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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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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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Spring 2011
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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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Spring 2011
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KUDOS: Tiffany Crum

Narrative Magazine has just accepted Tiffany Crum’s short story, “Magnolia.” It will be featured on the site as Story of the Week, which has an audience of 100,000 people. Congratulations, Tiffany!

2011
02/17
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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!

2010
05/04
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Spring 2010
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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
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Spring 2010
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KUDOS: January 2010

With the New Year comes more exciting news about our faculty and students! Our most recent causes for celebration:


 

Able Muse

Poet Ana Garza has two terrific poems in the latest Able Muse. Their titles are “When I Least Expect It” and “Weeding a Dog’s Grave,” and you can click on audio to hear her read them. Very cool. Congratulations, Ana!


Another Pushcart Nomination

Vince Gotera, editor of North American Review, nominated Angie Armstrong‘s poem “Stripper Names” for a Pushcart Prize!

Congratulations to Angie!
United States Arts Literary Fellowship
Our own poetry faculty member Brian Turner was awarded a prestigious United States Artists Literary Fellowship for 2009. Hearty congrats to Brian!

Asia Literary Review

The Asia Literary Review will soon be publishing a short story, “Mrs. Saichue,” by our friend and recent MFA grad, Burlee Vang! He has now published in all three genres. Congratulations, Burlee!

Editor’s Choice Award, Poets of the American West
Program Coordinator and poet Connie Hales has won the Editor’s Choice Award from the editors of the anthology Poets of the American West for her poem “Covenant: Atomic Energy Commission, 1950s.” The book will be out later this year. Congratulations, Connie! 

Fringe Magazine

Fiction writer Tiffany Crum‘s fine short story, “Bloodsuckers,” has been accepted for publication in Fringe Magazine , an online literary journal just selected to be featured in the Standout Markets column of Writer’s Digest. Congratulations, Tiffany!

 

2010
01/25
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Spring 2010
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Panel Discussion on Available Summer Workshops

Wednesday, October 14th from 3-4 PM in PB 194

Please join us for an informal Q&A on summer writing conferences.
MFA graduate students

Andre Yang, Tiffany Crum, Rachel Jackson, Mario Rosado, and Miguel Jimenez

Panelists in Poetry, Fiction and Creative Non-Fiction Will discuss their experiences this past summer at Breadloaf, Tin House, VONA, and Kundiman.

We’ll have information available on these and a number of other programs.

Discussion topics will include application guidelines, deadlines, funding, and other important topics. Please join us!

2009
09/30
CATEGORY
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