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"The MAW program at Coastal helped me find myself as a writer. The program gave me access to so many things: books, MFA-style workshops, great faculty. ...I am now in my second year as an MFA candidate at George Mason University and I realize that the level at which I can discuss writing (from the craft level and beyond) is directly related to the knowledge I gained from the MAW program at Coastal. I would do it all over again in a heartbeat."

MAW alum Kelsey (Goudie) Lelynn

Alumni News & Publications

SELECT PUBLICATIONS

  • Atkinson, Brittany. "Aubade." Rust + Moth (Autumn 2021).
  • Atkinson, Brittany. "Missing the Funeral." The Shore (Summer 2021).
  • Benson, Schuler. "Komodo 90210" Little Fiction.
  • Bracey, Derrick. “A Briefing on the Boys.” Crack the Spine, 2021.
  • Bracey, Derrick. “All American Summer.” Heater, 2016.
  • Bracey, Derrick. “Basement Songs.” Short Story America, 2012.
  • Bracey, Derrick. “Camp Why.” Trust and Treachery Anthology, 2012.
  • Bracey, Derrick. “Ceasing.” It Came from the Swamp (Cryptid Anthology from Malarkey Books) Spring 2022.
  • Bracey, Derrick. “Claims.” The Doctor T. J. Eckleburg Review, 2013.
  • Bracey, Derrick. “Feather Boa.” Criminal Class Press, 2012.
  • Bracey, Derrick. “Figs and Mango Tea.” Petigru Review, 2011.
  • Bracey, Derrick. “I-Scream-Bar.” The Saturday Night Reader, 2016.
  • Bracey, Derrick. “My Man.” Dames and Sin (Dead Guns Press Anthology), 2016.
  • Bracey, Derrick. “Perks.” Yellow Mama, 2016.
  • Bracey, Derrick. “Socrates in Motion.” Stanley the Whale, 2011.
  • Bracey, Derrick. “Songs for the Monarch.” Dark Lane Anthology Vol.11, 2021.
  • Bracey, Derrick. “Squatter Season.” Scissors and Spackle, 2011.
  • Bracey, Derrick. “The Forty-Year Bullet.” Short Story America, 2013.
  • Bracey, Derrick. “The Gaping.” Underground Voices, 2011.
  • Bracey, Derrick. “Traffic Psalms.” Nonbinary Review, 2016.
  • Bracey, Derrick. “Yoohan.” Misfits’ Miscellany, 2012.
  • Counts, Benjamin (as Ben Blythe). “Colonial Ragweed.” Gravel (2018).
  • Counts, Benjamin (as Ben Blythe). “Thank You For Your Work.” Blue River Review (2018).
  • Counts, Benjamin (as Ben Blythe). “The Perfect Selfie.” Aphotic Realm (2018).
  • Counts, Benjamin. “The US Should Avoid Nuclear Testing.” International Policy Digest (2020).
  • Dellinger, Pamela. "Everything (Except What's Important)." Brevity Magazine.
  • Dellinger, Pamela. “Nothing Was Out of Control.” Watershed Review.
  • Dellinger, Pamela. “Places I Will Not Go.” Lime Hawk.
  • Druckenmiller, Brian. "Harness." Hawaii Pacific Review, August 2017, https://hawaiipacificreview.org/2017/08/31/harness/#more-70946
  • Druckenmiller, Brian. "Key Cutter." The Carolina Quarterly, October 2019, https://thecarolinaquarterly.com/2019/10/key-cutter/
  • Druckenmiller, Brian. "Traditions." Silk Road, Issue 21, pp 78-82, https://silkroad.pacificu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/21/fiction/fict-traditions-druckenmiller.pdf
  • Druckenmiller, Brian. "Vinyl" Cleaver, https://www.cleavermagazine.com/vinyl-by-brian-druckenmiller/
  • Druckenmiller, Brian. "We Had A Superhero." The Normal School, December 2021, https://www.thenormalschool.com/blog/2021/12/08/brian-druckenmiller
  • Fahey, Megan. "Bumbler." Bitterzoet Magazine.
  • Fahey, Megan. "Nibbling." Cease, Cows.
  • Fahey, Megan. "Paper Cutter" Fabula Argentea.
  • Fowler, Matt. "Marley's Ghost is Pregnant." Lunch Ticket.
  • Hennion, Mark. “Thanks For Your Service.” Proud To Be: Writing By American Warriors , Vol. 6
  • Higgins, Lauren. “pair of poems?” Cahoots.
  • Hinkel, Sadie Shuck. “Bug Bites.” http://heroinchic.weebly.com/blog/poetry-by-sadie-shuck-hinkel Anti-heroine Chic (2019)
  • Hinkel, Sadie Shuck. “Halloween 2003 Self Portrait.” https://ghostcitypress.com/poetry-60/2019/8/2/sadie-shuck-hinkel Ghost City Press (2019).
  • Hinkel, Sadie Shuck. “Light Echoes Across. YesPoetry (2019).
  • Hinkel, Sadie Shuck. “Midwestern Gothic.” Barren Magazine 7. Editor’s Pick. 
  • Hinkel, Sadie Shuck. “My Husband Talks to Himself in the Shower.” http://www.bostonaccentlit.com/hinkel Boston Accent Lit 17.
  • Hinkel, Sadie Shuck. “Ode to the Olive Garden.” Maudlin House (2019).
  • Jarvis, Amy. "Crossroads." Foliate Oak Literary Magazine.
  • Jarvis, Amy. "Tu Me Manques," Cahoots.
  • Jessop, Kayla. “A Funeral in Five Breaths.” Welter.
  • Jessop, Kayla. “About A Catch.” Lindenwood Review.
  • Jessop, Kayla. “An Elegy for Cracked Foundations.” You Might Need To Hear This. https://www.youmightneedtohearthis.com/stories/an-elegy-for-cracked-foundations
  • Jessop, Kayla. “An Interview with Emma Laquirdia.” Tempo.
  • Jessop, Kayla. “Better Homes and Gardens Advises to: Create Depth with Houseplants.” Broad River Review.
  • Jessop, Kayla. “Conspiracies in Fatherhood.” Variant Literature.
  • Jessop, Kayla. “Fatherhood in Fifteen Words.” Press Pause Press.
  • Jessop, Kayla. “In Search of the Paternal.” Harpur Palate. https://harpurpalate.binghamton.edu/issue-19-2-20-1/in-search-of-the-paternal/
  • Kane, Michael. Community through Unity: Area mayors Gather on CCU Stage to Discuss Leadership, Collaboration, and Civic Engagement. Tapestry. 2021.
  • Lelynn, Kelsey (Goudie). "The Elevator." Gravel Magazine.
  • Lelynn, Kelsey (Goudie). "Fish Tacos." Thrice Fiction Magazine.
  • Lesh, Andrew. "Fade Out." Blind Corner Literary Magazine.
  • Lesh, Andrew. "VoguePlanet DeadPlanet." Coffin Bell Journal.
  • MacKenzie, Amy J. E. "Ciao Bella." The Truth About the Fact: International Journal of Literary Nonfiction.
  • Navin, Sarah. "Persephone's Handmaiden" Apeiron Review 11 (May 2020).
  • Osborne, Lane. "Corrida de Toros." Waccamaw.
  • Osborne, Lane. "Still Life." Citron Review. (nominated for a Pushcart Prize)
  • Osborne, Lane. “The Mess We Made.” Oxford Magazine.
  • Rahner, Madison. “Aubade.” Popshot Quarterly, vol. 31, Spring 2021, pp. 74-75.https://www.popshotpopshot.com/magazine/20210204-popshot-31-the-intimacy-issue/.
  • Rahner, Madison. “Between King Tides in the Holy City.” Barely South Review. Spring 2021, https://barelysouthreview.com/between-king-tides-in-the-holy-city/.
  • Rahner, Madison. “Crow Bones.” Barely South Review. Spring 2021, https://barelysouthreview.com/crow-bones/.
  • Rahner, Madison. “I realize I want you.” The Normal School. Feb. 2021, https://www.thenormalschool.com/blog/2021/02/24/madison-rahner.
  • Rahner, Madison. “I Thought You Loved the Forest.” The Fiddlehead. Winter 2021.
  • Rahner, Madison. “Paint Me a Leda.” The Normal School. Feb. 2021, https://www.thenormalschool.com/blog/2021/02/24/madison-rahner.
  • Rahner, Madison. “Sestina for the Matriarch.” The Threepenny Review, vol. 165, Spring 2021.https://www.threepennyreview.com/tocs/165_sp21.html.
  • Rahner, Madison. “The Widow’s Dinner Party.” The Fiddlehead, Winter 2021.
  • Safa, Joujou. “In the Heart of Mama’s Belly.” Running Wild Anthology of Stories, Volume 4 Book 1. Ed. Peter Wright. 2021. Nominated for Pushcart Award.
  • Safa, Joujou. “Like the Plum I Bleed.” https://www.coffeeandcrumbs.net/blog/2020/4/17/like-the-plum-i-bleed. Coffee + Crumbs. (2020)
  • Safa, Joujou. “The Plume Thistle Fails to Blossom.” The Esthetic Apostle (2018).
  • Serviss, Jordan. “Review of ?” storySouth.
  • Taylor, Amanda. "Speaking of Fences," Cahoots.

CONTINUING STUDIES

  • Benson, Schuler (’16). University of South Carolina, Columbia. PhD program: Composition and Rhetoric.
  • Bracey, Derrick ('14). University of North Carolina-Wilmington. MFA program: Creative Writing.
  • Counts, Benjamin ('18). George Mason University (Arlington, VA). Master of Public Policy, currently undeclared.
  • Counts, Benjamin ('18). George Mason University (Fairfax, VA). MFA: Fiction.
  • Crompton, Esther ('16). Iowa State University (Ames). PhD program: Rhetoric and Professional Communication.
  • Holcombe, Kimberly (’17). Pace University (New York City). MS program: Publishing.
  • Jessop, Kayla (‘20). Lindenwood University in St. Charles, MO. MFA: Nonfiction.
  • Lesh, Andrew (‘14). Butler University (Indianapolis). Master of Fine Arts in Fiction.
  • MacKenzie, Amy (’15) Old Dominion University (Norfolk, VA). MFA program: Creative Writing.
  • Hennion, Mark (‘20). University of Oregon (Eugene). MFA Program: Creative Writing.
  • Hennion. Mark (‘20). Old Dominion University, (Norfolk). PhD program: English. (in-progress)
  • Druckenmiller, Brian (2013). University of Central Florida (Orlando, FL). MFA: Creative Writing - Fiction.

AWARDS, PRIZES, FELLOWSHIPS, AND GRANTS 

  • Atkinson, Brittany. 1st Place in Barren Magazine’s Poetry Contest. https://barrenmagazine.com/barren/.
  • Bracey, Derrick. Ralph Brauer Research Fellowship. University of North Carolina-Wilmington. 2016.
  • Bracey, Derrick. South Carolina Press Association Award Winner for Best Series of Articles. (SCPAA). 2014.
  • Bracey. Derrick. Creative Writing Fellowship. University of North Carolina-Wilmington. 2016.
  • Druckenmiller, Brian. College of Arts and Humanities Excellence in Graduate Teaching Award. 2016-2017.
  • Hennion, Mark. Fiction Prize Winner in Proud to Be: Writing By American Warriors Vol. 6.
  • MacKenzie, Amy J. E. Perry Morgan Fellowship in Creative Writing. Old Dominion University (Norfolk, VA).
  • MacKenzie, Amy J. E. First place, 2016 Pinch Literary Awards. "Shakedown." The Pinch Literary Journal (Spring 2017).
  • Osborne, Lane. "Still Life." Citron Review. (nominated for a Pushcart Prize)
  • Safa, Joujou. “In the Heart of Mama’s Belly.” Running Wild Anthology of Stories, Volume 4 Book 1. Ed. Peter Wright. 2021. Nominated for Pushcart Award. 

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