{"id":897,"date":"2022-11-20T21:24:24","date_gmt":"2022-11-21T02:24:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/creativewriting\/?page_id=897"},"modified":"2025-01-23T14:38:39","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T19:38:39","slug":"testimonials","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/creativewriting\/testimonials\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni Testimonials"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:22px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019re currently working on expanding our alumni pages and database. We\u2019re proud of all our graduates, not just those who publish books. Our alumni take their flexible skills to a variety of careers, from law to the business world. If you are an alumni and wish to offer a testimonial or be listed (or to improve your listing below), please let us know by writing to&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/brianroley.weebly.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Brian Ascalon Roley<\/a>&nbsp;at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:creativewriting@miamioh.edu\">creativewriting@miamioh.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-social-links alignleft is-layout-flex wp-block-social-links-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-twitter wp-block-social-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/miamioh_cw\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M22.23,5.924c-0.736,0.326-1.527,0.547-2.357,0.646c0.847-0.508,1.498-1.312,1.804-2.27 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M16.804,6.116c-0.596,0-1.08,0.484-1.08,1.08 s0.484,1.08,1.08,1.08c0.596,0,1.08-0.484,1.08-1.08S17.401,6.116,16.804,6.116z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"wp-block-social-link-label screen-reader-text\">Instagram<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-facebook wp-block-social-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MiamiOHCreativeWriting\/\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 2C6.5 2 2 6.5 2 12c0 5 3.7 9.1 8.4 9.9v-7H7.9V12h2.5V9.8c0-2.5 1.5-3.9 3.8-3.9 1.1 0 2.2.2 2.2.2v2.5h-1.3c-1.2 0-1.6.8-1.6 1.6V12h2.8l-.4 2.9h-2.3v7C18.3 21.1 22 17 22 12c0-5.5-4.5-10-10-10z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"wp-block-social-link-label screen-reader-text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:18px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Check out the recent <em>Paris Review<\/em> <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/interviews\/7969\/the-art-of-poetry-no-113-rita-dove\" target=\"_blank\">Interview<\/a> of Pulitzer Prize winning poet and alumna <strong>Rita Dove<\/strong> in which she speaks about her time at Miami and its influence on her. The US Poet Laureate Emerita is set to return for a <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/creativewriting\/files\/2024\/04\/Rita-Dove-poster-1.png\" target=\"_blank\">reading and conversation event<\/a> at 4-5 in the Heritage Room, Shriver Center, April, 25th, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>\u201cMy time at Miami was integral to the process of writing and selling my memoir. The creative writing faculty helped foster my voice and style and find the language I needed to talk about my project and my writing, which gave me an edge when pitching agents and publishers. My cohort provided astute and serious criticism of my writing as well as a community of writers with different writing styles and interests whom I still look to for advice and feedback.\u201d&nbsp;<strong>\u2014Matt Young, author, Eat the Apple (Bloomsbury, 2018)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I took a leap of faith two years ago. I joined the MFA in Creative Writing program at Miami University because I wanted to get better at writing stories. The big move wasn&#8217;t easy, but the offer of a full scholarship and a Graduate Teaching Assistantship made it even better and gave me the confidence to take the plunge, so I stepped into the uncertain world of creative pursuits. I knew I had to try!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fast forward to today, and I couldn\u2019t feel more grateful. After two incredibly supportive years in the master&#8217;s program, where I honed my craft and grew as a writer, it all feels so worth it.&#8221; &#8212; <strong>Ritika Bali, MFA 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI am grateful to be a part of such a supportive and talented group of writers here at Miami University who continue to make me think critically of the work I am doing and also push me to be better. I wouldn\u2019t be the writer, academic, or literary citizen I am today without the faculty\u2019s support of my work these past two years and also my peers in the MFA program and the community we have built.\u201d&nbsp;<strong>\u2014Sofia Voet, MFA 2022. (Now in the doctoral program at Albany.)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMiami has a very cool creative writing program, which is very experimental and pushes your boundaries. I\u2019ve really appreciated the general mindset of \u201cyou know the rules; here\u2019s how to break them!\u201d&nbsp;<strong>\u2014Delaney Heisterkamp, BA 2020. (Had a number of publishing internships while a student and after graduation and now works in Marketing for HarperCollins Publishers.)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI met my best friends at Miami. I met mentors whom I still worship, cherish, and feel supported by. I learned how to write a short story at Miami. My work and my life were fully &nbsp;and continually supported at Miami\u2014academically, creatively, and economically. Miami was the first of my graduate degrees\u2014it definitely got me where I wanted to go\u2014but the years I spent there were some of the best and most exciting of my life.\u201d&nbsp;<strong>\u2014Rachel Levy \u201812, author of A Book So Red (Caketrain, 2015, winner of the 2014 Caketrain Competition judged by Peter Markus), University of Utah PhD candidate, and FC2 Fellow.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMiami University\u2019s MFA program provided me with a life changing experience- and this is not an exaggeration. The level of personal attention and exemplary teaching is something I doubt I would have experiences at many other programs. It was clear, always, that my professors cared deeply about their students, their writing, and their future plans. It was here that I also tried writing I never before thought I would, from experimental poetry to flash fiction- many forms of writing I\u2019d later become published in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The path after Miami University was tricky at times, but &#8230;the support from the MFA program encouraged me. After a few years of writing freelance articles and working in social media writing to supplement my adjunct income, I accepted a full time lecturer position at Ohio State University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I went from being afraid to submit a single piece of writing to having 80+ works published in literary magazines, a full length poetry collection (Nifty Lit, Feb 2023) and a novella under contract (Running Wild Press). Miami University\u2019s excellent support, pragmatic but creative professors, and a well rounded program gave me the confidence to write against obstacles, and the teaching experience I needed.\u201d&nbsp;<strong>\u2014Erin Jamieson, BA and MFA 2017 (poet and Senior Lecturer at Ohio State).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAt Miami, I learned writing as a craft, as work\u2014something to love through study and practice. With the encouragement of my teachers, I read voraciously during my time in the program and took risks in my writing. I would not be the writer and editor that I am without the community at Miami.\u201d&nbsp;<strong>\u2014Emily Corwin \u201815, &nbsp;author of Tenderling (Stalking Horse, 2018)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMiami demystified the poetry scene for me: suddenly, I was able to work with people I\u2019d only read\u2013to collaborate with them and be taken seriously as an artist and poet. The professors\u2019 enthusiasm and support is unmatched; they have so much to teach, no matter the stage in your career. Studying at Miami didn\u2019t just improve my writing; it made me believe in myself as a writer.\u201d&nbsp;<strong>\u2014Jacqueline Kari \u201812, poet, translator, University of Georgia PhD candidate, and editor of A Bad Penny Review and Opo Books &amp; Objects.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMy favorite part was always the workshops \u2013 the CW faculty were absolutely fantastic at providing a generative space and engaging discussions&#8230;&nbsp;I remember Tarashea Nesbit started class with a writing prompt; hers were always excellent. One thing that particularly sticks with me was when Prof. Roley had us bring in our three favorite opening lines and had us share them in fiction workshop \u2013 that completely changed the way I think about beginning stories.\u201d <strong>\u2014Patrick T Howard, BA \u201920<\/strong>,<strong> grad student at Alabama.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHonest, considerate, and thoughtful commentary and criticism of my work. Incomparable sprint courses, world-class faculty, a jovial cohort, and one-to-one (and even lifelong) networking with distinguished visiting writers.\u201d&nbsp;<strong>\u2014Anthony Ramstetter \u201815<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe English department at Miami helped guide me in my career of books. Understanding the structure of storytelling as a writer, the realities of the industry as an editor, yet still holding true to the magic of books as literature and exploring each title as an adventure to be a part of, a history to be understood\u2026 I can\u2019t imagine a better program for writers, readers, and book lovers looking to craft a future in their fields.\u201d   <strong><strong>\u2014<\/strong>Meg Gibbons \u201910, CW major, Senior Editor, Sourcebooks<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>From Interviews<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Alex Rice, BA.<\/strong>&nbsp;Now an agent at top literary agency, CAA, joined us for a publishing symposium in March 2023. She also did an interview with Creative Writing Director Brian Roley on her time at Miami and post-graduation path, which you can read&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/creativewriting\/2023\/03\/interview-with-cca-agent-and-miami-alumna-alex-rice\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Alla Vilnyanskaya<\/strong>,<strong>&nbsp;MA<\/strong>. Read alum&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/alumni%20spotlight:%20miami%20%28and%20columbia%21%29%20ma%20alum%20alla%20vilnyanskaya%20interviews%20with%20tupelo%20quarterly%20about%20her%202021%20book%2C%20void.%20read%20about%20how%20her%20poetry%20was%20impacted%20by%20her%20experience%20growing%20up%20as%20an%20immigrant%20and%20the%20inspiration%20she%20gleaned%20from%20miami%20university%20here:%20i%20will%20tell%20you%20in%20silence:%20a%20conversation%20with%20alla%20vilnyanskaya%20about%20void%20-%20curated%20by%20tiffany%20troy%20tupeloquarterly.com%20i%20will%20tell%20you%20in%20silence:%20A%20Conversation%20with%20Alla%20Vilnyanskaya%20about%20Void%20-%20curated%20by%20Tiffany%20Troy%20Alla%20Vilnyanskaya%20was%20born%20in%20the%20Ukrain\/\">Alla&nbsp;<\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/alumni%20spotlight:%20miami%20%28and%20columbia%21%29%20ma%20alum%20alla%20vilnyanskaya%20interviews%20with%20tupelo%20quarterly%20about%20her%202021%20book%2C%20void.%20read%20about%20how%20her%20poetry%20was%20impacted%20by%20her%20experience%20growing%20up%20as%20an%20immigrant%20and%20the%20inspiration%20she%20gleaned%20from%20miami%20university%20here:%20i%20will%20tell%20you%20in%20silence:%20a%20conversation%20with%20alla%20vilnyanskaya%20about%20void%20-%20curated%20by%20tiffany%20troy%20tupeloquarterly.com%20i%20will%20tell%20you%20in%20silence:%20A%20Conversation%20with%20Alla%20Vilnyanskaya%20about%20Void%20-%20curated%20by%20Tiffany%20Troy%20Alla%20Vilnyanskaya%20was%20born%20in%20the%20Ukrain\/\" target=\"_blank\">Vilnyanskaya\u2019s<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/alumni%20spotlight:%20miami%20%28and%20columbia%21%29%20ma%20alum%20alla%20vilnyanskaya%20interviews%20with%20tupelo%20quarterly%20about%20her%202021%20book%2C%20void.%20read%20about%20how%20her%20poetry%20was%20impacted%20by%20her%20experience%20growing%20up%20as%20an%20immigrant%20and%20the%20inspiration%20she%20gleaned%20from%20miami%20university%20here:%20i%20will%20tell%20you%20in%20silence:%20a%20conversation%20with%20alla%20vilnyanskaya%20about%20void%20-%20curated%20by%20tiffany%20troy%20tupeloquarterly.com%20i%20will%20tell%20you%20in%20silence:%20A%20Conversation%20with%20Alla%20Vilnyanskaya%20about%20Void%20-%20curated%20by%20Tiffany%20Troy%20Alla%20Vilnyanskaya%20was%20born%20in%20the%20Ukrain\/\">interviews<\/a>&nbsp;with Tupelo Quarterly about her 2021 book, Void. Read about how her poetry was impacted by her experience growing up as an immigrant and the inspiration she gleaned from Miami University here:<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tupeloquarterly.com\/editors-feature\/i-will-tell-you-in-silence-a-conversation-with-alla-vilnyanskaya-about-void-curated-by-tiffany-troy\/?fbclid=IwAR3YHKt89rPKZUQf9UdezYiniCkhcasKMHaQYblvdeboWmsYxn-t1ckwV5k\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/l.facebook.com\/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tupeloquarterly.com%2Feditors-feature%2Fi-will-tell-you-in-silence-a-conversation-with-alla-vilnyanskaya-about-void-curated-by-tiffany-troy%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR0XU7Q1Pj6TG8blE18ygDFcERSDshDourlRjZ6Ev5HjUNVHURd3ueG8kMI&amp;h=AT2MrFAzk4XxKMzWIY-X6qfJeneEM5dkElgJeO1dtMF35VizuMNXncB6Sd5bKp7FLqPxZGirQlXu7kv-qu4DEjA74JSrIMC_X7IVWeK9d7QKO1_b7YADRnMsy21S26Xf02DsS2E&amp;__tn__=%2CmH-R&amp;c[0]=AT2d5uX1REeC725FnBtIHgQxlU4THqJbX-z0X92kX8heOUOb_FEH2rXef4Tnr56G3dC-Io_0nJ19sIUii0tayD7XIyyROTI_sJ574FTjIuAhZYhhNeKojOpj_2rZ0px382_RpwlKDiv-4__MnFF6Q1-dC8vUUgU5sgvmLlUaxNVLDTyN_qacxUwjDDdhodlCZ996P0cwXclP\" target=\"_blank\">I Will Tell You in Silence: A Conversation with Alla Vilnyanskaya about Void \u2013 curated by Tiffany Troy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Rajiv Joseph, BA<\/strong> <strong>Creative Writing, MA Theatre<\/strong>, speaks about developing an interest in writing as a creative writing major at Miami in <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.daytondailynews.com\/entertainment\/arts--theater\/miami-graduate-who-wrote-draft-day-shares-experiences-playwright\/VUS1B4Jnn0AEFNwGVhz5II\/\" target=\"_blank\">this interview<\/a>. Writer of numerous plays and awards, including <em>Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo<\/em> (2010 Pulitzer Prize finalist) and <em>Describe the Night<\/em> (Obie Award for Best New American Play).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Bethany Pierce, BA \/ MA<\/strong>. (Author and artist.):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(excerpted form <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/creativewriting\/2016\/03\/art-overlapping-an-interview-with-bethany-pierce\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"195\">this interview<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>EJ: How did your time at Miami impact you as a writer?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BP: &#8220;Graduate school was my crash course in plot and voice.&nbsp;My professors were wonderful. Through their edits, their criticism, and the example of their own writing, they taught me&nbsp;in two years&nbsp;what it would have taken a decade to learn alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those two years helped discipline my mind for long hours at my desk, snatched at odd hours.&nbsp;They thickened my skin to criticism. They also gave me a valuable feeling of camaraderie. I was fortunate to land in a group of talented fellow writers who became close friends I still talk with today.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In practical terms, my time at Miami also helped me find a publisher.&nbsp;&#8220;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>James Earl Cox III, BA  class of 2014<\/strong> (Founder and Creative Director, Seemingly Pointless.&nbsp;Games from his 100 games challenge have been exhibited at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), Different Games Conference, Eurogamer Expo (EGX), Slamdance Film Festival and Tokyo Game Show. They have received awards from IndieCade, Serious Play, Meaningful Play and Games Learning Society (GLS), and have been displayed in the Smithsonian Pop-Up Arcade as well as in The National Art Center in Tokyo. In addition to games, his writing has been published in several journals and featured on Gamasutra and GameCareerGuide.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(see more in <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.miamialum.org\/s\/916\/22\/Interior.aspx?sid=916&amp;gid=1&amp;pgid=12643\" target=\"_blank\">this interview<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>My Academic Career at Miami<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI came to Miami as an English\/Creative Writing major. I always loved crafting fiction and felt it would be a fine fit as I explored other areas of Miami.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What Miami moment most influenced or continues to influence your life today and how\/why?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe openness and willingness of professors to help and encourage. I had access to a lot of opportunities that grew and directed my passions.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can find a listing of alumni publications and jobs&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/creativewriting\/alumni\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re currently working on expanding our alumni pages and database. We\u2019re proud of all our graduates, not just those who publish books. 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