Check out Marrion's latest piece, "Retracing My Black Queer Literary Roots" on Lambda Literary!
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What kind of work are they publishing? Some have published young adult, middle grade, graphic novels. Some are New York Times bestsellers. Some have won prestigious poetry prizes. Read about them here.
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Marrion Johnson, MFA Fiction '21
Bio Marrion Johnson is a Black, queer writer and communications strategist based out of Oakland, California. Born and raised on the South Side of Chicago, Marrion uses storytelling to speak to the complex realities facing Black communities, including memory, queer and trans liberation and Black joy. Marrion is currently pursuing an MFA in Creative Writing in Fiction at Saint Mary’s College of California, and is working on his first novel entitled The Promised Land. Published work Retracing My Black Queer Literary Roots 2020 A Conversation With Alan Pelaez Lopez: A Poet of Queer Liberation 2020 A Word from the HBB Kitchen: I Talked Food History With The Pleasure Principle 2017
Stories
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“As a Kearny Street Workshop (KSW) fellow in the MFA in Creative Writing program, I was able to promote and be part of the present Asian...
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Artwork (above): “One World” by Rocky Zi Yuan Wan, age 12. Hong Kong. China. 2019 ROW Finalist...
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Vicki Hudson, MFA nonfiction '08, is many things—Army veteran, rugby coach, mom—and part of what holds all these identities together is the...
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Students from all disciplines gathered in Hagerty Lounge last week to learn the ins and outs of the entertainment industry from a panel of...
Events
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Apr
15Wednesday, April 15, 2020 - 7:30 P.M.
Join us as the fifth group of our 2nd year graduate students read their work. Curated...
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22Wednesday, April 22, 2020 - 12 P.M.
How To Pay For Graduate School Without Risking Your Future Financial Security...
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Apr
22Wednesday, April 22, 2020 - 2:30 P.M.
Chris Feliciano Arnold will explore how creative nonfiction can blend genres and forms...
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Apr
22Wednesday, April 22, 2020 - 7:30 P.M.
Cyrus Cassells is the author of seven acclaimed books of poetry and two books...