Melissa Greenwood ‘16 (Los Angeles, MFA) had two essays published: “From Beach Baby to Lawsuit, Baby!” in Potato Soup Journal and “A Lasting Love” in the Muleskinner Journal.
Anna K. Scotti ‘06 (Antioch Los Angeles, MFA)
Anna K. Scotti ‘06 (Los Angeles, MFA) won the Paterson Prize for Books for Young People Grade 7-12 for her novella, Big and Bad, along with Beth Kephart’s Cloud Hopper.
John Charles Reedburg ‘17
John Charles Reedburg’s ‘17 (Los Angeles, MFA) novel, Cracks of Light, won the 2021 Readers’ Favorite Silver Medal in the Fiction/Urban genre.
Susan Vespoli ‘10
Susan Vespoli ‘10 (Los Angeles, MFA) was nominated for a Pushcart Prize by The New Verse News for her poem, “Thinking About Love During Covid and Coups.”
Chris Shorne ‘16
Chris Shorne ‘16 (Los Angeles, MFA) has his essay “Your Grandpa’s Gender Identity: An Open Letter to My Brother’s Child,” appear in After Happy Hour Review.
Adrian Ernesto Cepeda ‘16
Adrian Ernesto Cepeda‘s ’16 (Los Angeles, MFA in Creative Writing) Speaking con Su Sombra was published in late September from Alegría Publishing.
Theresa Daskalakis ‘14
Theresa Daskalakis ‘14 (University Los Angeles, BA) had a piece, “Silent Night,” appear in Tipping the Scales.
Jeri Frederickson ‘18
Jeri Frederickson’s ‘18 (University Los Angeles, MFA in Creative Writing) chapbook You Are Not Lost will be published by Finishing Line Press on October 1, 2021.
Jesus Francisco Sierra ‘18
Jesus Francisco Sierra ‘18 (Los Angeles, MFA in Creative Writing) was accepted into and attended a two-week residency at Mesa Refuge. His essay, “Twelve Grapes,” was published in the Write…
Mary Birnbaum ‘17
Mary Birnbaum’s ‘17 (Los Angeles, MFA in Creative Writing) essay, “Everything Was Wild, No One Was a Stranger,” was a 2021 Hunger Mountain Creative Nonfiction Prize finalist.
Wendy Fontaine ‘12
Wendy Fontaine’s ‘12 (Los Angeles, MFA in Creative Writing) story, “Fire Dancer,” was published in Yemassee.
Angela La Voie ‘15
Angela La Voie’s ‘15 (Los Angeles, MFA in Creative Writing) essay, “The Icehouse,” appeared in Flying South.