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Department of English

Meet Our Students

Our MFA Creative Writing Program aims to attract diverse and promising voices from the central San Joaquin Valley, throughout California, across the country and beyond.

2024 Cohort

 

Chloe Abella
Creative Nonfiction

 

Vivian Aguirre
Poetry

 

Antonia Cardinale
Fiction

 

David R. Carrasco-Gomez
Poetry

 

Anya Connelly-Howland
Creative Nonfiction

 

Isabella De La Torre
Poetry

 

Peter Garza
Poetry

 

Amelia Holguin
Poetry

 

Kaylynn Holt
Fiction

 

Uvllia Ibarra
Fiction

 

Alison Mandaville
Creative Nonfiction

 

Guadalupe Salgado Partida
Poetry

 

Hannah Sutton
Fiction

 

 

 

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2023 Cohort

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Miguel Ángeles
Poetry

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H Bryan
Fiction

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Audra Burwell
Poetry

 

Vanessa Gonzalez
Creative Nonfiction

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Soreath Hok
Creative Nonfiction

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Angelina Leaños
Poetry

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Phoua Lee
Fiction

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Stefan Leiva
Fiction

 

Shannon Matalone
Fiction

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Sharon K. McClain
Creative Nonfiction

 

Juana Santana
Poetry

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Taylor Seals
Poetry

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Anthony Shemaria
Poetry

 

Allyssa Shields
Creative Nonfiction

 

Bo Vang
Poetry

 

Chou Xiong
Poetry

2022 Cohort

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Mercedez Espino
Fiction

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Laura Fredd
Fiction

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Victoria Monsivaiz
Poetry

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James T. Morrison
Creative Nonfiction

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Yamille Moss
Fiction

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Samina Najmi
Creative Nonfiction

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Jacob Simmons
Creative Nonfiction

 

Continuing Students

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Mary Coomes
Creative Nonfiction

 

Ahlam Khadra
Poetry

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Angela Medina-Felix
Creative Nonfiction

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Tim Simmers
Creative Nonfiction