Steve Gerkin (Nonfiction, January 2022), has published a new book Echoes of Light in collaboration with the photographer Sam Joyner, with essays, poems, and flash fiction pieces that respond to the images in the pages. Amy Asherah (Nonfiction, […]
Mariya Taher (Fiction, June 2016) has two recent op-ed pieces out: “When Protecting Girls Is Twisted Into Attacking Trans Youth: FGM/C Survivors Fight Back Against Transphobic Right-Wing Narratives” in Ms. Magazine, and “Opinion: CT needs to ban female […]
Lyz Lenz (Fiction, June 2011) is interviewed on the podcast The High Life with Ricki Lake in an episode called “You Got a Divorce? Congrats!” Lyz discusses her book This American Ex-Wife: How I Ended My Marriage and […]
Jason Reynolds (WFYP, MFA faculty) has had a busy month. First, he was awarded a 2024 MacArthur Fellowship. He also announced that he is founding Heirloom Literary & Media, a new literary agency. He appeared on The Daily […]
Enzo Silon Surin (Poetry, 2012) has a new podcast It’s a Poetic Life w/Enzo the Poet up on Spotify. He is also offering poetry consultations through his website and a Masterclass for beginner poets. Caitlin Krause (Poetry, June, […]
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 […]
Candice Iloh (WFYP, June 2017) is interviewed about writing, reading, and recent works in the “First Draft” column of The Republic. Hurley Winkler (Fiction, January 2017) is interviewed about “the magic of creative community” in The Honeycomb. Julie […]
Jacqueline Berkman (Fiction, June 2023) has a short story “The Mechanical Bull” in the Summer 2024 issue of The Coachella Review. Tony Eprile (Fiction, MFA faculty) has an essay “Bards Behind Bars: Reading Sartre Aloud Inside a Maximum-Security […]
Kate Fussner (WFYP, June 2021) has been longlisted for the Mass Book Awards for her queer middle-grade novel-in-verse The Song of Us, which was also listed in the Amazon 2024 Best Children’s Books of the Year, ages 12-14. […]
Celeste Mohammed (Fiction, June 2016) has a short story “Terre Brulee” which has been shortlisted for the 2024 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. Saraciea J. Fennell’s (WFYP, January 2020) short story anthology The Black Girl Survives This One, was […]
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