Jeri Frederickson’s ‘18 (Antioch University Los Angeles, MFA in Creative Writing) chapbook You Are Not Lost will be published by Finishing Line Press on October 1, 2021.
Erica Charis-Molling’s ‘19 (Antioch University Los Angeles, MFA in Creative Writing) chapbook How We Burn won the Robin Becker Series prize and will be published by Seven Kitchens Press in 2022.
Leslie Lehr’s ‘05 (Antioch University Los Angeles, MFA in Creative Writing) upcoming book, A Boob’s Life: How America’s Obsession Shaped Me…And You, was reviewed by Publishers Weekly.
Anne Liu Kellor’s ‘06 (Antioch University Los Angeles, MFA in Creative Writing) memoir, Heart Radical: A Search for Language, Love, and Belonging, was published September 6, 2021 by She Writes Press. Her essay, “Shapeshifting: Discovering the ‘We’ in Mixed-Race Experiences,” appeared in YES!
Jessica O’Dwyer’s ‘18 (Antioch University Los Angeles, MFA in Creative Writing) novel Mother Mother was a 2021 San Diego Book Awards winner for Published General Fiction, a National Indie Excellence Awards finalist, and was reviewed in Literary Mama and by Kirkus.
Adrian Ernesto Cepeda‘s ’16 (Los Angeles, MFA in Creative Writing) poetry collection, We Are the Ones Possessed, will be published by CLASH Books in 2022. His poem, “Verses Almost Sent to a Lingering Flame,” was published in Sentience Literary Journal and his poem, “Love by a Trash Can,” appeared in Punk Noir Magazine.
Shome Dasgupta’s ‘08 (Antioch University 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.
Malia Márquez’s ‘ 19 (Antioch University 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 Bell, and “What Happens to the Heart” in Hobart.
Anna Scotti’s ‘06 (Antioch University Los Angeles, MFA in Creative Writing) first book of poems, Bewildered by All This Broken Sky was released by Lightscatter Press on April 30, 2021. It was the winner of the Lightscatter Press Prize for 2020 and was reviewed by Pasatiempo.
Marian Blue ’08 (Antioch University 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 making decisions, developing relationships, enjoying life, and discovering the magic in life. “These short stories, not about sailing, cover decades of writing that has appeared in a variety of magazines and anthologies,” says Blue. “Most reflect my continued interest in magic realism and fantasy.” Blue’s award-winning writing (journalism, fiction, nonfiction, and poetry) has appeared internationally for 45 years. She’s published in newspapers, magazines, and books/anthologies (including her own
April Brucker ’19 (Antioch University Los Angeles, MFA in Creative Writing) had her new book Don’t Read My Lips! — America’s Foremost Female Ventriloquist Reveals the Secrets of How to be a Successful Vent published CFBP Bestsellers on March 13, 2021. Brucker is a Las Vegas headliner and the special guest star in the Las Vegas revue “BurlesQ.” “When the pandemic shut down my Vegas residency last year after just two performances, I took time to write the book that I always wanted to write but hadn’t due to tour dates, TV appearances, and other excuses,” says Brucker. “Whether you’re
Toni Ann Johnson’s ‘08 (Antioch University 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 Coachella Review.
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