November 6, 2025 by Robin Lippincott, fiction and creative nonfiction faculty I am in Provincetown, Massachusetts once again, this glorious, narrow strip of land at the end of Cape Cod. Though P’town is a place I’ve loved deeply and visited countless times for over forty years, it has been almost eight years since I was last here, the longest stretch I have ever gone since my first visit in the early 1980s. I am here now to scatter the remains of my beloved friend and fir
October 23, 2025 by Leah Henderson, faculty, writing for children and young adults Since I debuted in 2017, I’m continuously trying to find a healthy footing in the writing world even after several books. Thankfully, along the way, I’ve paid close attention during most of my stumbles and leaps and have been able to add a few useful takeaways to my toolkit—takeaways that may be helpful to consider for anyone pursuing a career in writing, whether with a focus of writing for
EXCITING NEWS & UPDATES FROM SPALDING'S NASLUND-MANN SCHOOL OF WRITING STUDENTS, ALUMNI, FACULTY & STAFF Students Morrow Dowdle (P) was nominated for Best of the Net 2025 by Sky Island Journal for their poem “I No Longer Want to Be Heartsick.” Gratton Hicks (F) is coming down the stretch on his third book and first adult novel, Mere Images . . . . . . of Lucky . The novel has just crossed the eighty-thousand-word count. He has planned extensive editing and feedback for
