Alumni Updates

Faith S. Holsaert (fiction ’82): Faith’s story “Appalachian Mitzvah” will appear in the winter 2012 edition of Spittoon.

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Jenny Johnson (poetry ’11): Jenny is the 2011 winner of the Beloit Poetry Journal’s annual Chad Walsh Poetry Prize for her poem “Aria.” This year, the prize carries an award of $5000. To read the poem and Jenny’s reflections on the crafting of “Aria”, check out the BPJ Poet’s Forum blog

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Margaret Kaufman (poetry ’92): Margaret’s latest book of poetry is Inheritance (2010, Sixteen Rivers Press). She is ever grateful for what she learned at Warren Wilson and the for the friends she made there. This winter she’ll teach a course on American Poets of Note at the Fromm Institute for Lifelong Learning (USF).

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Krys Lee (fiction ’08): Krys’ story collection Drifting House, which she began at Warren Wilson, was released by Viking/Penguin on Feb 6, 2012. It is part of a two-book deal.