Catching the First Fish
Dillard writes, “How do you catch the first fish?” The woman cuts a strip of flesh from her own thigh to catch the first fish and so we the writers must start with ourselves.
Sheila Curran Bernard Receives NYFA Award
Sheila was awarded a named collaborative fellowship from NYFA: the Geri Ashur Screenwriting Award (established in 1984) in memory of Geraldine Ashur, for Playwriting/Screenwriting.
Alexis Smith’s Second Novel Published
We’re happy to celebrate the publication by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt of Goddard MFA in Creative Writing alumna, and recent Visiting Alumna, Alexis Smith’s second novel, Marrow Island.
John Hadden’s Memoir Published by Arcade
Goddard alumus John Hadden’s book Conversations with a Masked Man: My Father, the CIA, and Me was published by Arcade Publishing. James Carroll, author of An American Requiem, says John’s book is “a poignant encounter” in which he “shows how the wounds of the past refuse to heal, and how acknowledging that truth can open into hard won wisdom — and even love.”
