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As we prepare for next semester<\/strong>, I encourage you to take a moment to peruse this newsletter and meet some of the talent who will participate in our virtual residency this January. As the Maslow Family Creative Writing Program offerings expand, expect more publishers, writers, outside readers, faculty members, students, and change that will bring out the best in us all. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve had to \u201cRevise This!\u201d newsletter since we\u2019ve learned the campus will be closed, and Zoom will be our vehicle of delivery for this upcoming residency. No cool wind or light dusting of snow. No Buddha surrounded by Christmas decorations, and no Genetti\u2019s. But we do have our devices, and we will be able to meet, present, chat, teach, learn, and continue with the program online. There is lemonade here somewhere; just keep looking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And one more thing, posting this newsletter is my last task as the editor\u2014and what a journey we\u2019ve had together. As I hand off these duties to the new editor, I thank you all for participating, and I encourage you to continue sharing your good news. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sincerely,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Roni Teson                                                <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Maslow Family Creative Writing Program UPDATES:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Virtual Winter Residency<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Wilkes University COVID Response Team has informed us that we need to run the winter residency virtually and not in person. You will receive a revised residency schedule soon. All your Zoom links will be posted on our website, https:\/\/wilkescw.com<\/a>, with the password to be emailed a week or two from now. Stay tuned for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enrollment<\/strong> Boom<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are proud and excited to welcome 25 new students<\/strong> to the incoming (January \u201922) cohort! That means we\u2019ve enrolled 64 new students since January 2021, nearly doubling the total number of students in the program. A big thank-you goes out to Bonnie Culver and Mike Lennon for building our nationally renowned program, to our wonderful faculty, whose attentive, compassionate, and wise instruction has given us a stellar reputation in the writing world, and to our remarkable alumni, the most successful of any low-residency program, who continue to represent us so well. Keep up the good work and keep spreading the word!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New Faculty<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

With so many new students, we need to add to our faculty, and were fortunate to hire some rising stars in the American literary scene. In addition to those announced in our last newsletter, we are excited to welcome performance poet Angelique Palmer<\/a>, who will teach Spoken Word, sci-fi writer Ken Liu<\/a>, who will teach sci-fi fiction, narrative nonfiction writer\/activist Jessica Goudeau<\/a>, and novelist\/essayist Rachel Weaver<\/a>. Welcome to the team!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thursday Writing Hour<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have begun hosting in-person Community Writing Hours in the new conference room (formerly the SenArts room) in Cox Hall, every Thursday from 11:00 am \u2013 1:00 pm. Any members of our community (Wilkes undergrads, grad students, faculty, staff, alumni) should feel free to come by anytime during those hours on Thursdays to spend some quiet writing time. (No critiquing or sharing\u2014just writing.) With free coffee, tea, and snacks too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

January Readings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Want to attend some high-quality virtual readings ? Here\u2019s a schedule for the Maslow Family Salon Readings at the January 2022 residency. Time: 6:30-7:30 pm unless otherwise indicated (Zoom links will be provided):<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sunday Jan 9            Faculty Reading <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christine Gelineau, Jessica Goudeau, Jenny Mayer, and Nisha Sharma. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Monday Jan 10         Alumni Reading <\/strong>(4:30-5:30 pm)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jennifer Bokal, Jaclyn Maria Fowler, S\u00e9rgio-Andreo Betancourt Urbina, Andre Carter. Moderated by Matthew Hinton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tuesday Jan 11          Faculty Reading<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sari Botton, Ross Klavan, Laurie Loewenstein, and Jeff Talarigo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wednesday Jan 12   Faculty Reading<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drama Night: Plays by Gregory Fletcher and Christine Renee Miller <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thursday Jan 13       Featured Readings <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ReShonda Tate Billingsley, Angelique Palmer, and Victoria Christopher Murray. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Art of Writing Books is Only Half the Journey<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meet the founders of Brown Girls Books<\/strong>, authors Victoria Christopher Murray<\/a> and ReShonda Tate Billingsley<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n