Faculty:
Lawrence Coates, for his novel, The Garden of the World, published by University of Nevada Press, 2012.
Wendell Mayo, whose story collection, The Cucumber King of Kėdainiai, is winner of the Subito Press Award for Innovative Fiction sponsored by the University of Colorado at Boulder, and is forthcoming in Fall 2013.
Sharona Muir, who provides us with published stories from her larger bestiary called Naked Men, Naked Women, Invisible Beasts: Tales of the Animals that Go Unseen Among Us. Check it out below!
"The Couch Conch," "The Oormz," and "Think Monkey" in Michigan Quarterly Review
"Monumental City" in Orion (podcast)
"The Golden Egg" in The Kenyon Review
"Menu: Extinction" in Granta
Unstuck interview
Larissa Szporluk, for her poetry collection, Traffic with Macbeth released by Tupelo Press in 2011.
Theresa Williams is finalist in the Women's New Voices competition for her chapbook, The Galaxy to Ourselves, which will be published by Finishing Line Press. She also has new work recently published or forthcoming in Chattahoochee Review, Gargoyle, Haibun Today, Infinity's Kitchen, The Prose Poem Project, Prime Number Magazine, Rufous City Review, Qarrtsiluni, State of Imagination, Talking Writing, and Up the Staircase Quarterly.
Students and Alumni:
Holly Amos (BFA 2005) for her chapbook, this is a flood, published by H_NGM_N BKS. It's available for free as a download online here.
Megan Ayers (MFA 2009) has short stories, "My Father at the Lake," published at Bluestem Magazine; "Hunt" come out at Burned Bridge; and "The Bored Madonna" published at Moon Milk Review. She winner of the 2010-2011 Faculty Recognition Award for Promoting Good Student/Faculty Engagement through the University of Cincinnati's Clermont College, and the new Assistant Professor of English at Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science in Cincinnati, OH starting the fall of 2012. Awesome, Megan!
Alison Balaskovits (MFA 2012), who will begin work on her Ph.D. at University of Missouri in Fall 2011. Way to go, Alison!
Matt Bell (MFA 2010) for landing the new Assistant Professor in Creative Writing position in the MFA program at Northern Michigan University, starting in fall 2012. Way to go, Matt!
William Billiter (BFA 1983) is winner of the prestigious 2010 National Poetry Series Open Book competition. His winning debut collection, Stutter, appeared with University of Geogia Press in April 2011. What great news!
Chris Bloomfield (MFA 2009) for a poem forthcoming in Palooka. Congrats, Chris!
Philana Boles (BFA) for release of her fourth novel, Glitz (Viking, 2011). April 7, Philana read at Prout as a guest of the BGSU Foundation, College of Arts and Scinces, and Creative Writing Program. She was also featured in an article in the Peach Section of the Toledo Blade! Way to go, Philana!
John Bradley (MFA 1989) for release of his fourth book of poems, You Don't Know What You Don't Know, winner of the Cleveland State University Poetry Center Open Competition.
Jennifer Bryan (MFA 2007) for two published stories: "The Faster They Run the More They Burn," in Fifth Wednesday Journal and "Assumption" in LIT - The New School. And The Missouri Review has picked up another story for publication. She is also recipient of the 2011 Kimmel Foundation Award for an emerging writer. We've just learned, too, that Jennifer will begin doctoral studies at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln!
Catherine Carberry (MFA Candidate), for two short stories: "Dovehouse," forthcoming in North American Review and "The Open Country of a Woman's Heart" in Tin House. Congrats, Catherine!
Michael Cherry (MFA 2007), who is recent recipient of an Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award for poety. Way to go, Michael!
Abigail Cloud (MFA 2003), for poems published or forthcoming in RHINO, Pearl, and Cream City Review.
Stephenie DeArcangelis (MFA 2012), who begins doctoral work in Performance Studies at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, fall 2012. Good luck, Stephenie!
Amy Denham (MFA 2012), who'll begin doctoral studies at Florida State University in fall, 2013. Congrats, Amy!
Anthony Doerr (MFA 1999), whose fourth book was released in July, 2010. This is from Anthony: "Memory Wall contains six fictional stories that each have something to do with memory--its fragility, its importance, and how it creates meaning in our lives. The pieces are set all over the world: in South Africa, China, Germany, Lithuania, Wyoming, and Ohio....[T]he San Francisco Chronicle said Memory Wall 'lingers wonderfully over the details of individual lives and suggests the enormity of those billion things contained therein.'"
Nathan Floom (BFA 2011) for a story, "Mosquito Bites," forthcoming in Seattle Review in 2012. Super, Nathan!
Ryan Gannon (BFA 2008) for stories forthcoming in Staccato and Knee-Jerk. And this just in: Ryan'll begin work on his MFA in fiction at Wichita State this fall. Way to go, Ryan!
Rajni George (MFA 2005) who writes, "Hello. As Hillary visits Myanmar today (November 30, 2011), please do read my NY Times (India Ink) piece on Delhi's Burmese Chin refugees, living in exile." Click here.
Alan Heathcock (MFA 1998), for his debut story collection, Volt,with Graywolf Press. Congrats, Al!
Jason Harris (MFA candidate), for his debut story, "Fridge Monitor," forthcoming in Midwestern Gothic. Way to go, Jason!
Brandon Jennings (MFA 2009), an Iraq War veteran, is a currently a PhD in English candidate at Western Michigan University. His work has appeared or is forthcoming in Black Warrior Review, Crazyhorse, Hayden’s Ferry Review, The Berkeley Fiction Review, Monkeybicycle, Ninth Letter, and Passages North. His chapbook, Waiting for the Enemy, is the 2012 winner of the Iron Horse Literary Review Single Author Chapbook Competition.
Beth Kaufka (MFA 2008) has a story, "Strange Behavior of the Unknowing," coming out in 13th Moon this winter. She also has story with 971 Menu.
Tessa Mellas (MFA 2005), whose story collection, Lungs Full of Noise, is winner of the 2013 Iowa Short Fiction Award. Super, Tessa!
Teresa Milbrodt (MFA 2004)--Reviews of Teresa's debut story collection, Bearded Women, are coming in, notably one in Asimov's! Teresa's collection was also listed as "attention worthy" by the highly regarded Tiptree Award. The award is presented to works of fantasy and science fiction that explore and expand gender roles.
Karissa Morton (MFA 2013) has poems forthcoming in Indiana Review, and reviews forthcoming in The Rumpus, as well as recent poems and essays in ILK, Gigantic Sequins, The Bakery, Rubbertop Review, and iO: A Journal of New American Poetics.
Debra Nicholson (MFA 2008) for a newly published story, "Wallow," appearing in 2012 issue of The Griffin. Check it out here. She also has two stories forthcoming: "Woman with a Crow" in Stone Voices and "Thirteen Minutes" in Cold Mountain Review. Congrats, Debra!
Craig Paulenich (Ph.D. 1989) for his new collection of poems "centered" around the city of Prague, St. Vitus Dance. It's forthcoming with Cervena Barva Press in 2012.
Janice Pisello (BFA 2010) for her story, "Without Change," accepted for publication in The Helix. Way to go, Janice!
Aimee Pogson (MFA 2009) for a new story, "Unnatural," forthcoming in Berkeley Fiction Review. Congrats, Aimee!
Misha Rai (MFA 2012) for her story, "Housewives, Mothers," forthcoming in Indiana Review. Stellar, Misha!
Randy Michael Signor (MFA 1976), for a story published "A Later Version," and nominated by the editor for a Pushcart. Also, Long Story published "The Gypsies" and just out is "Big Pickle," in Black Clock.
David Spiering (MFA 2012), whose poem, "A Poem Caused by the Last Slice of Lemon Pie on the Plate," has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize by Crack the Spine Magazine.
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Marc Sumerak (BFA 1998) From Marc's web site: "Sumerak is currently best known for his writing work on Marvel Comics' Power Pack and the Eisner & Harvey Award nominated Franklin Richards: Son of a Genius. He is also providing localized translations for Spider-Man J (as featured bi-monthly in Spider-man Family). In 2008, Sumerak was excited to be writing multiple issue story arcs for both Marvel Adventures: Avengers and Marvel Adventures: Spider-Man as well as a number of other new projects in development. Other clients that Sumerak has worked with include DC Comics, American Greetings, the Elks, SAMHSA, PBS Kids, Pepperidge Farm, Tyson Foods, Restaurant Business Magazine, Triple-A Baseball, SEGA, and more! Sumerak currently resides in Cleveland, OH." |
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Jason Teal (BFA candidate) for a poem to published in the next issue of Susquehanna Review. This is Jason's debut publication--with many more to come!
Qiana Towns (MFA 2008)--this from Qiana: "I wanted to share with you my latest endeavor. My poet/sister-friends and I are featured on the HerKind blog hosted by VIDA." Good to hear from you, Qiana!
Anne Valente (MFA 2010), whose short story collection, By Light We Knew Our Names, is winner of the 2011 Dzanc Books Short Story Collection Competition and will be published in 2014. She will also be attending the University of Utah's doctoral program in creative writing this fall. Awesome, Anne!
Tiffany Westberry (BFA), who has published a poem in the literary journal Reverie. Way to go, Tiffany!
Dara Wier (MFA 1974) for a new collection, Selected Poems, just out with Wave Books. Congrats, Dara!
Gary Wilson (MFA 1973), who writes, "I wanted to alert you to an upcoming interview that features my novel, Sing, Ronnie Blue. It will appear in August in the new edition of Novel and Short Story Writer's Market as part of their ongoing "Premier Voices" column. It should be a relatively prominent "boxed" interview that mentions BGSU and my publisher."
Bess Winter (MFA 2011), whose story, "Signs," which appeared in American Short Fiction, has won a Pushcart Prize. She's also be going to Yaddo in the fall. Congrats, Bess!
Let's all welcome Eugene Gloria, spring 2013 semester's Arts & Sciences Distinguished Visiting Writer! To learn more about Eugene, go to our homepage and follow the link to FACULTY on the left sidebar.
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