{"id":228,"date":"2017-02-24T19:23:21","date_gmt":"2017-02-24T19:23:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/casblog\/?p=228"},"modified":"2017-02-24T19:23:21","modified_gmt":"2017-02-24T19:23:21","slug":"m-f-a-in-creative-writing-and-publishing-arts-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/casblog\/2017\/02\/24\/m-f-a-in-creative-writing-and-publishing-arts-news\/","title":{"rendered":"M.F.A. in Creative Writing and Publishing Arts News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/casblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/381\/2017\/02\/Vivian-shaw.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-215 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/casblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/381\/2017\/02\/Vivian-shaw.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"195\" \/><\/a>Liz Bamford<\/strong>, M.F.A. \u201913, who writes under the pseudonym Vivian Shaw, has landed a book deal with leading science fiction and fantasy publisher, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitbooks.net\/2016\/09\/29\/welcome-vivian-shaw\/\" target=\"_blank\">Orbit<\/a>. The first book in her new three-book series about the adventures of Dr. Greta Helsing is titled <em>Strange Practice<\/em> and is scheduled for release in July of 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about Vivian Shaw at <a href=\"http:\/\/vivianshaw.tumblr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/vivianshaw.tumblr.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/casblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/381\/2017\/02\/D.-Watkins.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-216 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/casblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/381\/2017\/02\/D.-Watkins.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"167\" \/><\/a>Lecturer <strong>D. Watkins<\/strong>, M.F.A. \u201914, has been named among Richtopia\u2019s list of the top 200 most influential authors in the world.<\/p>\n<p>See the complete list of <a href=\"https:\/\/richtopia.com\/inspirational-people\/top-200-authors\" target=\"_blank\">Authors Top 200<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about D. Watkins at <a href=\"http:\/\/d-watkins.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/d-watkins.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/casblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/381\/2017\/02\/Morgenthau.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-217 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/casblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/381\/2017\/02\/Morgenthau.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"192\" height=\"138\" \/><\/a>This week\u2019s M.F.A.-sponsored reading event with 100-year old poet <strong>Henry Morgenthau III<\/strong> received a great write-up by the <em>Baltimore Jewish Times<\/em>. The reading was a kickoff to celebrate Morgenthau\u2019s debut collection of poems, <em>A Sunday in Purgatory<\/em>, published by UB\u2019s Passager Books.<\/p>\n<p>Read the article<em>:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/casblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/381\/2017\/02\/balt-jwsh-times_170223.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">balt-jwsh-times_170223<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.passagerbooks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Passager Books<\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Read more about Morgenthau and Passager Books in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.baltimoresun.com\/news\/maryland\/education\/higher-ed\/bs-md-passager-press-20170220-story.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Baltimore Sun<\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/local\/social-issues\/scion-of-prominent-jewish-american-family-publishes-first-book-of-poetry---at-the-age-of-100\/2017\/02\/12\/d790ccec-efd3-11e6-b4ff-ac2cf509efe5_story.html?hpid=hp_local-news_morgenthau720p:homepage\/story&amp;utm_term=.3047df2fe672\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Washington Post<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/casblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/381\/2017\/02\/christine_lincoln.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-218 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/casblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/381\/2017\/02\/christine_lincoln.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"166\" height=\"166\" \/><\/a>Christine Lincoln<\/strong>, M.F.A. \u201811, had her story, \u201cWhat\u2019s Necessary to Remember When Telling a Story,\u201d published in\u00a0the winter 2016 issue of <em>The Paris Review<\/em>, a literary magazine featuring original writing, art and in-depth interviews with famous writers.<\/p>\n<p>Read an excerpt <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/fiction\/6883\/whats-necessary-to-remember-when-telling-a-story-christine-lincoln\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about Christine Lincoln at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.yorkcity.org\/government\/poet-laureate\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.yorkcity.org\/government\/poet-laureate\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liz Bamford, M.F.A. \u201913, who writes under the pseudonym Vivian Shaw, has landed a book deal with leading science fiction and fantasy publisher, Orbit. 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