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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

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Chloe Abella
Creative Nonfiction

Headshot of Vivian Aguirre.

Vivian Aguirre
Poetry

Headshot of Antonia inside the library.

Antonia Cardinale
Fiction

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David R. Carrasco-Gomez
Poetry

Headshot of Anya inside the library.

Anya Connelly-Howland
Creative Nonfiction

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Isabella De La Torre
Poetry

 

Peter Garza
Poetry

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Amelia Holguin
Poetry

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Kaylynn Holt
Fiction

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Uvllia Ibarra
Fiction

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Alison Mandaville
Creative Nonfiction

Headshot of Guadalupe Salgado Partida.

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

Headshot of Shannon inside the library.

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

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Allyssa Shields
Creative Nonfiction

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Bo Vang
Poetry

Headshot of Chou Xiong.

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

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Ahlam Khadra
Poetry

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Angela Medina-Felix
Creative Nonfiction

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Tim Simmers
Creative Nonfiction