Ryane Nicole Granados ‘03 (Los Angeles, MFA) was named a 2021 Established Artist Fellow by the California Arts Council.
Anna K. Scotti ‘06 (Antioch Los Angeles, MFA)
Anna K. Scotti ‘06 (Los Angeles, MFA) won the Paterson Prize for Books for Young People Grade 7-12 for her novella, Big and Bad, along with Beth Kephart’s Cloud Hopper.
John Charles Reedburg ‘17
John Charles Reedburg’s ‘17 (Los Angeles, MFA) novel, Cracks of Light, won the 2021 Readers’ Favorite Silver Medal in the Fiction/Urban genre.
Susan Vespoli ‘10
Susan Vespoli ‘10 (Los Angeles, MFA) was nominated for a Pushcart Prize by The New Verse News for her poem, “Thinking About Love During Covid and Coups.”
Shonda Buchanan ‘10
Shonda Buchanan ‘10 (Los Angeles, MFA) was chosen as a City of Los Angeles Master Artist by the Department of Cultural Affairs and was chosen as a USC Los Angeles…
Leonora Simonovis ‘20
Leonora Simonovis ‘20 (Los Angeles, MFA) was interviewed by 5280.
Lily Dulan ‘03, ‘06
Lily Dulan ‘03, ‘06 (Los Angeles, MFA in Creative Writing and MA in Clinical Psychology) was featured in PsychCentral’s podcast, Inside Mental Health. In the Giving Grief Meaning After a…
To Find Solutions to Our Most Global Problems, We Must Go Into the Field
Solving global problems requires looking at the whole picture—and sometimes that means getting your hands dirty. In this conversation with environmental studies experts Jim Jordan and Dawn Murray, we hear why their work often involves studying across disciplines—and across the globe. They are clear about the benefits they see from studying in different environments all around the world—from gaining a deeper understanding of the problems our planet faces to creating meaningful connections across cultures.
Melissa Chadburn ‘09
Melissa Chadburn’s ‘09 (Los Angeles, MFA) novel, A Tiny Upward Shove, will be published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux in 2022 and is available for preorder.
Chris Shorne ‘16
Chris Shorne ‘16 (Los Angeles, MFA) has his essay “Your Grandpa’s Gender Identity: An Open Letter to My Brother’s Child,” appear in After Happy Hour Review.
Kim Langmaid ‘09
Kim Langmaid ‘09 (New England, PhD in Environmental Studies) was named Mayor of the town of Vail, Colorado and will serve a two-year term. She was unanimously elected by her…
Brad Kessler
MFA in Creative Writing Faculty Brad Kessler’s novel, North: A Novel, was published on October 5th from The Overlook Press.