Megan Speigel (MFA, 2017) had a chapbook, Luminance, published by Dancing Girl Press in October 2019, and a hybrid essay published in Inverted Syntax print issue 2, February 2020.
BA, 2019: Dylan Church
Dylan Church (BA, 2019) has been accepted into the University of New Orleans’ Creative Writing Workshop where he will pursue an MFA in poetry beginning Fall 2020.
MFA, 2014: Lee Olsen
Lee Olsen (MFA, 2014) has co-published Ethics After Postculturalism along with colleagues Brendan Johnston and Ann Keniston. He currently lectures at University of Nevada, Reno.
BA, 2012: Julia Hjelte
Julia Hjelte (BA, 2012) is working on her first novel and has created the website “Stories of COVID-19” (https://www.storiesofcovid-19.com/). The mission statement is as follows:
“Stories of COVID-19 is a Seattle-based project seeking to call attention to how each and every one of us is affected by the COVID-19 outbreak by providing a platform for individuals to tell their stories in their own words. We believe that the impacts of the outbreak are not due merely to COVID-19 itself, but rather are symptoms of a longtime broken and unequal system. As a result, not only do we seek to use this platform to ensure every voice is heard, but to show our officials that for us, change is not an option. It is a necessity.”
BA, 2014: Carlee Wilson
Carlee Wilson (BA, 2014) is currently a masters student in Conflict Transformation and Social Justice at Queen’s University Belfast in Northern Ireland.
MA, 2011: Tanya Perkins
Tanya Perkins (MA, 2011) earned her MFA at Murray State and is now the Chair of the English Department at Indiana University East. In 2018 she published a chapbook through WTAW Press as well as numerous short stories and pieces on teaching writing. Her current research focuses on creative writing pedagogy and program assessment.
BA, 2018: Cole Wilder
Cole Wilder (BA, 2018) attends UT Austin where he is pursuing a Masters degree in Media Studies and is currently in the early stages of writing a thesis on art house theaters and microcinemas which imagine, build, and sustain communities of filmgoing through film programming and exhibition strategies.
BA, 2019: Ryan Grey
Ryan Grey (BA, 2019) will attend Columbia University in Fall 2020 to pursue an MFA degree.
BA, 2017: Caitlin Upshall
Caitlin Upshall (BA, 2017) will be graduating in June 2020 with a Master’s in Public Administration from the Evergreen State College.
BA, 2019: McKenzie Grenz
McKenzie Grenz (BA, 2019) has been accepted to a Master’s in Social Work program.