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We are very proud of the many MA in Writing program’s alumni who have shared their works with the world. Here are just a few of the authors we have compiled for your perusal, many of whom have profiles posted on our Linkedin Community page<\/a>, and a few more we expect to profile soon. Follow us there to stay in touch with the latest from our active community of students, alumni, and faculty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Yvonne Battle-Felton<\/strong><\/td>\n\u201cCurdle Creek: A Novel\u201d<\/td>\nProfiled<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Michelle Brafman<\/strong><\/td>\n\u201cSwimming with Ghosts\u201d<\/td>\nProfiled<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ron Cassie<\/strong><\/td>\n\u201cIf You Love Baltimore, It Will Love You Back\u201d<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nicole Chung<\/strong><\/td>\n\u201cA Living Remedy\u201d<\/td>\nProfiled<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Andria Nacina Cole<\/strong><\/td>\n\u201cmen be either or, but never enough\u201d<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Craig Gralley<\/strong><\/td>\n\u201cPisgah Astronomical Research Institute: An Untold History of Spacemen and Spies\u201d<\/td>\nProfiled<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ronnie Greene<\/strong><\/td>\n\u201cHeart of Atlanta: Five Black Pastors and the Supreme Court Victory for Integration\u201d<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Matt Hardman<\/strong><\/td>\n\u201cOther Than Honorable\u201d<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Taylor Harris<\/strong><\/td>\n\u201cThis Boy We Made: A Memoir of Motherhood, Genetics, and Facing the Unknown\u201d<\/td>\nProfiled<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Karen Hattrup<\/strong><\/td>\n\u201cOur Year in Love and Parties\u201d<\/td>\nProfiled<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Monica Hesse<\/strong><\/td>\n\u201cThe Brightwood Code\u201d<\/td>\nProfiled<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Joyce Hesselberth<\/strong><\/td>\n\u201cWhen Molly Ate the Stars\u201d<\/td>\nProfiled<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kelly Ann Jacobson<\/strong><\/td>\n\u201cLies of a Toymaker: A Novel\u201d<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jake Johnston<\/strong><\/td>\n\u201cAid State\u201d<\/td>\nProfiled<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dan Melchior<\/strong><\/td>\n\u201cThe Silk Finisher: Bigotry, Murder, and Sacrifice in the Crossroads of America\u201d<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
poupeh missaghi<\/strong><\/td>\n\u201cSound Museum\u201d<\/td>\nProfiled<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shawn Nocher<\/strong><\/td>\n\u201cThe Precious Jules\u201d<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Will Potter<\/strong><\/td>\n\u201cLittle Red Barns: Hiding the Truth From Farm to Fable\u201d<\/td>\nProfiled<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vicki Valosik<\/strong><\/td>\n\u201cSwimming Pretty: The Untold Story of Women in Water\u201d<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Seina Wedlick<\/strong><\/td>\n\u201cSpace for Everyone\u201d<\/td>\nProfiled<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Steven Wright<\/strong><\/td>\n\u201cThe Coyotes of Carthage: A Novel\u201d<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

If you’d like to share your latest published works as an alumni of this program, please email Program Director Karen Houppert<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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