Update: On October 7, the National Book Foundation announced that Becoming Ghost is one of five finalists for the National Book Award. The poetry collection Becoming Ghost by Cathy Linh…
Antioch MFA Listed as One of “30 Best Film Schools” for Third Year
For the third consecutive year, Antioch University’s MFA in Creative Writing has earned a coveted spot on MovieMaker Magazine’s annual list of the 30 Best Film Schools in the U.S….
Grant Chemidlin to Publish Poetry Collection Celebrating Queer Love, Queer Joy, and Chosen Connection
Grant Chemidlin’s ‘23 (Los Angeles, MFA) will have his new poetry collection, In the Middle of a Better World, published by Central Avenue and distributed by Simon & Schuster on…
April Brucker Headlines International Comedy Special
April Brucker ’19 (Los Angeles, MFA) headlined internationally with her new comedy special, April Backstage. Written and performed by Brucker, the special offered a behind-the-scenes, no-holds-barred look at the life…
The Semantics of Suicide
Claudia Vaughan I was 19 years old when my father took his life. When people ask why he’s no longer with us, I tell them that he was sick. I…
Antioch Spotlight: MFA Alum Kirby Chen Mages on Hosting the First Season of Hybridia
Kirby Chen Mages is a writer, performer, visual artist, and podcast host based in Los Angeles. Their work largely takes up questions of intersectionality, nuance, and how culture and identity…
Waiting for an Easy Time to Be a Writer
Grace Ward This essay is adapted from remarks Ward gave as the graduate speaker for the Antioch MFA in Creative Writing at the Antioch University Los Angeles Commencement Ceremony on…
Kate Maruyama featured on the Los Angeles Public Library blog
Kate Maruyama ’09 (Los Angeles, MFA) is featured on the Los Angeles Public Library blog about her new novel, Alterations. In the article, Maruyama shares her inspiration, influences, and process…
With New Poetry Collection, MFA Alum Shonda Buchanan Honors Nina Simone
When Shonda Buchanan was in her twenties, she had a dream of writing a book of poems about singer, classical pianist, and Civil Rights activist Nina Simone, but the prospect…
“Those People Naturally Want to Hang Out Together” – a Q&A with Li Quintana
What does it mean to nurture literary community? For Li Quintana ’13 (Los Angeles, MFA), it can mean joining with friends from your critique group, your MFA, and your broader…
The Antioch MFA Residency Experience
Antioch University’s low-residency MFA in Creative Writing program empowers writers to refine their craft while exploring literature’s role in fostering justice and community. A cornerstone of the low-residency model is…
Mid-Career MFA Leads a Documentarian Back to Fiction—and to the Stage
In April of 2023, the playwright and documentarian Dara Padwo-Audick made an ambitious request: that her community give $20,000 to underwrite staging her play, Onion Skin, as part of the…