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Recent Graduate School Success
Creative Writing Majors and Minors

Senior creative writing majors following their Senior Reading,
Spring 2007
"No other creative writing program has such high academic expectations or gives you the same respect, writer to writer, that you will find at Susquehanna. I graduated with a knowledge of the industry - as well as professional connections - that are priceless to me."
-- Christina Behnke '08
2008
Majors-
Christina Behnke, publishing, Columbia University
Meredith Blankinship, poetry, accepted into multiple institutions
Allison Harris, poetry, University of Iowa
Patrick Henry, English, Bucknell University
Alyssa Kopanyi, fiction, American University
Kate Manning, library science, University of Pittsburgh
Erica Reiss, counseling, accepted into multiple institutions
Alexandra Robinson, journalism, University of Maryland
2007
Majors-
Taryn Andrews, poetry, The New School
Jonathan Niles-Gill, fiction, University of Houston (fellowship)
Sal Pane, fiction, University of Pittsburgh
Kelyn Stump, poetry, Georgia State College and University (fellowship)
Jen Quigley, publishing, Denver Publishing Institute
2006
Majors-
Erin Breznitsky, poetry, Emerson University
Jennie Harris, publishing, Rosemont University
Ted Leimbach, Community Planning, Rutgers University (fellowship)
Phil Moyer, fiction, University of Maryland
Meredith Ripa, Poetry, Colorado State University (assistantship)
Emily Seibert, Creative Nonfiction, Sarah Lawrence University
(tuition remission)
Cassandra Smolcic, Graphic Design, Pratt Institute (tuition remission)
Kim Tomaszewski, Religious studies, Union Theological Seminary,
Columbia University
Minors-
Diane Macready—psychology, Notre Dame University (fellowship)
2005
Majors-
Haley Hodum, fiction, New Mexico State University (fellowship)
Cori Biddle, library science, Clarion University
Kelly Hatton, fiction, New Mexico State University (deferred)
Emily Torricelli, screenwriting, Boston University (merit scholarship)
Angela Zurlo, publishing, Pace University
2004
Majors-
Alexis Czencz, creative nonfiction and poetry, Hollins University
(assistantship)
Shanna Powlus, poetry, Pennsylvania State University (fellowship)
Devon Taylor, law, Rutgers University
Devon Persing, library science, University of Michigan (tuition
scholarship)
Jennifer Leete, poetry, University of Sydney (Australia)
Joshua Lapekas, creative nonfiction, University of Pittsburgh
Isabelle Brock, creative nonfiction, Oregon State University,
assistantship
2003
Majors-
Nick Ripatrazone, fiction, Rutgers University (assistantship)
Marica George, creative nonfiction, The New School (fellowship)
Jay Varner, creative nonfiction, University of North Carolina-Wilmington
(assistantship)
Minors-
Amanda Cherian, fiction, Washington University (fellowship)
2002
Majors-
Adam T. Cole, Ohio State University (assistantship)
Albry Montalbano, New School
(fellowship)
Stephany Gormley, Screenwriting,
Goddard College
Danny Byrne, fiction, University of Massachusettes (assistantship)
Minors-
Kristina Torres, Ohio State University
(assistantship)
2001
Majors-
Roxanne
Halpine, poetry, MFA (UNC-Greensboro), Editorial Assistant/Managing
Editor, The Journal of Risk and Uncertainty
Tara Laskowski, fiction, George Mason University
Theresa Clark, Screenwriting, Hollins University
Minors-
Greg Mardirosian, fiction and screenwriting, Florida State (PhD
program in humanities to study hip-hop culture)
2000
Majors-
Katie Pierce, poetry, Ohio State
University (fellowship);Fellowship in poetry, Ph.D. program, University
of Missouri
April Wynick, fiction, Temple University (assistantship)
Susanna Lamey, master's in Creative
Writing, working as a library for Boston University
April Kline, theater design, Julliard School
Minors-
Jennifer Haas, poetry, Mills College
1999
Majors-
Julie Danho, creative nonfiction, Ohio State University (assistantship)
Minors-
Wayne Sorrels, fiction, North Texas State University
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