Robbie Gamble’s (Poetry/Nonfiction, January 2017/June 2020) poem “Duskeater” is featured in a one-of-a-kind Washington State bird guide/ anthology, Birdbrains: A Lyrical Guide to Washington State Birds. It is available for preorder until early 2026. He also has a […]
Michelle Knudsen’s second novelization of the hit Webtoon comic, Cursed Princess Club, by LambCat is now available for pre-order. YA Books Central interviews Michelle Knudsen about her recent novel, Into the Wild Magic. Jasmine Warga (WFYP, June 2013) […]
Suzanne Cope (Nonfiction, 2007) joins writers, historians and journalists in conversation to explore resistance not as grand gestures, but as daily acts of courage by ordinary people. Journalist Ilya Marritz moderates. Recorded live at Deep Water Literary Festival […]
It’s a great joy, as the year comes to a close, to look back on all of the accomplishments of the Lesley MFA community from the past twelve months. The End-of Year Celebration and Gift Guide is becoming […]
The swelter of August may be easing soon, but Lesley alums are maintaining a torrid pace of achievement! Check their out new publications, interviews, and more: Jasmine Warga’s (WFYP, June 2013) novel, A Rover’s Story, was highlighted by Publishers Weekly as one […]
Of all the features on our website that we get to share with the Lesley MFA community, our End-of-Year Celebration and Gift Guide is our favorite. Not only do we get the opportunity to show the cumulative yearly […]

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For this interview, we had the pleasure of talking with Thato Mwosa about the enriching experience of working with teens in her films, teaching students at the Lesley MFA in Creative Writing program as an alum, and using […]

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Check out the below video to watch the Cambridge Common Writers-hosted book launch for Jody Hobbs Hesler’s (Fiction, June 2017) short story collection, What Makes You Think You’re Supposed to Feel Better. The grisly death of the hermit […]

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Greetings Writers, Some of you may have already heard about the recent and distressing changes at Lesley University—either through The Boston Globe, local news, or Lesley University President Janet Steinmayer’s updates. While the MFA in Creative Writing program […]

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Steven Cramer, Departures From Rilke, Arrowsmith Press, 2023. Review by Michael Mercurio In Departures From Rilke, Steven Cramer’s most recent collection of poems, we encounter a great contemporary poetic mind — a “lab geek,” to borrow from his version […]
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