Goddard MFA alumna Brianna Johnson’s thesis, Fire Sale, was recently published as a digital chapbook with Essay Press. Here’s how it begins: “I come from whiteness, which is not innocent. If I speak of things which cause intense pain, it is because I have felt pain because of them. Not feeling would cause greater pain to the memory of those brutalized. I don’t condone evil, but I acknowledge it. I am here to acknowledge it.”
The Writer caught up with Goddard MFA alum Simone John for an interview about Collateral, her newly published first book of poetry!
Goddard MFAW alum Greg Comer's Master's Thesis Winner Take None has been published! The Writer caught up with Greg after he got done with the chores, in this case, feeding horses. TW: What was the impetus for this book? Serial failure. I could never figure out how to...
The Writer caught up with Goddard MFAW alumna Nancy Norbeck to ask about her book, The Silver Child: 1. What was the impetus for the story? A few weeks before my first Goddard residency, I realized I hadn't written much of anything for at least a month. I had a major...
Nagueyalti Warren came to the Goddard College low-residency MFA in Creative Writing Program in the summer of 2003, wanting to complete a novel and to improve her ability to write poetry. Having worked for 15 years as an educator and administrator (assistant and...
W.B (Bill) Belcher’s (Goddard MFAW ’07) debut novel, Lay Down Your Weary Tune, which he began at Goddard, was released on January 26th from Other Press.
The Writer caught up with Theresa Senato Edwards, MFAW 2007 right before her book Green went on sale! What was the impetus for the writing of this book? Green began years ago as the result of an exercise in an MFA creative writing workshop at Goddard College led by...
This conversation with Goddard College MFAW alumna Carolyn Bardos was posted on October 19, 2015 by michelleembree: The first thing to tell about my friend Carolyn Bardos is, don’t make any assumptions about the photo on your left. Really, don’t make any assumptions...
The Writer caught up with Goddard MFAW alum Donelle McGee for an interview about his new book, Ghost Man! Q: What was the impetus to write GHOST MAN? I wanted to write a book that explored the complexities of addiction with the hope of going deep behind the walls that...
Drew Dillhunt is an alum of the Goddard College MFAW Program in Port Townsend, Washington. His poetry collection, Leaf is All, was selected as the winner of the 2014 Dorothy Brunsman Poetry Prize, and will be published by Bear Star Press. Leaf is All is the further...