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Stage and Screen alum Mckensi Scy Pascall on the power of creativity, finding inspiration, and how the stipend she received from Cambridge Common Writers gave her the confidence she needed to believe in her story and keep writing. […]
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Jana Van der Veer, writer, teacher, certified Creativity Coach, alumna and former Interdisciplinary Studies coordinator of the Lesley MFA in Creative Writing program, talks about artistic blocks, accountability, and the importance of finding community with other writers. JANA […]
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Cindy House, author, nonfiction mentor and Lesley Alum, talks about the challenges of writing a follow up to her memoir Mother Noise, what she has learned from opening for David Sedaris, the “truth” in memoir and the joy […]
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Ọna Anosike talks about her experience at Lesley University’s MFA program in creative writing, the many sources of inspiration for her fiction, and the work and passion that goes into setting up and running a literary journal. ỌNA […]
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Sabrina Fedel shares her experiences writing about other cultures and going from a small press to a big publishing house, and touches on some of the themes in her new YA novel, All Roads Lead to Rome, including […]
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The new Director of Cambridge Common Writers shares her vision for the alumni association and opens up about her own writing—from her first book launch at age six (!) to tackling difficult topics through speculative fiction and how […]
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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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In this conversation with Cassie M. Seinuk, one of our WSS alums who also went on to teach at the Lesley MFA in Creative Writing program, we learned several of her tricks of the trade, including using other […]
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A speculative fiction writer with a passion for liminal spaces and using fantastical elements to explore real-world issues, David Farrow shares the importance of “courting the muse,” giving back to the writing community, and adapting his Neverglades series […]
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In this interview, writer and filmmaker Cheryl Eagan-Donovan walks us through the various stages of her newest film, Nothing Is Truer than Truth, from early sources of inspiration to international distribution, and the lessons she learned along the way. CHERYL […]