Jodi Doff (Nonfiction, January 2013) has an essay in Open Secrets Magazine, “The Ties that Bind: Rape as a Job Hazard.”
E. Christopher Clark (Fiction, June 2005) has started a Kickstarter campaign for his Blood of Seven Queens comic book series.
Cassie M. Seinuk (WSS, June 2013): City Theatre has selected her play Hostage: Not a Play About Betta Fish as a 2025 Finalist in the annual City Theatre’s Susan J. Westfall National Award for Short Playwriting contest. It will receive a professional reading around Miami. Her short play, “The End,” was also published in the June 2025 issue of Mini Plays Review.
Jason Reynolds (WFYP, MFA faculty) appears on the NPR podcast Wild Card with Rachel Martin, in the episode “Jason Reynolds loves being a ‘crybaby.'”
Rachel B. Moore (Fiction, June 2012) was named the 2025 Sara Patton Recipient in nonfiction for her in-progress essay collection, How to Love A City. The Sara Patton stipend was awarded at this June’s TWH Maine All-Genre “Mini MFA” 2025 Conference in Phippsburg, Maine.
Suzanne E. Edison’s (Poetry, July 2016) chapbook manuscript All Night I Wrestle is a semifinalist in the 2025 Wolfson Press Poetry Chapbook Contest.
Deborah Sosin (Nonfiction, January 2016) has two new pieces in her Substack, Write Like It Is: “Death by Coffee: Hanging Out with David Sedaris” and “On the Road: Europe 1985.” She also has the nonfiction micro piece “Bosom Buddies” from her forthcoming collection This is 70, now appearing in Short Reads.
Kevin Prufer’s (Poetry, MFA faculty) novel Sleepaway is the bronze winner in the Forward Reviews 2024 Adult Fiction category.
Mary Ann Honaker (Poetry, June 2016) won multiple awards in this year’s West Virginia Writers competition. “Snowglobe” took second place in short poetry, “Cold Rain” took third place in long poetry, and “Our Country Is Dying” was an honorable mention in long poetry.
Robbie Gamble (Poetry, January 2017 and Nonfiction June 2020) has an essay “How to Knit a Trans-Solidarity Scarf” in the Pride issue of Boudin, the online arm of the McNeese Review. He also has three new poems out: “To a Favorite Aunt” in Lily Poetry Review; “Habeas Corpus” in The Second Coming Project; and “Oracular” in Tiny Spoon.
Michelle Lynch (Poetry, June 2014) is featured in an interview in Moonlit Getaway. Her poem “The Beekeepers” will be appearing in their upcoming anthology, “Harvest Moon” due out on September 23rd.
Hunter Liguore’s (Fiction/WFYP, 2012) short story, “The 10th Daughter of Mnemosyne,” has been included in the latest issue from NonBinary Review.
Sara Levine (WFYP, January 2006) chats with her editor, Carol Hinz, on The Lerner Blog about their latest book, Watching and Waiting.
The Extraordinary Orbit of Alex Ramirez by Jasminne Paulino (WFYP, June 2023) is one of the Middle Grade picks for the July/August 2025 Kids’ Indie Next List.
Sharisse Zeroonian’s (WSS, January 2024) semi-autobiographical film, “Nothing Solid,” releases in select theaters in August 2025 (tickets on sale now). She spoke about her experience and making the film on Today.com.
Mariya Taher (Fiction, June 2016) had an Op-Ed published in The Progressive Magazine: “Trump Puts Marginalized People at Risk.”
Carol Traynor Mayer’s (Poetry, June 2021) debut, A Shade I Cannot Name, is now available for pre-order from Finishing Line Press.
Issue 26 of The Shore Poetry features two poems by Natalie Young (Poetry, January 2009): “In the right light” and “That Is Always. This Is Endless.”
Raymond Tyler (Fiction, June 2020) was interviewed by The Creative Independent with illustrator Noah Van Sciver on their nonfiction comics project, Democratic Socialists of America: A Graphic History.
Rachel Becker (Poetry, January 2025) uploaded a video of her reading her poem, “The Dance,” on YouTube as a finalist for the 2025 Jack McCarthy prize for Write Bloody Publishing.
Ella Alkiewicz (Nonfiction, June 2018) provided the artwork for Norma Dunning’s letter in You Were Made for This World: Celebrated Indigenous Voices Speak to Young People.
Emeka, Eat Egusi! by Candice Iloh (WFYP, June 2017) will be published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers in March 2026, and is now available for pre-order.
Summer at Squee by Andrea Wang (WFYP, June 2011) has been selected as a finalist for the 84th annual Ohio Book Awards in the Middle Grade category.
July Westhale (Poetry, June 2013) was interviewed by their fellow MFA Poetry graduate, Boston Gordon (January 2015) for The Common.
The Butterfly’s Sting by Abbie Harlow (WFYP, June 2019) has been selected as a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selection book.
Lisa Kenner Grissom (WSS) was a guest on the musical theater radio podcast, Be Our Guest, along with Kevin Cloud, to talk about their new musical, Vilna: A Resistance Story.
Julie Wittes Schlack (Nonfiction, June 2013) has an essay, “Our ‘obligations’ to the dead,” published in Cognoscenti.
Do you have any recent writing successes or news you’d like to share with the Cambridge Common Writers community? Let us know by reaching out to us at lesleycambridgecommon@gmail.com!
Resources & Opportunities
- Enzo Silon Surin (Poetry, 2012) is offering a beginner poetry Masterclass series that will run on Sundays, July 13, 20, & 27. “This three-part masterclass is for anyone ready to return to the page with honesty, memory, and purpose. Whether you’re writing for the first time in a long while, or beginning your journey as a poet, this workshop is designed to help you unearth the stories you carry—and bring them to life with emotional clarity and poetic care.” The class will be run over Zoom and is limited to 12 participants. Scholarships are available.
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