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MFA in Creative Writing

Selected Faculty Publications and Productions

Below is just a selection of the publications and productions of the talented faculty of Goddard's low residency MFA in Creative Writing Program.


Kyle Bass, Photo Credit: Brenda Merit Kyle Bass

Current Faculty Advisor

 

 

Carver at TuskegeeCarver at Tuskegee

(Play) 

Syracuse Stage, 2009

 

 

Callalo

Northeast

(Play) 

Callaloo, March 2008

 

 

Tender

(Play) 

Armory Square Playhouse, September 2007

 

 

Stone CanoeThe Heart of Fear

(Play) 

Stone Canoe, March 2007

 

 

Ryan BoudinotRyan Boudinot

Current Faculty Advisor

 

 

Littlest HitlerThe Littlest Hitler

Counterpoint, 2007 (Reprint Edition)

 

 

 

Deborah BrevoortDeborah Brevoort

Current Faculty Advisor

 

 

The Blue Sky BoysThe Blue-Sky Boys
Barter Theater, Abingdon, VA
June-August 2010

 


The Poetry of PizzaThe Poetry of Pizza

California Repertory Theater, Long Beach, CA

March 5-26, 2010

 

 

Signs of LifeSigns of Life
Samuel French, 2007

 

 

 

Women of LockerbieThe Women of Lockerbie

Dramatists PlayService               

2005  

                

                          

Blue Moon Over Memphis Blue Moon Over Memphis: A Noh Drama About Elvis Presley

The Best Short American Plays, edited by Glenn Young

Applause Books

2004

 

King Island ChristmasKing Island Christmas: An Oratorio For The Musical Stage

(Oratorio/Musical Libretto)

New York State Theater Institute, Troy NY

December 4-18, 2009

 

Into the Fire

Into the Fire 

(Play)

2000

 

 

Rebecca Brown

Rebecca Brown

Current Faculty Advisor

 

 

The Haunted House The Haunted House

City Lights, 2007

 

 

 

The End of YouthThe End of Youth

City Lights Books, 2003

 

 

 

The DogsThe Dogs: A Modern Bestiary City Lights Books, 1998

 

 

 

 

What Keeps Me HereWhat Keeps Me Here: A Book of Stories

Harpercollins, 1996

 

 

 

Annie Oakley's GirlAnnie Oakley's Girl

City Lights Books, 1993

 

 

 

Terrible GirlsThe Terrible Girls

City Lights Books, 1992

 

 

 

Jan ClausenJan Clausen

Current Faculty Advisor 

 

 

Apples and OrangesApples and Oranges: My Journey through Sexual Identity

Houghton Mifflin, 1999

 

 

 

Darrah Cloud

Current Faculty Advisor

 

 

Snow WhiteSnow White

(Musical Adaptation)

Disneyland, 2007

 

 

Hearts are WildHearts Are Wild

(Rock Musical)

City Theatre, Pittsburgh, 2006

 

 

HeartlandHeartLand

(Musical)

Madison Rep Theatre and Dallas Summer Musicals, 2004

 


O Pioneers!O Pioneers!

(Musical Adaptation)

The Acting Company, 2004 

 

 

Undercover ChristmasUndercover Christmas

(Screenplay) 

CBS, 2003

 

 

The Stick WifeThe Stick Wife

(Play) 

Dramatic Play Publishing

 

 

Kenny Fries Kenny Fries

Current Faculty Advisor

 

 

The History of My ShoesThe History of My Shoes and the Evolution of Darwin's Theory

Carroll and Graf, 2007

 

 

 

Body, RememberBody, Remember: A Memoir

University of Wisconsin Press, 2nd Edition, 2003

 

 

 

Desert WalkingDesert Walking: Poems

Advocado Press, 2000 

 

 

 

Staring BackStaring Back: The Disability Experience from the Inside Out

Plume, 1997

 

 

 

AnesthesiaAnesthesia: Poems

Advocado Press, 1996 

 

 

 

 

Beatrix GatesBeatrix Gates

Current Faculty Advisor

 

 

Ten MinutesTen Minutes

Firm Ground Press, 2006

 

 

 

In the OpenIn the Open
Painted Leaf Press, 1998

 

 

 

Elena GeorgiouElena Georgiou

Current Faculty Advisor

 

 

mercy mercy memercy mercy me

University of Wisconsin Press, 2003

 

 

 

World in UsThe World In Us

(Co-editor)

St. Martin’s Press, 2000

 

 

Bhanu KapilBhanu Kapil

Current Faculty Advisor

 

 

IncubationIncubation: a space for monsters

Leon Works, 2006 


 


Vertical Interrogation of StrangersThe Vertical Interrogation of Strangers

Kelsey Street Press, 2001

 

 

 

Susan KimSusan Kim

Current Faculty Advisor

 

 

City of SpiesCity of Spies

(Co-writer)

First Second Books, 2010

 

 

The Fielding Course

(Co-writer)

First Second Books, 2009

 

 

Germantown

(Co-writer)

First Second Books, 2008

 

 

Flow: the Cultural History of MenstruationFlow: The Cultural History of Menstruation

(Co-writer)

St. Martin's Press, 2008

 

 

The Joy Luck ClubThe Joy Luck Club

(Adaptation from the Novel by Amy Tan)

Dramatists Play Service, 2008

(Acting Edition)

 

Imaginary WitnessImaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust

(Writer)

Anker Productions, 2005 

 

 

The Meaning of FoodThe Meaning of Food

(Writer)

Pie in the Sky Productions, 2005

 

 

Best Ten Minute Plays for Two ActorsMemento Mori

(Play) 

Ensemble Studio Theatre, 2003

(Published in The Best Ten-Minute Plays for Two Actors, Smith and Krauss, 2004)

 

Four From ESTDreamtime for Alice

(Play)

Ensemble Studio Theatre, 1999

(Published in Four From EST Marathon '99, Dramatist Play Service, 2000)

 

Paving the WayPaving the Way

(Writer) 

JVD Productions, 1996 

 

 

Michael KleinMichael Klein

Current Faculty Advisor 

 

 

Then We Were Still LivingThen We Were Still Living

GenPop Books, 2010

 

 

End of Being Known

The End of Being Known

University of Wisconsin Press, 2003

 

 

 

Things Shaped in PassingThings Shaped in Passing:  More Poets for Life on the AIDS Pandemic

(Co-editor)

Persea Books, 1997

 

 

Track ConditionsTrack Conditions

Persea Books, 1997

 

 

 

In the Company of my SolitudeIn the Company of My Solitude: American Writing from the AIDS Pandemic

(Co-Editor)

Persea Books, 1995

 

 

19901990

Provincetown Arts, Inc., 1993 

 

 

 

Poets for Life:  76 Poets Respond to AIDS

(Editor)

Persea Books, 1989

 

 


 

Aimee LiuAimee Liu

Current Faculty Advisor 

 

 

Restoring our Bodies

Restoring Our Bodies, Reclaiming Our Lives: Guidance and Reflections on Recovery from Eating Disorders

(Editor)

Trumpeter, 2011

 

The Face in the Mirror

"Becoming International"
The Face in the Mirror: Writers Reflect on Their Dreams of Youth
and the Reality of Age
Prometheus Books, 2009

 

Gaining

Gaining: The Truth About Life After Eating Disorders

Grand Central Publishing (formerly Warner Books), 2007

 

 

 

For Keeps"Dead Bone"
For Keeps: Women Tell the Truth about their Bodies, Growing Older, and Acceptance
Seal Press, 2007

 


Why I'm Still Married"A Great Wall"
Why I'm Still Married: Women Write their Hearts out on Love, Loss, Sex, and Who Does the Dishes
Plume, 2006

 

 

Meeting Across the River"The Other Side"
Meeting Across the River: Stories inspired by the Haunting Bruce
Springsteen Song
Bloomsbury, 2005

 

Flash HouseFlash House

Warner Books, 2004

 

 

 

 

My California"Transients in Paradise"
My California: Journeys by great writers
Angel City Press, 2004

 

 

Cloud MountainCloud Mountain

Warner Books, 1997

 

 

 

FaceFace

Warner Books, 1994

 

 

 

SolitaireSolitaire

Harper and Row, 1979

 

 

 

Jeanne Mackin

 Jeanne Mackin

Current Faculty Advisor

 

 

Louisa and the Crystal GazerThe Louisa May Alcott Mystery Series: Louisa and the Crystal Gazer

Signet, 2006

 

 

 

The Sweet By and ByThe Sweet By and By

St. Martin's Press, March 2001

 

 

 

Dreams of EmpireDreams of Empire

Kensington Publishing Corporation, 1997

 

 

 

Micheline Aharonian MarcomMicheline Aharonian Marcom

Current Faculty Advisor

 

 

The Mirror in the WellThe Mirror in the Well
Dalkey Archive Press, 2008

 

 

 

Draining the Sea

Draining the Sea

Riverhead Books, 2008 

 

 

 

Daydreaming BoyThe Daydreaming Boy

Riverhead Books, 2004

 

 

 

Three ApplesThree Apples Fell From Heaven

Riverhead Books, 2001

 

 

 

Douglas A. Martin Douglas A. Martin

Current Faculty Advisor

 

 

Once You Go BackOnce You Go Back
Seven Stories Press, 2009

 

 

 

In the Time of AssignmentsIn the Time of Assignments
Soft Skull Press, 2008

 

 

 

Your Body FiguredYour Body Figured
Nightboat Books, 2008

 

 

 

Branwell

Branwell

Soft Skull Press, 2006

 

 

 

The Change the SubjectThey Change The Subject

University of Wisconsin Press, 2005

 

 

 

The Haiku YearThe Haiku Year

(Co-author) 

Soft Skull Press, 2004 

 

 

Biting the ErrorBiting the Error: Writers Explore Narrative

(Co-author)

Coach House Press, 2004 

 

 

Outline of My LoverOutline of My Lover

Picador, 2002 

 

 

 

Rogelio MartinezRogelio Martinez

Current Faculty Advisor 

 

 

Displaced

(Play) 

Marin Theater Company, 2006

 

 

FizzFizz

(Play) 

Ohio Theater, 2006

 

 

Learning CurveLearning Curve

(Play)

Theater Row, 2005

 

 

Union City

(Play)

EST, 2002

 

 

Arrivals and Departures

(Play)

Oyo Repertory, 2000

 

 

Illuminating Veronica

(Play)

South Coast Repertory, 1999

 


John McManusJohn McManus

Current Faculty Advisor

 

 

Bitter MilkBitter Milk

Picador, 2005

 

 

 

Born on a TrainBorn on a Train
Picador, 2003

 

 

 

Stop Breakin DownStop Breakin Down
Picador, 2001

 

 

 

Nicola MorrisNicola Morris

Current Faculty Advisor 

 

 

GolemThe Golem in Jewish American Literature: Risks and Responsibilities in the Fiction of Thane Rosenbaum, Nomi Eve and Steve Stern

Peter Lang Publishing, 2007 

 

 

Victoria NelsonVictoria Nelson

Current Faculty Advisor

 

 

Wild CaliforniaWild California

Five Leaves Publications, 2004

 

 

 

The Secret Life of PuppetsThe Secret Life of Puppets

Harvard University Press, 2002

 

 

 

On Writer's BlockOn Writer's Block

Houghton Mifflin Company, 1993

 

 

 

Richard PanekRichard Panek,

Current Faculty Advisor

 

 

The Invisible CenturyThe Invisible Century: Einstein, Freud, and the Search for Hidden Universes

Viking, 2004 

 

 

 

Seeing and BelievingSeeing and Believing: How the Telescope Opened Our Eyes and Minds to the Heavens

Viking, 1998 

 

 

Rachel PollackRachel Pollack

Current Faculty Advisor 

 

 

The Body of the GoddessThe Body of the Goddess

Collins and Brown, 2003

 

 

 

Godmother NightGodmother Night

St. Martin’s Press, 1996

 

 

 

Unquencable FireUnquenchable Fire

Overlook Press, 1995

 

 

Rahna Reiko RizzutoRahna Reiko Rizzuto

Current Faculty Advisor

 

 

Hiroshima in the MorningHiroshima in the Morning

The Feminist Press, 2010

 

 

 

Why She Left Us

Why She Left Us 

Perennial, 2000

 

 

 

The Nuyorasian AnthologyThe Nuyorasian Anthology: Asian American Writings on New York City

(Co-Editor) 

Asian American Writers' Workshop, 1999

 


Paul SeligPaul Selig

Program Director

 

 

I am the WordI am the Word: A Guide to the Consciousness Of Man's Self in a

Transitioning Time

Tarcher/Penguin, 2010

 

 

Truth in Translation

Truth in Translation

Market Theater and the Colonnades Theater Lab, 2008

(Additional Material)

 

 

War Letters

War Letters

The Canon Theater, 2002

(Adaptation)

 

 

TallulahTallulah

National Tour, 2001

(Additional Material)

 

 

Mystery SchoolMystery School
En Garde Arts, New York, 1998

(The Best American Short Plays of 1996-97, Applause Books)

 

 

3 VisitationsThree Visitations

The New Music Theatre Ensemble, 1996

 

 

 

Slide ShowSlide Show

Ensemble Studio Theater, 1996

(Plays from the Ensemble Studio Theater's Marathon '96, Smith and Kraus Publishing) 

 

Notes from a SeanceNotes from A Séance

Joyce Theater, 1999

 

 

 

LamantationsLamantations

Alice’s 4th Floor, Latenight

(Opera)

 

 

Never EnoughNever Enough

Joyce Theater, 1992

(Dance Theater Workshop)

 

 

Long Island DreamerLong Island Dreamer and Moon City 

The Director’s Company, 1986

 

 

 

Terminal BarTerminal Bar

En Garde Arts, 1987

(The Best American Short Plays of 1987-88, Applause Books)

(Gay Play 3, Methuen) 

 

Body PartsBody Parts

The Director’s Company, 1983

 

 

 

Juliana Spahr Juliana Spahr

Current Faculty Advisor

 

 

This Connection of Everyone with LungsThis Connection of Everyone with Lungs

University of California Press, 2004

 

 

 

Everybody's AnatomyEverybody’s Autonomy: Connective Reading and Collective Identity

University of Alabama, 2001

 

 

 

Fuck You-Aloha-I Love YouFuck You-Aloha-I Love You

Wesleyan University Press, 2001

 

 

 

ResponseResponse

Sun & Moon Press, 1995

 

 

 

Darcey SteinkeDarcey Steinke

Current Faculty Advisor

 

 

MilkMilk: A Novel

Bloomsbury, 2007

 

 

 

Easter EverywhereEaster Everywhere: A Memoir

Bloomsbury, 2007

 

 

 

Jesus SavesJesus Saves

Grove Press, 1999

 

 

 

Up Through the WaterUp Through the Water

Grove Press, 2000

 

 

 

Suicide BlondSuicide Blonde

Grove Press, 2000

 

 

 

Jane WohlJane Wohl

Current Faculty Advisor

 

 

Beasts in SnowBeasts in Snow

High Plains Press, 2005