Stonecoast MFA in Creative Writing – News

Terrance Hayes draws a full house to match the emotional fullness of his poetry

Michael Kmack — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 16:24:30 +0000

Terrance Hayes is the author of several poetry collections including “Lighthead,” which won the 2010 National Book Award.

2024 USM Summer Book List

Michael Kmack — Thu, 20 Jun 2024 20:04:32 +0000

Can’t decide on a book to bring to the beach? The faculty and staff at the �Ӱɴ�ý have some ideas for you.

Stonecoast’s Elizabeth Hand takes on Hill House in new novel

lindsay.tice — Mon, 13 Nov 2023 17:46:20 +0000

Hand is the first writer authorized to continue the world of Shirley Jackson's "The Haunting of Hill House."

Stonecoast MFA Faculty, Morgan Talty, receives accolades

lucy.cayard — Tue, 15 Aug 2023 15:41:04 +0000

Morgan Talty’s (Penobscot Indian Nation) national bestselling and critically acclaimed story collection “Night of the Living Rez,” was reviewed for “The New York Review … Read More

Storytelling provides sexual assault survivors a path to healing

Michael Kmack — Wed, 03 May 2023 15:53:24 +0000

A play written by the late activist Dianne "dee" Clarke chronicles her personal experience with sex trafficking in order to help other people who lived through the same trauma.

Two Stonecoast faculty members earn spots on NYT book list

lindsay.tice — Wed, 21 Dec 2022 18:49:08 +0000

“Hokuloa Road” by Elizabeth Hand and “Night of the Living Rez” by Morgan Talty made the New York Times list of 100 Notable Books for 2022.