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MFA in Creative Writing

Selected Alumni Publications

Below is just a sampling of the many publications of the diverse and talented graduates of Goddard's low residency MFA in Creative Writing Program.  Titles are still being added to this page.  Check back soon for more publications, and for titles from the program's alumni playwrights and screenwriters.


Ellis AveryEllis Avery

Graduate '97 

 

 

Teahouse FireThe Teahouse Fire

Riverhead Hardcover, 2006

 

 

 

Smoke WeekThe Smoke Week

Gival Press, 2003

 

 

Anna Balint

Graduate ’01

 

 

Horse ThiefThe Horse Thief

Curbstone Press, 2004

 

 

Churaumanie Bissundyal

Graduate ’03

Players of Kassaku The Players of Kassaku

Xlibris Corporation, 2003

 

 

Michelle BlakeMichelle Blake

Graduate ’79

 

 

Book of LightThe Book of Light

Prime Crime, 2004

 

 

 

The Earth Has No SorrowEarth Has No Sorrow

G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2001 

 

 

 

The TentmakerThe Tentmaker

Putnam Group, 1999 

 

 

Adam BraverAdam Braver

Graduate '96

 

 

Crows over the WheatfieldCrows Over the Wheatfield

Harper Perennial, 2006

 

 

 

Devine SarahThe Divine Sarah

William Morrow, 2004

 

 

 

Mr. Lincoln's WarsMr. Lincoln’s Wars

William Morrow, 2003

 

 

Kiara BrinkmanKiara Brinkman

Graduate '06

 

 

Up High in the TreesUp High in the Trees

Grove Press, 2007

 

 

Jason Broadwater

Graduate '01

 

 

Abraham Two-HillAbraham Two-Hill

Behler Publications, 2005

 

 

Ed Carvalho, Photo Credit: Landon F. GarsideEdward J. Carvalho

Graduate '06

 

 

Chants from the Seven CitiesChants from the Seven Cities

Guerrilla Ignition, 2009

 

 

 

Works and DaysWorks and Days: Academic Freedom and Intellectual Activism

in the Post-9/11 University

Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2009

 

 

solitarysolitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short

Fine Tooth Press, 2007

 

 

Wm. Anthony Connolly

Graduate '02

 

 

Obituaries The Obituaries

Behler Publications, 2005

 

 

 

The Jenny MuckThe Jenny Muck

Panther Creek Press, 2001 

 

 

Mark DotyMark Doty

Graduate '80

 

 

Dog YearsDog Years

HarperCollins, 2007

 

 

 

School of the ArtsSchool of the Arts

HarperCollins, 2005

 

 

 

SourceSource

HarperCollins, 2001

 

 

 

Still-lifeStill Life with Oysters and Lemon
Beacon Press, 2001

 

 

Karen EssexKaren Essex

Graduate '99

 

 

Stealing AthenaStealing Athena

Doubleday, 2008 

 

 

 

Leonardo's Swans

Leonardo’s Swans

Doubleday, 2006

 

 

 

PharaohPharaoh

Warner Books, 2002

 

 

 

KleopatraKleopatra

Warner Books, 2001

 

 

Katherine Fischer

Graduate '98

 

 

Dreaming the MississippiDreaming the Mississippi

University Press, 2006

 

 

Anjuelle FloydAnjuelle Floyd

Graduate '06

 

 

Keeper of SecretsKeeper of Secrets…Translations of an Incident

Three Muses Press, 2007

 

 

Linda Nemec FosterLinda Nemec Foster

Graduate '79

 

 

Listen to the LandscapeListen to the Landscape

Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2006

 

Cecilia GalanteCecilia Galante

Graduate '03

 

 

Patron Saint of Butterflies Patron Saint of Butterflies

Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books, 2008

 

 

Allan Kates

Graduate '97

 

 

CopshockCopshock: Surviving Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Holbrook Street Press, 1999

 

 

Tim Kenyon

Graduate '99

 

 

Ersatz NationErsatz Nation

Big Engine, 2003

 

 

Shawn KerivanShawn Kerivan

Graduate '06

 

 

Name the BoyName the Boy

Dan River Press, 2007

 

 

Synnika LoftonSynnika Lofton

Graduate '06

 

 

Acoustic SunsAcoustic Suns on Eternity’s Canvas

PublishAmerica, 2006

 

 

 

SaxephonesSaxophones of Nightwinds, Womb, and Ego

PublishAmerica, 2004

 

 

Matthew Mayo

Graduate '03 

 

 

Winter's WarWinter’s War

Robert Hale, Ltd., 2007

 

 

Susan MersonSusan Merson

Graduate '03

 

 

Your Name Here Your Name here: An Actor and Writer’s Guide to Solo Performance

Star Publish, 2004

 

 

Chris MillisChris Millis

Graduate '07

 

 

Small ApartmentsSmall Apartments

Anvil Press, 2001

 

 

Rosie MolinaryRosie Molinary 

Graduate '02 

 

 

Hijas AmericanasHijas Americanas: Beauty, Body Image, and Growing up Latina

Seal Press, 2007

 

 

MwalimMwalim

Graduate '06

 

 

Mixed Medicine Bag A Mixed Medicine Bag

Talking Drum Press, 2007

 

 

Birgit Nielson

Graduate '03

 

 

Steeped in the World of TeaSteeped: In the World of Tea

(Co-editor) Interlink, 2004

 

 

Anne-Marie OomenAnne-Marie Oomen

Graduate '94

 

 

Uncoded WomanUncoded Woman: Poems

Milkwood Editions, 2006

 

 

Dawn PaulDawn Paul

Graduate '01

 

 

 The Country of LonelinessThe Country of Loneliness

Marick Press, 2009

 

 

 

 

Still River

Still River

Corvid Press, 2006

 

 

Christian PeetChristian Peet

Graduate '03

 

 

Big American TripBig American Trip

Shearsman Books, 2009

 

 

 

The NinesThe Nines

Palm Press, 2006

 

 

Matthew M. QuickMatthew M. Quick

Graduate '07

 

 

Silver Linings PlaybookThe Silver Linings Playbook

Playbook Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2008

 

 

Forrest Roth

Graduate '04

 

 

Line and PauseLine and Pause

BlazeVOX Books, 2006

 

 

Kristan Ryan

Graduate '02

Hair PrincessThe Hair Princess and the Hog Temple Incident

Behler Publications, 2007 

 

 

 

Strange AngelsStrange Angels

PublishAmerica, 2004

 

 

Selah SaterstromSelah Saterstrom

Graduate '02 

 

 

Meat and Spirit Plan The Meat and Spirit Plan

Coffee House Press, 2007

 

 

 

Pink InstitutionThe Pink Institution

Coffee House Press, 2004

 

 

Deborah Savage

Graduate '95

 

 

KotukuKotuku

Houghton Mifflin, 2002

 

 

 

Summer HawkSummer Hawk

Houghton Mifflin, 1999

 

 

 

To Race a DreamTo Race a Dream

HarperTrophy, 1996

 

 

Alan SemerdjianAlan Semerdjian

Graduate '03 

 

 

Geography of EvidenceGeography of Evidence

Spuyten Duyvil, 2006

 

 

Jennifer Semple SiegelJennifer Semple Siegel

Graduate '94

 

 

Are You Ever Going to be Thin?Are You Ever Going to be Thin?

Infinity, 2004

 

 

Martha SouthgateMartha Southgate

Graduate '94

 

 

Third GirlThird Girl from the Left

Houghton Mifflin, 2005

 

 

 

Fall of RomeThe Fall of Rome

Scribner, 2002

 

 

 

Another Way to DanceAnother Way to Dance

Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 1996

 

 

Jane Sprague

Graduate '04

 

 

The Port of Los AngelesThe Port of Los Angeles

Chax Press, 2009

 

 

Laurie StapletonLaurie Stapleton

Graduate '02

 

 

Against a White SkyAgainst a White Sky: A Memoir of Closets and Classrooms

Artemis Press, 2004

 

 

Elaine TerranovaElaine Terranova

Graduate '77

 

 

Not ToNot To: New and Selected Poems

Sheep Meadow Press, 2006

 

 

 

The Dog's HeartThe Dog's Heart

Orchises Press, 2002 

 

 

 

DamagesDamages

Copper Canyon Press, 1995 

 

 

Doug Van GundyDoug Van Gundy

Graduate '96

 

 

A Life Above WaterA Life Above Water

Red Hen Press, 2007

 

 

Laurie Wagner BuyerLaurie Wagner Buyer

Graduate '01

 

 

Across the High DivideAcross the High Divide

Ghost Road Press, 2006

 

 

 

Side CanyonsSide Canyons

Five Star, 2004 

 

 

Nagueyalti WarrenNagueyalti Warren

Graduate '95

 

 

Tempu Tupu!/walking Naked: Africana Women's Poetic Self-portrait

(Editor)

Africa World Press, 2008 

 

 

Southern MothersSouthern Mothers: Fact and Fictions in Southern Women’s Writing

(Co-editor)

Louisiana State University Press, 1999

 

Chrystal Wing

Graduate '95

 

 

Ariadne's EggAriadne’s Egg

Mwynhad, 2001

 

 

Crystal ZevonCrystal Zevon

Graduate '96

 

 

I'll Sleep When I'm DeadI’ll Sleep When I’m Dead: The Dirty Life and Times of Warren Zevon

Ecco, 2007