Marian Blue ‘08

Marian Blue ’08 (Seattle, Communications) recently had her book Sailing off the Hook published by Cyberwit Publishing. This collection of twenty short stories involves characters who abandon traditional methods of…

Peter Bergquist ‘07

Peter Bergquist’s ‘07 (Los Angeles, MFA in Creative Writing) poem, “At the Beach,” was published in Broad River Review, and he has recently published three novels, available on Amazon.

Toni Ann Johnson ‘08

Toni Ann Johnson’s ‘08 (Los Angeles, MFA in Creative Writing) Homegoing, winner of Accent Publishing’s novella contest, was published on May 1, 2021. Her piece, “Daughtered Out,” appeared in The…

Tanya Ko Hong ‘13

Tanya Ko Hong ‘13 (Los Angeles, MFA) participated in a conversation about anti-Asian racism and violence in the United States for the Writing Remix Podcast Episode #51. She was interviewed…

Cassandra Lane ‘03

Cassandra Lane’s ‘03 (Los Angeles, MFA in Creative Writing) memoir We Are Bridges was published by Feminist Press on April 20, 2021.

Deborah Anthony ‘02

Deborah Anthony ‘02 (Santa Barbara, MA), a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, appeared on “Women Leaders: Secrets to Success” with host Jessica Franzini. Anthony started her early work by helping survivors…

John Broadley ‘01

John Broadley ‘01 (New England, MA) was named the new principal at the union high school that serves the towns of Rockingham, Westminster, Athens, and Grafton. The board, in hiring…

Khadijah Queen ‘06

Khadijah Queen ‘06 (Los Angeles, MFA in Creative Writing) was listed as one of Essence’s “20 Poets You Should Know” for national poetry month. Queen’s latest book of poetry Anodyne was…

Gwynne Garfinkle ‘06

Gwynne Garfinkle’s ‘06 (Los Angeles, MFA in Creative Writing) novel, Can’t Find My Way Home, will be published by Aqueduct Press. 

Tom Pyun ‘20

Tom Pyun’s ‘20 (Los Angeles, MFA in Creative Writing) essay, “The Mundane Yet Extraordinary Experience of Living Through Pandemic San Francisco,” appeared in The Bold Italic. 

Mary Rechner ‘05

Mary Rechner ‘05 (Los Angeles, MFA in Creative Writing) along with Core Productions, started the flash fiction podcast Treat on Spotify.

Gertrude Lyons ‘06

Gertrude Lyons ‘06 (Midwest, MA) wrote about the importance of allowing children to express their emotions in a parenting article in MindBodyGreen. She encourages parents to validate their kids and…