Shome Dasgupta’s ‘08 (Los Angeles, MFA in Creative Writing) poetry collection, Iron Oxide, will be published by Assure Press and his chapbook, Spectacles, was published by word west.
Obituary Poems Win Awards and Recognition for MFA Chair Victoria Chang
The release day of a book—usually following years of writing and a protracted publication timeline—is a momentous occasion for any writer. This is why these events are often marked by…
Janet Rodriguez ‘20
Janet Rodriguez’s ‘20 (Los Angeles, MFA in Creative Writing) piece, “Pocha,” was published in Pangyrus, and her interviews “The Power of the Word: Talking with Roberto Lovato” and “Discovering the…
Victoria Chang
Los Angeles MFA in Creative Writing Program Chair and faculty Victoria Chang was interviewed by Daniel Handler on NPR’s City Arts & Lecture Series. Chang’s latest poetry book OBIT (Copper Canyon…
Teri Carns ‘17
Teri Carns ‘17 (Los Angeles, MFA in Creative Writing) had a haibun poem, “Summer’s Wealth,” appeared in Drifting Sands.
Ari Banias
MFA Poetry Faculty Ari Banias’s next book, A Symmetry, will be published by W. W. Norton in October 2021.
Roberto Lovato ’18
Roberto Lovato’s (Los Angeles, MFA in Creative Writing) memoir Unforgetting: A Memoir of Family, Migration, Gangs, and Revolution in the Americas was selected by the Los Angeles Times on a…
Puzzling the Paper
tiare gill Right now, I’m working on one of the longest papers I’ve ever written. I remember when it was just a wee thing—a handful of written pages with some notes. Back…
Malia Márquez ‘19
Malia Márquez’s ‘19 (Los Angeles, MFA in Creative Writing) first novel, This Fierce Blood, will be published by Acre Books in October 2021. Her stories, “A House So Beautiful” was published in Coffin…
Desiree Kannel ’08
Desiree Kannel’s ’08 (Los Angeles, MFA in Creative Writing) novel Lucky John was published June 2020 by Black Rose Writing and was named a finalist in African American Fiction from…
Kate Maruyama ’09
Kate Maruyama’s ’09 (Los Angeles, MFA) blog, “Harvests, Solstices, and Aliens: Genre Fiction and Social Commentary,” appeared in Speculative Fiction Showcase. Her piece, “Dwelling on Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo,” appeared…
An Internal Writing Process
Madeline Schmitt Think about writing my paper. Me: We have a goal and completing this paper can help us achieve it. It’ll be okay. Read the assignment sheet. Me: *breathe* We’re…