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Poetry alum Naomi Mulvihill chats with us about how her Lesley MFA mentors helped her learn not to hide what she didn’t know, exploring topics around education and craft, teaching poetry to young writers, and making time and […]
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Our Spotlight series continues with Fiction alum Daniel Giovinazzo who shares with us how his practice of writing has evolved over time, the great influence his former mentors at the Lesley MFA program had on him, and how […]
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We love learning about how our alums are making an impact in the literary world, and were thrilled to talk to Natalie Young, poetry alum and a founder of the Utah-based poetry journal, Sugar House Review. In the […]
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We’re always thrilled when one of our alums speaks about the impact of the Lesley MFA program. Those of us who attended the January 2023 graduation ceremony were fortunate to hear from Meenakshi Chhabra, a June 2022 graduate, […]
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In our first Spotlight Interview of 2023, Claudia Rueda talks to us about her work with PEN, Domestika, some of her early literary influences, and changing the world through children’s picture books. CLAUDIA RUEDA – WRITING FOR YOUNG […]
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Check out the below video to watch the Cambridge Common Writers-hosted book launch for Elizabeth Shick’s (Fiction, January 2019) debut novel, The Golden Land. A debut novel that digs deep into the complexities of family history and relationships. When […]
Here we are again, at the end of another year. It’s been a productive time for the Cambridge Common Writers community, with book launches, readings, awards, and so much writing. In honor of all these achievements, we are […]
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Check out the below video to watch the Cambridge Common Writers-hosted book launch for Emily Inouye Huey’s (WFYP, June 2011) debut novel, Beneath the Wide Silk Sky. Sam Sakamoto doesn’t have space in her life for dreams. With the […]
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Check out the below video to watch the Cambridge Common Writers-hosted book launch for Benjamin Roesch’s (Fiction, January 2016) debut novel, Blowin’ My Mind Like a Summer Breeze. Fifteen-year-old Rainey Cobb never thought meeting someone could actually change her […]
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Michelle Lynch, whose earliest inspiration was music and whose writing process is to “wonder and wander,” says she “writes towards healing” and credits her MFA with making her a better Language Arts and Literacy teacher. MICHELLE LYNCH – […]