Claudia Kielich ’04, ’06 (Los Angeles, BA and MA in Organizational Management) recently published Greek Island Adventures: Escapades for the Sophisticated Traveler, which includes tales of romance, humorous escapades, charming…
On Marigolds: Untold Stories For International Romani Day
When I was eleven years old, my paternal grandmother took me to the supermarket to buy a push-up bra, a rotisserie chicken, and introduce me to my culture—my “birthright” as she called it.
She said to me, “Now that you’re older, Gracie m’dear, people are going to start caring about what you have to say about our people. People are going to start asking you questions. It’s important to me that you don’t get it wrong.”
Anna K. Scotti’s Story Selected for Inclusion in Best Mystery Stories
Anna K. Scotti ’06 (Los Angeles, MFA) had her story, “It’s Not Even Past” selected for inclusion in The Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2024 (Mysterious Press). This is the…
Hop Hopkins Appointed WildEarth Guardians’ New Executive Director
Hop Hopkins ’23 (Los Angeles, MA) is the WildEarth Guardians’ new Executive Director. He was chosen unanimously by the board and staff to lead the organization. The WildEarth Guardians protect and restore wildlife, wild places,…
MA in Clinical Psychology Program Participates in One Billion Rising
The Los Angeles Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology community participated in the One Billion Rising Campaign “Rise for Freedom” by dancing to the song “Break the Chain” at the…
Tiffany Thomas Published Chapter in Book on Divorce Grief
Tiffany Thomas ‘18 (Los Angeles, MA) recently wrote a chapter on divorce grief as part of book collaboration called The Grief Experience: Tools for Acceptance, Resilience, and Connection. Thomas is…
What’s Broken Is Still Beautiful: The Sculptures of Deborah McDuff Williams
This summer, in the center of the main gallery of the Center for Social Justice & Civil Liberties in Riverside, California, there stood a giant assembled artwork: a bouquet of wood with sticks, diverse colored beads, ropes, and dowels of different sizes sticking out in all directions, all topped off by a barrel that represented the hull of a ship, filled with a few dozen dried, carefully decorated palm fronds. An intricate assemblage full of story and suffering.
To Be a Writer With Grief
Antioch Voices is a forum that allows members of our community to speak about an issue important to them. In this piece, coinciding with Gallbladder Cancer and Bile Duct Cancer Awareness Month, MFA student Stefanie Paredes considers what it means to be a writer with grief.
Barbara Berg Publishes Two Poems
Barbara Berg ‘10 (Los Angeles, MFA) had two poems published in issue TQ27 of Tupelo Quarterly, “Something about vibration and sensory neurons” and “Even in this mess, something smells good…
Mikki Itzigsohn Presents “Songwriters” Gallery Art Show
Mikki Itzigsohn ‘13 (Los Angeles, BA) is having her first gallery show at Yard Dog in Austin, TX. The art show, entitled “Songwriters,” will run from February 15 – March…
MFA Alum Mark Gozonsky Featured in “Los Angeles Times”
Mark Gozonsky ‘14 (Los Angeles, MFA) published an article in the Los Angeles Times entitled “How to Experience L.A. Like a Poet,” in which he gives practical advice to being…
Big Idea: How Creative Writers Work
Three writers reflect on how they approach the writing process—and whether creative writing can change the world for the better.