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What’s happening with Antioch’s Alumni, Faculty, and Staff

  • Nathan Elias ‘18

    Nathan Elias’s ‘18 (Los Angeles, MFA in Creative Writing) debut, The Reincarnations: Stories, was published by Montag Press. He was interviewed by Southern Review of Books and the book was reviewed by Nashville Scene.

  • Susan Vespoli ‘10

    Susan Vespoli’s ‘10 (Los Angeles, MFA in Creative Writing) poem, “How to Celebrate Your Daughter’s 33rd Birthday…,” appeared in Rattle. 

  • Tammy Delatorre ‘06

    Tammy Delatorre’s ‘06 (Los Angeles, MFA in Creative Writing) piece, “The Kissing Games,” was published in Khôra.

  • Melody Murray ‘14

    Melody Murray ‘14 (Los Angeles, MA) was featured in an article in Business Insider Australia. Murray is a former reality TV producer who retrained as a therapist. In the article, she shares the story of her path to becoming a therapist and explains why people are addicted to reality TV. Read the full interview here.

  • Chandra Hoffman ‘08

    Chandra Hoffman’s ‘08 (Los Angeles, MFA in Creative Writing) second novel, What Pretty Gets You, was published.

  • Ellen Smith ‘87

    Ellen Smith ‘87 (New England, MA) joined the Brattleboro Area Hospice as part-time Development Director. She has over 20 years of experience in the field of fund development including her time as the vice president for institutional advancement at Landmark College. During her time there she helped lead two major campaigns while consistently increasing Annual…

  • Joselyn Sanchez ‘16

    Joselyn Sanchez ‘16 (Santa Barbara, MA in Clinical Psychology) has been promoted to the adolescent treatment manager at the Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse’s Daniel Bryant Youth and Family Center locations in Santa Barbara and Santa Maria. In her new position, she will oversee a variety of services for clients ages 12 to 18,…

  • Gwynne Garfinkle ‘06

    Gwynne Garfinkle ‘06 (Los Angeles, MFA in Creative Writing) had a previously published story, “A Wild Patience,” appear in three parts online as a podcast at Escape Pod. 

  • Jennifer Genest ‘05

    Jennifer Genest ‘05 (Los Angeles, MFA in Creative Writing) was interviewed about her essay, “The Mills,” by The Colorado Review. 

  • Donald Strauss

    Donald Strauss, PhD, MFA, founding chair of the Urban Sustainability Master of Arts program at Antioch University Los Angeles, was a signatory on the Scholars Warning letter on the risks of societal collapse. It was published in The Guardian and Le Monde in December 2020. By the end of the year, it had been signed by over 500 scientists…

  • Kris Martinez ‘20

    Kris Martinez ‘20 (Los Angeles, MFA in Creative Writing) had a piece, “Babyland,” published in The Manifest-Station and an essay, “Woven: Dick Coyote and the Camel’s Back,” published in Entropy.     

  • John Charles Reedburg ‘16

    John Charles Reedburg ‘16 (Los Angeles, MFA in Creative Writing) published his novel Cracks of Light. He was interviewed about his novel by NewInBooks and by ManyBooks.