KUDOS: Jake Kelly
MFA graduate Jake Kelly’s poem, “Wasp” has been accepted for publication by the fine magazine, Salt Hill. Congratulations, Jake!
Fresno State MFA Program in Creative Writing
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KUDOS: Jake Kelly
Jake Kelly has been admitted to the PhD program at Florida State University with a teaching position and a tuition waiver. Congratulations, Jake!
SJLA at Rogue
The San Joaquin Literary Association is at it again, this time at Fresno’s coolest fringe festival. Please come hear MFA students and members of SJLA read their poetry and prose at the 2012 Rogue Festival. All readings will be held at the amazing Spectrum Art Gallery in the tower district (608 E. Olive). Each of four dates (March 8, 9, and 10) features four readers. Admission is five dollars. We hope to see you there!
KUDOS: Brenda Rankin and Jake Kelly
We’re excited to announce that Brenda Rankin and Jake Kelly have each been admitted to the prestigious Bread Loaf Writer’s Conference. Congratulations to you both!
SJLA’s Rogue Reading Series in Pictures
Jake Kelly (Poetry) & Kristofer Whited (Fiction)
Ashley Wells (CNF), Rafael Sanchez (Fiction) & Brandi Spaethe (Poetry)
Tiffany Crum (Fiction) & Andrea Mele (CNF)
Jackie Heffron (CNF), Cynthia Guardado (Poetry) & Gavin McCall (Fiction)
Peter Driscoll (Fiction) & Michelle Brittan (Poetry)
All photographs ©2011 Joe Osejo Photography
SJLA Readings at the Rogue Festival
The San Joaquin Literary Association is at it again, this time at Fresno’s coolest fringe festival. Please come hear MFA students and members of SJLA read their poetry and prose at the 2011 Rogue Festival. All readings will be held at the amazing CIty Arts Gallery in the tower district (1475 N. VanNess). Each of four dates (March 4, 5, 6, and 12) features four readers. Admission is five dollars. We hope to see you there!
KUDOS: 2010 Summer Workshop Edition
Many of our MFA students are headed to prestigious nationwide summer workshops in the next few months, and we’d like to take a moment to recognize their accomplishment in being accepted, and to wish them luck. Way to represent the Fresno State MFA Program!
Tin House Summer Writers Workshop, Portland, OR
We’re proud to recognize the following SEVEN students who were accepted to Tin House this summer: fiction writer Rafael Sanchez, poet Jake Kelly, fiction writer Kristofer Whited, poet Andre Yang, fiction writer Tiffany Crum, poet Michelle Brittan, and recent fiction graduate Elizabeth Martin. That’s quite a formidable contingency– look out, Portland!
Sewanee Writers’ Conference, Sewanee, TN
Fiction writer Tiffany Crum has also been accepted to the Sewanee Writers’ Conference in Sewanee, TN. Congratulations, Tiffany!
Voices of Our Nation Writing Workshop, San Francisco, CA
Congratulations to fiction student Miguel Jimenez, who has been accepted to the Advanced Writing Workshop offered by the VONA Writers Workshop. Congratulations are also in order for poet Cynthia Guardado, who was also accepted to VONA this summer. Way to go, Miguel and Cynthia!
Port Townsend Writers’ Conference, Port Townsend, WA
And congratulations again to Cynthia Guardado for also being accepted to the Port Townsend Writers’ Conference in Port Townsend, WA!
Congratulations to our intrepid summer workshop crew, and please keep an eye on the blog for more updates about the summer writing opportunities our students are exploring!
