From Rebecca Brown.... So, 2015 is already getting busy. My next event will be a reading at the Search For Meaning Book Festival at Seattle U campus on Feb 28. My event is at the fabulous time for a literary event, 10 AM at Pigott auditorium The Book Festival is...
From Carla: "I'm thrilled by the beautiful cover of the Italian edition of my novel, THE EDGE OF NORMAL. (The Italian title is "The Survivor.") Carla Norton’s debut fiction, The Edge of Normal, was a Thriller Award finalist and a Royal Palm Literary Award winner. The...
from Jan Clausen Over at Jacket2, that slightly obscure but thoroughly indispensable resource for thinking poetry, MFAW alum Jill Magi (most recent book: Labor) is pursuing a multi-month reflection on connections between textile production and the making of poetry. I...
In honor of the publication of Bhanu Kapil’s newest book Ban en Banlieue, published by Nightboat Books, the writers Amina Cain, Jenny Zhang, Sofia Samatar, and our own Douglas A. Martin, gathered together in a conversation for The Believer to talk about the work of...
The Port Townsend residency, happening now, is excited to be welcoming two of our Vermont alumni, Mary Johnson and Cara Hoffman, who will be reading and doing workshops Monday through Thursday next week. The readings are open to the public, and offer a great time to...
In 2003, I broke the law because I did not believe in one that kept people from knowing each other. I went to live in Cuba for three months, packing my bags with my dream to write, with my years of studying Spanish, with the years I danced Cuban salsa in New York, and...
Novelist and documentary filmmaker Laleh Khadivi is joining the faculty in Port Townsend this semester. Introducing herself in her own words, Laleh writes: "I came to literature through film. My documentary work has focused on the criminal justice system and...
Ron Heacock's short story collection, Hey This is it, I'm Going to Die, was published by Libros Igni in November 2014. Many of the stories were written during his time as a Goddard undergraduate. Here's the back cover description: What strange guests are these? A boy...
Cara says, "Wooot!" What would you say if your second novel was made into a movie that won an award at Sundance? Read more about it, and about Cara, and find out where to see her this month (hint, at Goddard, Port Townsend!) below: From Cara Hoffman's blog PARK CITY,...
MFAW-VT Alum ('14), Kelly Avery's essay, "How to Wait for Morning" was published in The Quotable which then nominated the essay for a Pushcart Prize.In October, Kelly signed with agent Michelle Johnson of Inklings Literary, who will represent the novel that started as...
