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Fiction alum Amber Medland '15, author of the novel Wild Pets, has published her second book, nonfiction investigation Attention Seeker: The Truth about ADHD, with Dialogue Books.
Writing alum Jemimah Weh ’22 has been named one of the National Book Foundation’s 5 Under 35.
Writing alum Kimberly King Parsons '10 has won the 2025 Ken Kesey Award for Fiction at the Oregon Book Awards for her debut novel We Were the Universe (Knopf, 2024).
In his first book, American Oasis: Finding the Future in the Cities of the Southwest (Pantheon), alum Kyle Paoletta ’16, reaches back to the 17th century desert—Albuquerque (where Paoletta grew up), Phoenix, Tucson, El Paso, and Las Vegas.
Just two days after Writing alum Holly Brickley ’05 released her debut novel Deep Cuts, Deadline revealed the feature film adaptation, replete with two movie stars, an acclaimed director, and a tastemaker studio.
Hogarth Press has acquired North American rights to two novels by Writing Program alum Woody Brown '24.
Talking to Rachel Kushner '01, author of the National Book Award-nominated and Booker Prize shortlisted novel Creation Lake, is like traversing through galactic orbits with black holes pulling you in without you knowing.
Writing alum Jessi Jezewska Stevens ’17 has been named a finalist for the 2025 Story Prize for her short story collection Ghost Pains. One of three finalists, Stevens’ work was selected from 107 submissions from 82 unique publishers and imprints.
How to Dodge a Cannonball, the second book from Writing alum and Adjunct Assistant Professor Dennard Dayle ’17 is being released in hardcover on June 17, 2025 from Henry Holt and Co., an imprint of Macmillan.