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KUDOS: Peter Driscoll

MFA fiction graduate and former Normal School editorial assistant, Peter Driscoll has been hired as the Production Coordinator for Dwell Magazine based in San Francisco. HUGE congratulations, Pete!

2012
09/18
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3rd Year MFA Student Pete Driscoll Reading at Rogue

2012
03/10
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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!

2012
02/21
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KUDOS: Creative Writing Award Winners and Honorable Mentions

In case you missed it, at last Friday’s reading Connie Hales announced the winners of the 2011 Creative Writing Awards for graduate and undergraduate students in all genres. Here’s a list of winners and honorable mentions:

Creative Nonfiction, judged by Marilyn Abildskov

Undergraduate Winner: “A Boundless Bind” by Sally Brown

Graduate Winner: “Traffic Jam: Lagos, Nigeria” by Carole Firstman

Graduate Mentions: “The Fall” by Ashley Wells, “The Spirit of Consumption” by Andrea Mele, “Crevice Dwellers” by Liza Butler-Aveson, and “Action Potentials” by Brenda Rankin

Fiction, judged by Liza Wieland

Undergraduate Honorable Mentions: “Ripples and Foam” by Grant Dempsey, “Maria” by Heather Ashcroft, and “Girls With Wings” by Blair Olivia Nishkian

Undergraduate Winner: “Foxes Have Homes” by Hannah Thompson

Graduate Honorable Mentions: “Hard” by Rafael Sanchez, “White Bear Lake” by Anders Peterson, and “Growing Season” by Tiffany Crum

Graduate Winner: “Lucky” by Peter Driscoll

Poetry, judged by Philip Levine

Undergraduate Honorable Mentions: “Blown Away” by Hilary Pacheco and “whiteblonde” by Carleigh Takemoto

Undergraduate Winner: “To My Mother” by Sean Patrick Kinneen

Graduate Honorable Mentions: “Debt” by Michelle Brittan, “Garage Sale” by Gabriel Ibarra, and “Insomnia” by Andre Yang

Graduate Winner: “If You Set Your House on Fire” by Megan Baptista Geist

Congratulations to all of our winners and honorable mentions! What a great way to end a great year.

2011
05/10
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Spring 2011
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KUDOS: Fresno State MFA Horde Headed to Portland

This week, we’ve learned that our MFA program has had ten students accepted to the Tin House Writer’s Workshop. Congratulations to Liza Butler, Peter Driscoll, Megan Baptista Geist, Carole Firstman, Jake Kelly, Andrea Mele, Yinka Reed-Nolan, Brandi Spaethe, and Ashley Wells. Great job, everyone!

A special congratulations to Laura Musselman, who received one of the very competitive full ride scholarships.

Let’s take over Portland!

2011
04/12
CATEGORY
Spring 2011
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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

2011
03/08
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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!

2011
02/27
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Rough Drafts Reading: Friday, November 12th, 7:00 pm, City Arts Gallery

Please join the San Joaquin Literary Association in kicking off the new season of Rough Drafts readings, featuring first- and second-year students in our program this Friday, November 12th from 7:00-9:00 pm at City Arts Gallery, a new gallery in Fresno’s Tower District (1475 N. Van Ness). Featured readers are Ryan Cook, Peter Driscoll, Carol Firstman, Anders Peterson, Brandi Spaethe, and Yinka Reed-Nolan. Though a five-dollar at-the-door donation is asked, there will be complimentary refreshments. Please support Fresno State’s up-and-coming writing students by attending!
2010
11/10
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KUDOS: March 2010

Congratulations are in order for our students and faculty on yet another successful month of publishing and academic news!

Umbrella Factory and the Sewanee Writers’ Conference
A double dose of good news for fiction student Tiffany Crum, whose story “Virginia” was accepted for publication in Umbrella Factory and who has been accepted to the Sewanee Writers’ Conference this summer. Way to go!
The Atlantic Student Writing Contest
Congratulations to essayist Rachel Jackson, whose essay “Principles of Concealment” was selected as an Honorable Mention in The Atlantic‘s Student Writing Contest!
The Chaffey Review and good news on PhD Program applications
Two pieces of great news for essayist Sarah Fawn Montgomery, whose essay, “Deferred Intentions” was accepted for the May issue of the Chaffey Review, and who was recently accepted to the University of Nebraska’s PhD Program in Creative Writing. Sarah Fawn is also on the waiting list at the University of Missouri, another fine PhD program. Way to go, Sarah Fawn!
Brevity Guest Blogger
Nonfiction professor Steven Church acted as guest blogger for Brevity, commenting on ethics and aesthetics in nonfiction in reaction to John D’Agata’s new book, About a Mountain. Check it out here!
Monkey Puzzle
Poetry professor Tim Skeen‘s poem “Theosophy” appears in the new issue of Monkey Puzzle, as does poetry student, Barbara Price‘s poem, “I Hope You Got a Copy of the Memo, Louise.” Congratulations to Tim and Barbara!
Book contract with Heydey Books
Interdisciplinary Master of Arts student Joel Pickford, who took classes in creative nonfiction with the MFA Program last year, has just learned that the project on which he was working, a book titled “Soul Calling: A Photographer’s Journey in the Hmong Diaspora” has been accepted for publication by Heydey Books. Heart congratulations, Joel!
Poetry Rhythm Magazine
Recent poetry graduate Ana Garza has a poem, “On the Phone” appearing in the next issue of Poetry Rhythm Magazine. Congratulations, Ana!
Writers’ Bloc
Fiction student Peter Driscoll‘s story, “The Perpetual State of Hegemony,” just came out in Writers’ Bloc, an online journal. Congratulations, Peter!
North American Review
Poet Angela Armstrong‘s poem, “Once in the Mojave Desert,” appears in the latest issue of North American Review. Congratulations, Angela!
2010
03/16
CATEGORY
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Spring 2010
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