LeVan D. Hawkins ’11

LeVan D. Hawkins ’11 (Los Angeles, MFA) has been awarded a Pushcart Prize for his essay, “Both Sissies,” which was published in the Chicago Quarterly Review in 2021. “Both Sissies”…

Chris Tompkins ’22

Chris Tompkins ’22 (Los Angeles, MA in Clinical Psychology, LGBT-Affirmative Psychology Specialization) had their book, Raising LGBTQ Allies: A Parent’s Guide to Changing the Messages from the Playground, published by…

Angela M. Franklin ‘20

Angela M. Franklin ‘20 (Los Angeles, MFA in Creative Writing) conducted Our Soul wRITES: Sexual Trauma Undressed, a two-part healing and writing workshop series, presented through the Anansi Writers Workshop…

Julia Caroline Knowlton ’19

Julia Caroline Knowlton ’19 (Los Angeles, MFA) had her chapbook, Poem at the Edge of the World, published by Alice Greene & Co. She was elected President of the Georgia…

Victoria Chang

As part of NPR’s celebrations of National Poetry Month, NPR asked Antioch MFA in Creative Writing Faculty Victoria Chang to share her favorite poetry submissions for All Things Considered. Listen…

Joël Barraquiel Tan ‘04

Joël Barraquiel Tan ‘04 (Los Angeles, MFA in Creative Writing) has been named the executive director of the New Wing Luke Museum in Seattle, WA. He started his new position…

Angel Harper ‘10

Angel Harper ‘10 (Education Teaching Credential, Los Angeles) was an elementary school teacher for the Los Angeles Unified School District for 12 years, retiring in 2019. During COVID, she became…

Carol Davis

Carol V. Davis, Poet and Adjunct Faculty in Creative Writing in Los Angeles’ Undergraduate Program had her new book, Below Zero, accepted by Stephen F. Austin State University Press. It…