@baypathmfaCNF

MFA in Creative Nonfiction at Bay Path University/Multiplicity Magazine/Hatch Lit Series

 Longmeadow, MA
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Joined December 2013
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Multiplicity Magazine's Quick Work is back! Brilliant bite-size essays leading up the full summer issue in June: OUT OF CONTROL. multiplicitymagazine.com/202…
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"Time, which is your enemy in almost everything in this life, is your friend in writing.” ~ Tobias Wolff
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Everything good that happened in my career happened because someone, normally another writer, helped me. Suggested me for something, put in a good word, & so on. The idea was always that you help others & they help others in their turn. It's not a win or lose game. ~ Neil Gaiman
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Congratulations to faculty member María Luisa Arroyo Cruzado on her brilliant new memoir-in-poems: lilypoetryreview.blog/lily-p…

Thought Here Would Cure Me of There by María Luisa Arroyo Cruzado - Lily Poetry Review

About María Luisa Arroyo Cruzado Born in Manati, Puerto Rico, & raised in Springfield, MA, María Luisa Arroyo Cruzadoearned a BA (Colby) & MA in German (Tufts), her third language; & an MFA from...

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Oh, Alice!! The Nobel-winning goddess of the short story and inspiration to millions of writers has died. Hearts are heavy around the world. 💔 nytimes.com/2024/05/14/books…

Alice Munro, Nobel Laureate and Master of the Short Story, Dies at 92 (Published 2024)

Her stories were widely considered to be without equal, a mixture of ordinary people and extraordinary themes.

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What a pleasure to see former Multiplicity Magazine contributor Shinichi Terada in @hippocampusmag with another knockout personal essay! hippocampusmagazine.com/2024… via @hippocampusmag

Lai Lai Dance Hall by Shinichi Terada | Hippocampus Magazine

"The dance hall was like a cave, the dim light obscuring its guests." -- from the essay "Lai Lai Dance Hall" by Shinichi Terada

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#Memoir writers: We highly recommend this workshop with the brilliant @MelanieJMBrooks ! Her astute and compassionate writing guidance has changed lives - it could change yours.
Melanie Brooks@MelanieJMBrooks11 May 2024
#Writers! Join me in June for this generative #memoir workshop in spectacular Rockport, Maine! #WritingCommmunity mainemedia.edu/workshops/ite…

Take a Stroll Down Memory Lane - Maine Media Workshops + College

Guided by author Melanie Brooks, this generative nonfiction workshop helps writers dig into their memories to create meaningful stories.

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"For the first time in my life, I realized telling the truth was way different from finding the truth, and finding the truth had everything to do with revisiting and rearranging words." ~ Kiese Laymon
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Gorgeous essay by essayist and MFA grad @AnnKlotz on mothering, goodbyes, and love.
Ann Klotz@AnnKlotz30 Apr 2024
So happy Midstory published my essay on love, loss, seasons, and goodbyes: open.substack.com/pub/midsto…
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Gorgeous essay on the noble profession of teaching - the great responsibilities and great joys, by MFA alum ⁦@AnnKlotz⁩ well-schooled.com/2024/04/te…

Teacher First

It was May of my Senior year of college in 1982. Walking to Naples, the pizzeria near the Women’s Studies building, I noticed the trees in full leaf above my...

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"For #NationalLibrarianDay, I want us all to recognize these incredible library workers for who they are: valued members of our communities and active defenders of our democracy." — ALA President Emily Drabinski in @TheAdvocateMag advocate.com/voices/emily-dr… #UniteAgainstBookBans

How library workers are defending books, democracy, and queer lives

​Books that tell LGBTQ+ stories are under attack. In communities nationwide, librarians are defending our community’s freedoms to read—and exist.

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Friends, we're live, & grateful, & honestly moved to tears by this beautiful, brave, resilient issue. In case you've ever found yourself doubting it: the work you do really matters, to someone, somewhere. Know we needed it & we thank you for sharing this hard work with us...
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Grateful for editor extraordinaire, @noahmichelson for publishing this essay @HuffPost. bit.ly/43MwBid

My Family Kept My Dad's Secret For Years. I Wasn't Prepared For What Telling The Truth Would Mean.

"I understood that not talking about the pain I was feeling would protect them. So we all learned to pretend."

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"How can we get the feedback we need from readers who don’t want to hurt us? How can we help our writer friends improve without damping their creative joy?" ~ Allison K Williams / @GuerillaMemoir brevity.wordpress.com/2024/0…

The Magic Question: Getting Real Feedback You Can Actually Use

Show your pretty necklace. Just look at those beautifully dropped shoulders! By Allison K Williams A writer asked, I wrote a short story recently, which wasn’t very good, and some people left comme…

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Very happy to see the brilliant @NualaNiC’s essay republished and reaching new readers!
Nuala O'Connor@NualaNiC8 Mar 2024
Happy International Women's day! My perimenopause essay 'The Hope Cure' features at *Sugar Sugar Salt* today. Originally published at *Multiplicity* in 2020, it's getting a new outing @SugarSugarSalt_ who re-publish & highlight cnf.
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"Most of us can sense when something in our #memoir manuscript is falling flat, but we’re so close to the material that it’s challenging to identify areas for improvement." ~ Katie Bannon brevity.wordpress.com/2024/0…

I’m a Developmental Editor – These are the Five Biggest Issues I See in Memoir Drafts

By Katie Bannon As a developmental editor, I have read hundreds of memoir manuscripts, in addition to revising my own. Every manuscript I work on has unique craft challenges. Still, there are commo…

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Congratulations, @jbakernyc!!
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Congratulations to ⁦@thesusanito⁩! NBCC judge explains why I Would Meet You Anywhere is one of the best books of the year. fivebooks.com/best-books/the…

Five Books: The Best Memoirs: The 2024 NBCC Autobiography Shortlist, recommended by May-lee Chai

The best recent memoirs, as shortlisted for the 2024 NBCC autobiography prize and discussed by May-Lee Chai, chair of this year's judges

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“There is no time for despair, no place for self-pity, no need for silence, no room for fear. We speak, we write, we do language. That is how civilizations heal.” But there is time for Toni Morrison, born on this day in 1931 themarginalian.org/2016/11/1…

No Place for Self-Pity, No Room for Fear: Toni Morrison on the Artist’s Task in Troubled Times

“There is no time for despair, no place for self-pity, no need for silence, no room for fear. We speak, we write, we do language. That is how civilizations heal.”

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So excellent: Ursula K. Le Guin on change, menopause as rebirth, and the civilizational value of elders themarginalian.org/2023/09/3…

Ursula K. Le Guin on Change, Menopause as Rebirth, and the Civilizational Value of Elders

“Into the space ship, Granny.”

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