“Words Not Said (Enough)”, “Silence Between Notes”, and “In Defense of Nature” by KB Ballentine appear in the Fresh Words International Literary Magazine (Vol 5 – No 6 – November 2025).
“Outside The (Out)lines”, “Rejoining”, “The Heart Pauses”, and “Autumn: Triptych” appear in The Raven’s Perch.
Philip Holland (Fiction, June 2008) has won a Gold award in the 2025 North American Book Awards for his historical fiction novel, Hemlock.
Emeka, Eat Egusi! by Candice Iloh has earned a starred review in Publishers Weekly.
July Westhale (Poetry, June 2013) serves as Guest Poetry Editor for the Winter 2025 issue of Solstice. Read their Guest Poetry Editor’s Note here.
Amy Asherah (Nonfiction, January 2023) has an essay entitled “Enough” in the forthcoming book, Search Work: A Collective Inquiry into the Job Hunt, available for preorder.
Tracey Baptiste’s Kid X is now available for preorder. This thrilling sequel to Boy 2.0 returns readers to the world of their favorite superhero, as Coal continues to grow into his new powers—and discovers a mysterious individual who may be just like him.
“Lost and Found” by Aqueela C Britt (Fiction, June 2018) has been published in Tonic (Issue 002).
“Poetry Canon,” “Clothes Make the Man,” and “Edifice” by Robbie Gamble (Poetry/Nonfiction, January 2017/June 2020) appear in Tonic (Issue 002).
Robbie’s poem, “Cold Snap” appears in Nixes Mate Review (ISSUE 36/37 SUMMER/FALL 2025).
“Spectrum” – A reprint accompanied by an early and middle draft of the work, along with the author’s commentary on their journey of revision, appears in Copytext Magazine.
“Pause” appears in Pangyrus Literary Magazine‘s 12th print anthology.
“Dating Advice from Emperor Hadrian” by Wendy Weitzel (WFYP, June 2023) is published in Tonic (Issue 002).
Kyoko Mori (Nonfiction, MFA Writing Faculty) is interviewed by Tonic (Issue 002) and shares words and wisdom about the writing life. Read the interview here.
“Sitting with Solitude” by Holly Claytor (Nonfiction, January 2024) appears in The Bangalore Review (Dec 2025).
Mary Ann Honaker’s poem, “Little Bird” appears in Nixe Mate Review (Issue 36/37, Summer/ Fall 2025).
Hester Kaplan’s Twice Born: Finding My Father In the Margins of Biography has been long-listed for the 2025 National Book Critics Circle Award.
Hester discusses process and her latest book in The Lit Lab‘s The Memoir Land Author Questionnaire #161.
Mckensi Pascall (WSS, June 2024) was awarded a Fellowship with the Edward F Albee Foundation and will be an artist-in-residence in Montauk, Long Island in January 2026. Her one act play, EBONY, is also a Region 1 Finalist for the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival’s John Cauble Award for Outstanding Short Play and a National Finalist. It will have a concert reading at the festival in Albany at the end of January.
Kent Neal (Poetry, January 2023) has four poems out in Sandy River Review: “Almost Island,” “Courtyard Elegy,” “Off a Greek Isle,” and “Preteens on the Brink.”
Jasminne Paulino’s The Extraordinary Life of Alex Ramirez is included in the 2026 Lone Star Reading List and was named as an SLJ Best Middle Grade Book for 2025.
Sara Zarr’s Kyra, Just For Today is included in the 2026 Lone Star Reading List.
Ever Since We Small by Celeste Mohammed has been named Book of the Day in The Guardian. Celeste was also recently featured in The Voice: “Too Black to be Indian. Too Indian to be Black,” in which she speaks on her journey growing up mixed-race.
Jami Brandli’s play, O: A Rhapsody in Divorce is part of the 2026 season line-up at the new venue, Outside In Theatre.
Cassie Seinuk’s stage play, Close Distance Disappearing Acts is an Official Selection of the 2026 WRPN Women’s International Film Festival.
Frances Donovan’s poems, “In the ’70s, Oranges Came in Frozen Tubes. A Sludge” and “I Grew Up in a Family that Ruined Everything It Touched,” appear in Sugar House Review‘s Sweet 16 anniversary issue (Issue 30).
Sharisse Zeroonian’s (WSS, January 2024) film “Nothing Solid” has been selected for the Peshawar International Film Festival.
Allison Zaczynski’s (Poetry, January 2025) poem “Mercy” was featured as part of the Bugs & Insects series at Silver Birch Press.
Cynthia Platt’s (WFYP, June 2014) latest picture book, Bunny in Disguise, is now available for pre-order.
David Elliott’s poetry book, In the Desert, was named an SLJ Best Poetry Book for 2025.
Andrea Wang (WFYP, June 2011) was featured in a recent podcast episode of Asian American History 101 where she spoke about her picture book, Worthy: The Brave and Capable Life of Joseph Pierce.
Resources & Opportunities:
- Sinan Ünel (WSS, MFA Writing Faculty) is offering two Zoom classes starting in late January 2026:
- “Character Incongruity” — Inconspicuously embedded in character, incongruity energizes motivation and quietly drives a story’s thematic and philosophical depth. In this 8-week generative workshop, drawing on both student work and established texts, we’ll examine how this often unnoticed force hums beneath the surface to inform action, suspense, turning points, and theme—and how revealing it can deepen every form of storytelling. Classes will take place on Tuesdays beginning on January 20 from 1-3:30pm. The cost is $350 for 8 weeks. Writers of every genre are welcome!
- “The Anti-Aristotle Workshop” — Aristotle’s objective plot-first blueprint has dominated the way we tell stories for centuries. This workshop takes a different path: we explore story through the subjective experience of character—their desires, contradictions, and emotional truths. Plot emerges naturally from character, not from imposed structure. Each student works toward a full-length script. Classes will take place on Thursdays beginning on January 22 from 1-3:30pm. The cost is $1300 for 20 weeks. This workshop is capped at five writers for stage and screen.
- Monthly payments or payment plans are available. $50 is required to secure your spot in the class. Payments may be made through Venmo (@Sinan-Unel), Zelle (sinanunel@yahoo.com), and PayPal (@sinanunel). Any questions, please reach out to sinan@sinanunel.com.
- The 2026 Applications for the Dylan Thomas International Summer School — the study abroad program in Wales run by Pamela Petro (Nonfiction, Comics & Graphic Novels, MFA Writing Faculty) — will open on January 15th. The link will be posted here at that time, and applications are due by February 26th.
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