“It’s not just going to be a podcast about book authors,” says Victoria Chang, the poet and chair of the MFA in Creative Writing program at Antioch University Los Angeles, describing the program’s new project. “It’s going to be so
The Los Angeles Urban League Young Professionals to Mentor Antioch University Students Antioch University and Los Angeles Urban League have partnered to offer scholarships for the members of Los Angeles Urban League Young Professionals (LAULYP). Active members of LAULYP are eligible
Susan Southard, MFA in Creative Writing alum and author of Nagasaki: Life After Nuclear War, published an opinion piece in the Washington Post about the questions Americans ask, and often neglect to ask, about the 1945 atomic bombings of Japan.
On July 5, 2020, Antioch MFA alum Bettina Gilois, who was battling cancer, died in her sleep at her home in Los Angeles. Part of the Zephyr class of 2016, her mentor and friend, Antioch Fiction Faculty Alistair McCartney joins
Dear AUSB Students, As we approach the mid-point of the spring quarter and begin summer semester next week, I wish to thank you for your perseverance and commitment to your program of study at Antioch University in this relatively new
When John Richards sat in on Colette Freedman’s seminar on ten-minute plays, he didn’t expect that within a year he would be a working playwright with his first full-length play opening in New York City this August. In fact, he
Greetings Students: We are a few weeks away from the mid-point of our quarter, and I would like to thank you for your perseverance, your commitment to Antioch and to your program of study. I know it is difficult for
Dear AUSB Students, As you read in Assistant Vice Chancellor of Student Success (AVCSS) Melissa Kirk’s letter, the university is committed to student support during this exceptional time. System-wide initiatives have been put into place to ensure the quality of
An Interview with Julie Sayres, Affiliate Faculty, MFA in Writing & Contemporary Media Julie Sayres is an award-winning screenwriter whose experience includes a successful career as a writer for television series and movies. Her long list of credits speaks to
Author and Academic Lisa Locascio has joined the MFA in Creative Writing program as a Core Faculty in Fiction. Locascio comes to Antioch with a decade of teaching experience at various institutions including Wesleyan University, UCLA, USC, Colorado College, and
The MFA in Writing & Contemporary Media Program hosted a conversation with award-winning writer and producer Felicia D. Henderson. After beginning her writing career in sitcoms like Family Matters, Moesha, The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air, and Sister, Sister; Henderson turned
Chair of the MFA in Writing & Contemporary Media Program Ross Brown was featured on TV Santa Barbara for the show The Creative Community 2.0 with David Starkey. Ross talks about his long career as a screenwriter and educator. He
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