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Sheltering in Writing
Masks remain securely affixed in my corner of the world. The protests are steady. I am grappling with Are you writing. How to write during a global fraying and how not to?
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BITING THROUGH: In recognition and celebration of Juneteenth
To quote one more recent literary ancestor, Toni Cade Bambara, “The job of the writer is to make revolution irresistible.” Protests against bias, prejudice, and injustice are urgent.
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The Most Difficult Thing
If human beings could retain the trusting color blindness with which every one of us is born, we would never experience the fearful dehumanization that is the life blood of both racism and war.
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The Ripple Effect: Pandemics and How We Remember Them
Growing up, my brother and I were made to wash our hands after handling paper bills or coins because, we were sternly told, money carries germs. Now, during this strange hiccup in history, I wash my hands for 20 seconds after I have taken dollar bills out of my wallet and smile at the rueful memories of childhood. But along with them comes, for the very first time, a whiff of something darker—a sense of family-transmitted fear, trauma, and death that might have kicked off this practice a hundred years ago.
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I yearned for creative freedom…My advisors at Goddard helped tailor my studies to my unique needs and interests, while at the same time stretching me beyond where I might have wandered on my own.”
“Goddard’s emphasis on diversity and individuality really appealed to me…I had a pretty good idea of what I wanted out of an MFA program: self-directed learning that would allow me to take risks and follow hunches, and a safe environment in which I could make the mistakes we all need to endure if we are going to learn.”
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LWC&R: Call for Workshop Proposals
Dear fellow Goddard MFAW alumni, The Lighthouse Writers’ Conference & Retreat (LWC&R),...
Quintin Humphrey’s thesis gets a reading
Inkwell Theater, a not-for-profit company dedicated to developing & producing new works, offered a reading of the third act of MFAW-VT student Quintin Humphrey's thesis play, No. 1, White James McGahey during their Virtual Playwright’s Night, on June 24th.
Editor’s Note: CLOCKHOUSE Volume Eight
Cover Photo: Deborah Mashibini-Prior Docking Stations: Notes and Introduction in the Time of...
Small Apartments, Chris Millis
Grand Prize of the 23rd Annual International 3-Day Novel Writing Contest Now a major motion...
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Victoria Nelson has two new books coming out
MFAW-WA faculty member Victoria Nelson has two new books in the publishing pipeline: a novel NEIGHBOR GEORGE, and nonfiction book THRILLING, about compulsive reading and the thriller genre.
Faculty Spotlight Podcast Series
Get to know us: Who we are, what we write, how we teach, what Goddard means to us, what a residency is like...even stuff most people don't know about us. Listen to all our faculty interviews for an inside look at Goddard!
The New American Story Project
Goddard MFA in Creative Writing faculty member Micheline Aharonian Marcom, along with four other artists and writers, for the past year and a half has been working on The New American Story Project, a digital oral history project recording the stories of children who have fled violence in Central America and have come to the United States as refugees. JoAnne Tompkins, a current student in the Goddard MFA in Writing Program in Port Townsend, WA, interviews Aharonian Marcom about The New American Story Project.
ABOUT THE WRITER IN THE WORLD
The Writer in the World is a collaborative site for members of the Goddard MFA in Creative Writing community – faculty, alumni and students – to share their news and their thoughts. Here, you can hear about publications, awards, productions, retreats, and the writing life.
OUR FACULTY
The writers who teach in the Goddard MFA in Creative Writing Program have been published and produced internationally, and are recognized in their fields. Collectively, they have published annd produced more than 150 books and plays, and have won most of the major U.S. literary awards.