CUSOA Alumni

We have some bittersweet news to share with you all!

Congratulations to #SOAWriting alum Con Lehane '82 (@clehane) for his new book, Murder at the College Library, out March 5, 2024! Read more below: ow.ly/rs2B50QshYe

Congrats to #SOAWriting alum Regine Rayevsky Fisher '93 for her new collection of short stories, Dance Me To The End Of Love (Volumes 1 & 2), out now! Volume 1: ow.ly/VulA50QsHqx Volume 2: ow.ly/cO2M50QsHqw

Shoutout to #SOATheatre alum Nick Hadikwa Mwaluko '09, whose new book, Str8 Up Queer African, is out now! Read more here: scientistsandpoets.com

Congratulations to #SOAWriting alum Barbara Tran '92 for her new book of poems, "Precedented Parroting," forthcoming from Palimpsest Press in February 2024! Read more here: ow.ly/meoW50QrV6Z

Congrats to #SOAWriting alum Carlie Hoffman '16 for being awarded The National Jewish Book Award in Poetry for her poetry collection, When There Was Light! Read more: ow.ly/kPoQ50QuYcr

Shoutout to #SOAWriting alum Cynthia-Marie O’Brien '09 for her recent essay, "The holiness of asking for help," published in America Magazine! Read it here: ow.ly/GTAC50QsGTT.

Congratulations to #SOAWriting alum Ronald Okuaki Lieber '83 for his new book of poetry, The Long Journey Out! Read more below: ronaldokuakilieber.com

Congratulations to #SOAWriting alum Jane Marchant '18 for being one of thirty-five writers awarded the 2024 National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellowship! Read more here: ow.ly/Y3TN50Quzg3

Shoutout to #SOATheatre alum John Zeeb '71 for his new, interactive play, Change of Plans! Check it out here: grandcanyonmeetup.com

Congrats to #SOAWriting alum Parul Hinzen '89 for the publication of her short story, "Geronimo!", in the Fall 2023 issue of Ploughshares! Read below: ow.ly/SeYJ50QrTMH!

Congrats to #SOATheatre alum @ashley_melone '14 for being lead producer on the Broadway transfer of David Adjmi's play 'Stereophonic.' You can read more about the play at the following link: nytimes.com/2024/01/17/the…

Congrats to #SOAWriting alum Jane Marchant '18 for publishing a personal travel essay in the @ColumbiaJournal titled "The End of the Ends." You can read it at the following link: columbiajournal.org/articles/the-e…

Congrats to #SOAWriting alum Erin Pesut '15 for receiving a Best Small Fictions 2024 nomination from @CleaverMagazine for her flash nonfiction piece titled, "church," which appeared in Cleaver's Issue 41. You can read the piece at the following link: cleavermagazine.com/church-by-erin…

Pen Parentis, the new national nonprofit that helps writers stay on track after having kids, is hosting a citywide writer-parent meeting on January 17 at 6pm at The Writers Room (Manhattan). Learn more about Pen Parentis at the following link: penparentis.org

#SOATheatre alum @AmberChardae Robinson '15 is set to star in the @GeffenPlayhouse world premiere of 'Black Cypress Bayou' this February. In March, you can also catch Robinson in the star-studded @AppleTV series 'Palm Royale,' playing alongside Kristen Wiig and Laura Dern.

Don't miss 'Buena Vista Social Club,' developed and directed by #SOATheatre alum Saheem Ali '07, running at the @AtlanticTheater until January 21, 2024! ow.ly/8VcW50QlbiA

'The Essays Only You Can Write,' a book by #SOAWriting alum Irene Papoulis '79 (@Irenepapoulis) "offers a perspective on essay writing that spotlights a writer’s uniqueness." Improve your writing with Papoulis' invaluable insight! ow.ly/ZMAi50Qlziv

Catch #SOATheatre alum Michael Khalid Karadsheh '22 in the world premiere of 'The Ally' at @PublicTheaterNY, running February 15 through March 10, 2024! Get your tickets here: ow.ly/8b9M50QkKCu

Congratulations to #SOAWriting alum Erin Pesut '15, who received a Pushcart Prize nomination from Chautauqua for her essay, 'Endings,' which appeared in their 20.1 Chance Encounters Issue! Read it below: ow.ly/AVnP50QlyRN