Krista's essay "What My Mother Remembers" is forthcoming at Coachella Review
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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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Krista Varela Posell, MFA Creative Nonfiction '14
Krista's Bio: Krista graduated in 2014 with her MFA in Creative Nonfiction. She has taught writing at Saint Mary's College and served as the MFA Program Assistant for two years. Other experience includes serving as managing editor of The East Bay Review, a literary journal founded by other SMC MFA alums. Krista has been awarded fellowships to attend the Artsmith Residency and the Lit Camp Writers Conference. She lives in San Francisco and is the creator of Poly in Place. You can find her on Twitter, Instagram, and Medium. She is currently at work on a novel. Publications: "Stacks" (Complete Sentence Lit, 2020) "I've Come Out, But That Doesn't Mean My Marriage is Over" (GO Mag, 2020) "How Porn Helped Me Find My Community" (The Bold Italic, 2020) "Mother’s Day" (Ponder Review, 2017) "Topography of a Scar" (The Manifest Station, 2017) "Bahamas Drive" (Bird's Thumb, 2016) "Glory Days" (Cactus Heart, 2016) "Songs and Street Corners" (Sugared Water, 2016) "On the Rocks" (Blotterature Literary Magazine, 2015) "Tongue-Tied" (Vagabond City, 2015) “Thicker Than Water” (South85, 2015) “Roots” (Red Savina Review, 2015) “When We Still Knew What it Meant to Be Kids” (Toasted Cheese, 2014) - Winner of A Midsummer Tale Narrative Contest
Stories
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MFA and English Department Professor Lysley Tenorio is a finalist for the Joyce Carol Oates Prize sponsored by the Simpson Literary Project...
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Ross Belot came to Saint Mary's for his MFA degree in poetry all the way from Canada. He was recently interviewed by Matthew Hague of...
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LOCATION: Onlinehttps://admissions.stmarys-ca.edu/register/?id=3fa4b72e-e0ab-4389-a99c-9b5a22346... What is it like to be an MFA student? ...
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"How to Write About Disaster" with Visiting Writer, Marie Mockett...
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