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.
2023 Cohort
Miguel Ángeles
Poetry
H Bryan
Fiction
Audra Burwell
Poetry
Vanessa Gonzalez
Creative Nonfiction
Soreath Hok
Creative Nonfiction
Angelina Leaños
Poetry
Phoua Lee
Fiction
Stefan Leiva
Fiction
Shannon Matalone
Fiction
Sharon K. McClain
Creative Nonfiction
Juana Santana
Poetry
Taylor Seals
Poetry
Anthony Shemaria
Poetry
Allyssa Shields
Creative Nonfiction
Bo Vang
Poetry
Chou Xiong
Poetry
2022 Cohort
Mercedez Espino
Fiction
Laura Fredd
Fiction
Victoria Monsivaiz
Poetry
James T. Morrison
Creative Nonfiction
Yamille Moss
Fiction
Samina Najmi
Creative Nonfiction
Jacob Simmons
Creative Nonfiction
2021 Cohort
Caleigh Camara
Fiction
Sadie Gleason
Fiction
Hermelinda Hernandez Monjaras
Poetry
sami hidde tripp
Poetry
Juan Huerta
Fiction
Ahlam Khadra
Poetry
Kathryn Neves
Fiction
Brian Rojas
Poetry
Alberto Saldaña Uribe
Poetry
Tim Simmers
Creative Nonfiction
Tony Vang
Poetry
Continuing Students
Mary Coomes
Creative Nonfiction
Angela Mendoza
Creative Nonfiction
Amanda Silva
Creative Nonfiction
Isaac Weil
Creative Nonfiction