDA recently released "The Count" for 2012 where the organization highlights the...
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Mario Zambrano’s “Lotería” Previewed on LibraryJournal
By Creative Writing at The New School / in Fiction, Graduates, New & Forthcoming, People, Riggio Honors, TNS Lit Scene / March 6, 2013Mario Zambrano, who graduated from the Riggio Honors Program in 2011, has had his upcoming debut novel, Lotería, previewed on Library Journal's Fiction Previews list. Library Journal refers to the...
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The Next Big Thing: Amy Lawless
By Creative Writing at The New School / in Graduates, MFA, New & Forthcoming, Poetry, TNS Lit Scene / March 5, 2013Recently, MFA '07 alum Amy Lawless participated in The Next Big Thing project where she talked about her upcoming book of poems, My Dead (Octopus Books 2013). She has graciously agreed to allow us to ...
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New School Alum Patricia McCormick named a Finalist for the National Book Awards
By Creative Writing at The New School / in Graduates, MFA, People, TNS Lit Scene, Writing for Children and Young Adults / November 11, 2012Never Fall Down by The New School Alum Patricia McCormick, has been named a finalist for the National Book Awards in the category of Young People's Literature. "Well-written and heart-breaking, t...
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Luis Jaramillo’s The Doctor’s Wife Chosen as a Best Book of 2012
By Creative Writing at The New School / in Continuing Education, Faculty, Fiction, Graduates, MFA, People, TNS Lit Scene / November 6, 2012New School faculty member and alum Luis Jaramillo's The Doctor's Wife, winner of the Dzanc Short Story Collection prize, and an Oprah's Book of the Week, has been selected as a Best Book of 2012 o...
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Associate Director Laura Cronk Wins 2011 Lexi Rudnitsky First Book Prize
By Creative Writing at The New School / in Faculty, Graduates, MFA, People, Poetry, Riggio Honors, TNS Lit Scene / May 4, 2012We're delighted to report that School of Writing Associate Director and MFA alum Laura Cronk has been awarded the 2011 Lexi Rudnitsky First Book Prize for her recently released first collection of poe...
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