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NEW COURSE APPROVED
ENGL 55: Novel Writing II
Intended for those who have a novel in progress, Novel Writing II will be offered soon.
Consult the Schedule of Classes to find Creative Writing classes offered each semester at MPC.
The Creative Writing Club meets on
Thursdays, 3:00 - 4:00 PM in HU105
Scheherazade Issue 8 is now available!
Congratulations to
Creative Writing Students:
Therese Grate,
accepted into the Bachelor's Degree Program in English
at the University of Washington.
Aleix Hodges,
accepted into the Master of Fine Arts (MFA) Program
in Creative Writing at San Jose State University.
Russell Swartz,
accepted into the Bachelor's Degree Program in English
at UC Santa Barbara.
Russell plans to Minor in Professional Editing.
Ruben Cota,
accepted into the Bachelor's Degree Program in English
at UC Irvine, with a Minor in Philosophy.
And to the most recent recipients
of the MPC Certificate in Creative Writing:
Jeff Barnard
Clark Coleman
Therese Grate
Clark Coleman receives his Certificate in Creative Writing
from Instructor/Program Coordinator Henry Marchand
Fall 2018
MPC CREATIVE WRITING STUDENT & FACULTY PUBLICATIONS
Jeff McKown's first novel, Solid Ground, has been published by Nine Star Press. The book tells the story of writer Conor McLeish, who realizes as his 40th birthday approaches that he is finally living the life he’s always dreamed of -- and that he isn't happy. With a gift for self-sabotage and an unfortunate Jameson habit, Conor faces crises in his relationship with his longtime boyfriend, Will, with his parents and force-of-nature grandmother, and with the man he sees in the mirror, who so far just hasn't been what he might be. Jeff McKown is now working toward completion of his second novel, which he has worked on in MPC fiction writing classes.
B.A. Rios' Rain Shadow is now available from Amazon and other vendors.
The Creative Writing Program is pleased to announce the publication of the first novel by former MPC student B.A. Rios. The author worked on this, the first book of a series, in fiction and novel writing classes here at MPC, and it's a thrill to once again enter the forbidding, drought-stricken world of this vividly imagined story, rich in character and action.
Linda Jones' poem, "Life Turns," has been published in VoxPoetica. She has also published a book of narrative essays, Romancing the Sur: Reflections on Life in Big Sur.
Lawrence Harris' poem, "A Passing," appears in the online poetry journal, The Voices Project.
Tanya R. Fadem's poem, "Like Vines: A Response to The Two Fridas by Frida Kahlo" appeared in the Spring 2017 issue of Compose: A Journal of Simply Good Writing. She has since completed a chapbook of poems, working with Creative Writing faculty member Brandi Kary in an Independent Study.
"the dirt and the bone," a poem by Brittany Winland, appeared in a recent issue of Kestrel: A Journal of Literature and Art.
Former Creative Writing Club President and Scheherazade Managing Editor Ivan Garcia is attending San Francisco State University. Ivan was a contributing writer for The Monterey County Weekly's print and online editions before heading north; here you can read his "Confessions of a Car Week First-Timer."
"The Quarry," a short story by former Scheherazade Managing Editor Marc Ferris, has been selected to appear in Last Outpost, an anthology of military-themed science fiction from World Weaver Press.
"The Guaxineau," another of Marc's stories, appears in the horror anthology Creature Stew.
"Chaos Eternal," a short story by Sam Patchin, appears in the Sediments literary journal anthology, A Haunting.
"A Rabbit Named Justice," by former Creative Writing Club President Sarah Goodman, appears in Issue 6 of Petrichor Review. Ms. Goodman is now a graduate of Humboldt State University.
A poem by MPC Creative Writing instructor Brandi Kary will appear in the June 2019 issue of Virga. She has previously had poems in The Homestead Review and The Voices Project. Her poetry has also been published in Flutter Poetry Journal, Calliope Magazine, and elsewhere. Brandi will serve as a judge in the Tor House poetry contest this year, along with former MPC English faculty members Elliot Roberts and George Lober.
MPC Creative Writing instructor Henry Marchand's short stories have appeared in The Flexible Persona, Cleaver Magazine, Penduline Press, and other online and print publications. His nonfiction (features, commentary, book reviews) has appeared in The New York Times, The International Herald-Tribune, The Boston Globe, Common Dreams News Center, The Cleveland Plain Dealer Sunday Magazine, The Toledo Blade Magazine,and elsewhere.
RESOURCES FOR CREATIVE WRITERS
The Creative Writing Program maintains a lending library of books, magazines and videos of interest to writers. Housed in the Humanities Division Conference Room (HSS104), the library is accessible when the room is not in use for other purposes (academic meetings, students taking make-up tests, meetings of The Great Books Club, etc.)
Available to borrow and return are books about writing as well as novels and books of poetry, short fiction, and nonfiction; writing-related magazines including The Writer's Chronicle, Poets & Writers, and more, and recent editions of The Novel & Short Story Writer's Market.
Also available for borrowing are books by writers who have come to MPC as Guest Authors (including Christopher Moore, Okey Ndibe, Ada Limon, Tami Haaland, Craig Johnson, Brenda Hillman, Jane Smiley, Benjamin Percy, and more).
DVDs of Guest Authors Series events featuring many of these writers are also available in HSS104. (These DVDs and books by our Guest Authors are also available at the campus library.)
If the room is not in use when you arrive but is locked, ask Michele Brock in the Humanities Division Office (HSS109) to let you in, and let her know when you are leaving.
Please do not enter the room if a meeting or make-up test is in progress.
And finally, please look for links to writing resources on the Program's web pages. You'll find The Association of Writers & Writing Programs' (AWP) web site and more.
(The MPC Creative Writing Program is a member of AWP, the world's largest organization for creative writers, creative writing students, and creative writing instructors.)