Kim Ellingson’s ‘20 (Los Angeles, MFA) poem, “Until Further Notice,” was selected for Cagibi’s annual printed anthology. Her piece, “Sparrow Haibun,” was nominated for 2021 Best Microfiction by Lost Balloon.
Antioch Alum Toni Ann Johnson Wins Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction
Toni Ann Johnson had been writing in marathon mode for weeks. Working from 9am to 7pm, her only breaks were for the most basic necessities. The long hours found her…
Victoria Chang
MFA Core Faculty Victoria Chang (Los Angeles, MFA) and Dean Rader’s review-in-dialogue of Douglas Kearney’s Sho was one of LitHub‘s 10 Best Book Reviews of 2021. Chang was also named…
Caitlin Coey ‘21
Caitlin Coey‘s ‘21 (Los Angeles, MFA) poem, “The rope and the hole,” appeared in Awakened Voices and was nominated for a Pushcart Prize.
C. Imani Williams ‘10
C. Imani Williams’s ‘10 (Los Angeles, MFA) book, Rootwork: Triumph Over Trauma, was published.
Nathan Elias ‘18
Nathan Elias’s ‘18 (Los Angeles, MFA) novel, Coil Quake Rift, was published by Montag Press.
Toni Ann Johnson ‘08
Toni Ann Johnson ‘08 (Los Angeles, MFA) was a guest on the Missouri Review’s Miller Aud-cast podcast.
Gabriella Souza ‘19
Gabriella Souza‘s ‘19 (Los Angeles, MFA) flash piece, “Little Feet,” was published in Cleaver and nominated for The Best Small Fictions anthology.
Gwynne Garfinkle ‘06
Gwynne Garfinkle’s ‘06 (Los Angeles, MFA) novel, Can’t Find My Way Home, will be published on January 15 by Aqueduct Press.
Sarah Manguso
MFA Faculty Sarah Manguso (Los Angeles, MFA) was profiled by Publishers Weekly about her upcoming novel Very Cold People.
Victoria Chang
MFA Core Faculty Victoria Chang’s (Los Angeles, MFA) book, Dear Memory, was reviewed by Heather Scott Partington in Los Angeles Review of Books.
Janet Rodriguez ‘20
Janet Rodriguez’s ‘20 (Los Angeles, MFA) interview, “The Burden of Translation: Talking With Leonora Simonovis,” appeared in The Rumpus. Her memoir, Making an American Family: A Recipe in Five Generations,…