MFAW-WA faculty member Beatrix Gates has received an appointment as an Alan Jutzi Fellow for Non-traditional Scholars at the Huntington Library next year. The fellowship is for the poetry project, "Good Seeing: Poem of the Full Sky," which highlights 20th c....
MFAW Faculty Member Rahna Reiko Rizzuto’s Book Launch!!
Rahna Reiko Rizzuto’s novel Shadow Child will be published on May 8th, and her book launch is May 10th in Brooklyn. All are invited! There will be light refreshments, celebration, and a special bonus: a chance to meet Hannah Tinti, bestselling author of The Twelve...
MFAW-VT faculty member Kenny Fries Named 2019 Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center Literary Arts Fellow
A Bellagio Center residency is considered one of the world's most prestigious. The Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center, through a combination of conferences and residency programs, supports the work of scholars, artists, thought leaders, policymakers, and...
MFAW-VT Faculty Member Douglas A. Martin’s Book “Acker” and The Glowing Review!!
MFAW-VT faculty member Douglas A. Martin's book, Acker, is reviewed in this week's New York Times Book Review. "Whether the reader is an Acker novice or an aficionado, seeing that insistently transgressive artist through Martin’s eyes offers new insights into her...
Kenny Fries and Douglas A. Martin’s Firecracker Nods!!
The Firecracker Awards are given each year to celebrate the best of independent and self-published literature. This year, faculty members Kenny Fries and Douglas A. Martin are both nominated in the non-fiction category for their books, Acker a critical study...
Bhanu Kapil discovers tangents and gets creative on WGDR.
Listen to this interview with MFAW-VT Faculty member Bhanu Kapil here:
Deborah Brevoort is Going to Kenya
MFAW-VT faculty member Deborah Brevoort has been invited to serve as a mentor to the Rainmaker musical theatre initiative in Kenya, a new program that is being led by Kenyan pop composer Eric Wainaina. The first workshop will be held in June in Naro Moru, Kenya. She...
Jan Clausen’s Summer Publication
MFAW-VT faculty member Jan Clausen's essay "By the Light of Distant Fires," derived from her keynote on the theme "origins" from last January's residency, will be published in the summer issue of Camas: The Nature of the West, a literary journal run by graduate...
Kenny Fries Visiting Writer
MFAW-VT faculty member Kenny Fries will be Visiting Writer at King's College in Wilkes-Barre, PA next week. During his time at King's, Kenny will meet with faculty and students, visit two writing classes, and give a public reading on April 17, 7:30pm, Burke...
MFAW-WA Faculty Member Rebecca Brown Reads TONIGHT in SEATTLE!!
MFAW-WA faculty member Rebecca Brown will read in Seattle this Saturday, March 31 at The Factory. Hot off the heels of THE YEAR, The Factory is back with its next night of performances with COUCH! 11 artists, 1 night, 1 couch. Take a look at this stellar lineup:...