Published:
Just three years after earning a master's degree in creative writing, Robin Gow, MFA 鈥�20, has sold three books to major publishers.
Alumni Books and Honors
Where Have Our MFA Graduates鈥� Works Been Published?
Here are just a few of our MFA graduates who have recently published in a variety of formats:
Clara Burghelea, MFA 鈥�20
Clara Burghelea,听MFA 鈥�20, published her poetry听collection听The Flavor of The Other听(Dos Madres Press) in 2020.听The Romanian-born poet also is the review editor of听Ezra, an online journal of translation.
Danielle Barnhart, MFA鈥�15, and Iris Mahan, MFA 鈥�14
Danielle Barnhart,听MFA鈥�15,听and听Iris Mahan,听MFA听鈥�14,听edited听Women of Resistance: Poems for a New Feminism (O/R Books, 2018), a poetry collection that counts Adelphi鈥檚 own Jacqueline Jones LaMon, JD, among the contributors. Barnardt and Mahan also cofounded the New York-based literary community, Village of Crickets.
Nii Akrofi Smart-Abbey, MFA 鈥�20
Nii Akrofi Smart-Abbey,听MFA 鈥�20,听a native of Ghana,听launched听鈥淎frica Talk Podcast鈥� in 2022听as a听magazine-style show featuring news and interviews with guests.
Benny Sisson,听MFA 鈥�20
Benny Sisson,听MFA 鈥�20,听published听American Lake, a poetry collection, in June 2022 from the Ghost City Press Summer Micro-Chapbook Series and is working on a young adult novel about a teenager who comes out as transgender.
Departmental Awards in English
The Department of English awards the Roundtable Prize for Graduate Studies, honors in creative writing, honors in English and the Donald Everett Axinn Awards in Creative Writing.
Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP)
All graduate students are enrolled as members of the Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP). This organization provides professional and artistic support and assistance in finding positions. AWP members can take advantage of its job-listing and dossier-forwarding services.
Questions? Contact the Program Director:
Rene Steinke
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