Grad Decade: 2010s

Adrien Ernesto Cepeda ‘16 (Los Angeles, MFA) was selected as a featured poet for the Panamanian Film Festival’s Poesía de Película event in Los Angeles.

D. E. Hardy’s ‘19 (Los Angeles, MFA) story, “All the World Is Waiting for You,” appeared in HerStry.

Jesus Francisco Sierra ‘18 (Los Angeles, MFA) reviewed Dariel Suarez’s The Playwright’s House for the Los Angeles Review of Books.

Susan Vespoli’s ‘10 (Los Angeles, MFA) poetry collection, Blame It on the Serpent, will be published by Finishing Line Press and is available for pre-sale.

Melissa Greenwood’s ‘16 (Los Angeles, MFA) poem, “What Is It About Two Little Ears,“ appeared in Imposter.

Nathan Elias’ ‘18 (Los Angeles, MFA) story “The Alligator Theory,” from his book The Reincarnations, was featured in “7 Magical Realism Short Stories Haunted By Emotional Ghosts” by Electric Literature.

Julia Caroline Knolton’s ‘19 (Los Angeles, MFA) poem, “Poem for Berthe Morisot,” was published in Thimble Literary Magazine‘s fall 2021 issue.

Nicole D. Sconiers ‘10 (Los Angeles, MFA) had her piece, “Black Lives Matter and the Karen Surveillance State,” appear in Cultural Daily.

Lisa Cheby’s ‘10 (Los Angeles, MFA) poem, “We don’t get to engage in violent language and exclusion,” appeared in Altadena Poetry Review.

Don Kingfisher Campbell ‘13 (Los Angeles, MFA) appeared on the Quintessential Listening poetry podcast. His book, Kingfisher Kreates, was published by Cyberwit.

Sarita Sidhu’s ‘18 (Los Angeles, MFA) piece, “How to Fall in Love,” was published in Emerge Literary Journal.