News from Alumna Chera Hammons Miller

“In Maps of Injury, Chera Hammons Miller offers a steady wisdom born from a body and a land under siege. …Hammons’ lyric narratives sing in the face of difficult times and remind us to ‘let the dangerous world in.’” (Sandy Longhorn)

MFAW-VT Student Sassafras Lowrey Wins Again!

MFAW-VT Student Sassafras Lowrey Wins Again!

MFAW-VT student Sassafras Lowrey's anthology Leather Ever After, a collection of kinky fairy tales that first released in 2013 and was a Honorable Mention for the National Leather Association--International Writing Awards and the Rainbow Book Awards, is available for...

MFAW-WA Alumna Sarah Cannon’s Thesis Published!

MFAW-WA Alumna Sarah Cannon’s Thesis Published!

MFAW-WA alumna Sarah Cannon's Goddard thesis, turned debut memoir, The Shame of Losing (Red Hen Press), will be available October 2, 2018 in most independent bookstores in the Northwest. If you are a strong supporter, it would be helpful to ask your local bookstore...

MFAW-WA Student Jo Manu’s Essay Taken for Anthology

MFAW-WA Student Jo Manu’s Essay Taken for Anthology

MFAW-WA student Jo Manu's essay "On the Level" has just been accepted for publication in the anthology Queer Voices. The book will be put out by the Minnesota Historical Society Press (pub date TBD).  Jo has had a good July, 2018; she also received an Engaged Artist...

MFAW-VT Faculty Member Deborah Brevoort Met Museum Commission

MFAW-VT Faculty Member Deborah Brevoort Met Museum Commission

MFAW-VT faculty member Deborah Brevoort has been commissioned by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC, On-Site Opera and American Lyric Theater to write the libretto for an opera about Lady Murasaki, who wrote THE TALE OF GENJI, the world’s first published novel. The...

MFAW-VT Faculty Member Kenny Fries and Another Grant!

MFAW-VT Faculty Member Kenny Fries and Another Grant!

MFAW-VT faculty member Kenny Fries has received a grant from the Canada Council of the Arts to work on a book of essays on legacy. The working title of the book is Frida Kahlo’s Leg: Personal Essays on Disability, Role Models, and Representation.

MFAW-VT Student Steven Dunn’s New Book “Water & Power”

MFAW-VT Student Steven Dunn’s New Book “Water & Power”

MFAW-WA student Steven Dunn's new book water & power is ready for pre-order at Tarpaulin Sky Press.  See description and blurb below.  This is one for the hybrid lovers.  Navy veteran Steven Dunn’s second novel, water & power, plunges into military culture and...

Subscribe Here:

FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM