I drafted the first story in my recently published collection, What the World Will Look Like When All the Water Leaves Us (Dzanc Books, October 2009), just before I arrived at Emerson, and it was during my three years in the program that I shaped the collection. Apart from a foray into flash [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Alum Month'
Guest Post by Laura van den Berg: Reflections on Writing at Emerson
November 30th, 2009 No Comments
Tags: Alum Month · emerson alums · getting published · Guest Blogger of the Week · Laura van den Berg · short fiction · writing process
Alum Laura van den Berg Reads This Weekend!
November 12th, 2009 No Comments
Want to see one of our very own MFA Alums, who has nabbed that elusive book deal and published her first collection of short stories to critical acclaim? Well, you’re in luck, because this weekend you can meet Laura van den Berg in the flesh, and ask her about her inspiration, writing process, or the [...]
Tags: Alum Month · emerson MFA · kim · Laura van den Berg · Newtonville Books · Paul Yoon · Rachel Sherman
Mixed Feelings: Life After MFA
November 10th, 2009 2 Comments
It has been nearly a year now since I graduated with my MFA from Emerson. So far my biggest claim to fame is that I have a full-time job. Not, of course, remotely related to writing.
This is not exactly the success story that would earn me a spot in the Emerson recruiting package.
Tags: Alum Month · Bridget · emerson MFA · writing
The Worst of Times: A Guest Post by Alum TJ Dietderich
November 4th, 2009 No Comments
I came to New York about a year and a half ago to start working at Planned Television Arts, an independent PR firm specializing in books. In that short time, we’ve seen a lot of changes. The economy has gone from bad to worse. The publishing industry has been hemorrhaging jobs. We all know someone [...]
Tags: Alum Month · Guest Blogger of the Week · jobs · networking · publishing industry · TJ Dietderich
Meet Emerson Alum Allison Trzop at Book Signing!
November 2nd, 2009 No Comments
Ever wonder what role editors play in the development, production, and publicity of the books they work on? Well, find out first hand on Wednesday evening, when Emerson alumni Allison Trzop will be plugging her newest editorial project with author Frederick S. Lane:
A Knock at the Door: Three Centuries of Governmental Search and Seizure
Wednesday, November [...]
Tags: Allison Trzop · Alum Month · book editing · emerson alums · kim
Announcing Alumni Month at Vernacular!
November 1st, 2009 No Comments
Happy November, folks! Is your head still pounding from last night’s Halloween revelries? We hope so. Today at Vernacular, we’re celebrating the fact that our clocks are one hour earlier, and that our Alums of the WLP’s grad programs in Publishing and Writing and Creative Writing have found professional, personal, and/or critical success. Have you [...]
Tags: Alum Month · emerson alums · Guest Blogger of the Week · kim · MA in Publishing and Writing · MFA in Creative Writing