Susan Sterling (fiction ’92): Susan’s story “Paris Street” appears in the fantasy/science fiction anthology, Altered States (2011, Main Street Rag).

Jeneva Stone (poetry ’07): Jeneva is a 2012 recipient of a MacDowell Fellowship in Nonfiction. An essay of hers appears in the fall 2011 issue of Colorado Review.

Janet Thornburg (fiction ’07): Janet read from her memoir-in-progress at Why There Are Words, the literary reading series hosted by Wally Peg Alford Pursell in Sausalito, California. Her short story, “Musical Tables” was published online in Diverse Voices Quarterly in January, and in April it appeared in print in Sanskrit Literary-Arts Magazine. In August she attended the Wet Mountain Valley Writers’ Conference in Colorado, where she studied with Dorothy Allison.  She is currently working on her novel, Calling Her Back from the Dead.

Jacquelyn Malone (poetry ’82): Jacquelyn’s chapbook All Waters Run to Lethe (2011, Finishing Line Press) was published last summer. In 2010, she was nominated for a Pushcart Prize by The Beloit Poetry Journal. She currently runs the website and is on the Board of Directors of The Massachusetts Poetry Festival.

Sally Molini (poetry ’04): Sally has published poems in American Letters & Commentary, Asheville Poetry Review, Poet Lore, Atlanta Review, Everyday Genius, and Cimarron Review.

Elizabeth (Libby) Mosier (fiction ’91): Elizabeth’s novella, The Playgroup, was published in 2011 by Gemma Open Door, a series designed to promote adult literacy.  The editor is Brian Bouldrey (Fiction ’91), and the series also includes The Possibility of Lions by Marta Maretich (Fiction ’91) and Peach by Joanne Green (Fiction ’92).

Lauren Yaffe (fiction ’92): Lauren has two poems,  “Change in Light” and “Tears” forthcoming in Willow Review, spring 2012. In July 2011 she received the Writers’ Relief’s Peter K. Hixson Memorial Award. Her story “A Woman of Letters” appears in the Altered States Anthology (2011, Main Street Rag).

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

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

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).

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.

Mary Bonina (poetry ’85): Mary is thrilled that her poetry chapbook, “Living Proof” (2010, Cervena Barva Press), is now a part of the WWC library collection, call number and all! It’s available through the Cervena Barva Press website.  A review by Jen Garfield, poetry editor at Prick of the Spindle, is also available.

Julie Bruck (poetry ’86): Julie’s third book of poetry, Monkey Ranch, will be published by Brick Books in March, 2012.  In other news, Julie Bruck and Lewis Buzbee’s daughter Maddy starts high school next year (Eek!).

Mary Lou Buschi (poetry ’04): Mary Lou has poems forthcoming in Willow Springs, Cream City Review, Rhino, and Gargoyle.  She finished her fellowship with the New York City Teaching Fellows and is staying on as a full-time special education teacher working with adolescents diagnosed with autism.

Lewis Buzbee (Fiction ’82): Lewis’ new novel, Bridge of Time, will be published by Feiwel and Friends in May, 2012. His last novel, The Haunting of Charles Dickens (2010, Feiwel and Freinds), won the Northern California Book Award and was nominated for an Edgar Award. In other news, Lewis and Julie Bruck’s daughter Maddy starts high school next year (Eek!).