Good News and Recent Publications From MFA Students

We’ve had a spate of good news and publications from our MFA students. Maureen Hirthler’s story was the lead piece on the national blog, KevinMD: http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2015/04/i-inwardly-watch-my-lifes-blood-flow-away-and-no-one-notices.html Emily Geminder’s story, Your Village Has Been Bombed, is in the spring issue of the literary journal, Witness: http://witness.blackmountaininstitute.org/issues/volume-28-no-1-spring-2015 Anders Carlson was hired as a summer intern at the…

Angela Lutz’s Recent Publications

Angela Lutz, current student in UMKC English’s graduate program, has been a publishing machine as of late. You’ll find links to multiple pieces for The Kansas City Star and The Pitch below. Book Reviews for The Kansas City Star: –“Church of Marvels” by Leslie Parry: http://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/books/article15343889.html –“It Was Me All Along” by Andie Mitchell: http://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/books/article11208485.html –“Sweet Nothing” by Richard Lange: http://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/books/article13799576.html –“Dreamland”…

The World of Self-Publishing

For almost five years, I have been self-publishing my poetry, short fiction, and fantasy novels through Lulu.com. This website has provided a means through which I can create print as well as electronic versions of the stories I’ve been developing for as long as I can remember, after many years of doubting if I could…

Hirthler Presents at Medicine/Writing Conference

Second-year MFA candidate Maureen Hirthler has been selected to host a discussion at the eighth annual Examined Life Conference, April 10-12, sponsored by The University of Iowa, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine. The three-day conference will focus on the links between the science of medicine and the art of writing. Keynote…