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Success: Nancy Pine Publishes Nonfiction Book
Student Nancy Pine recently published her latest book, One in a Billion: One Man’s Remarkable Odyssey through Modern-Day China. Nancy says, “My success came from plenty of hard work for a decade, thousands of hours of interviews, many drafts and critiques, enormous...

15 YA Books You Need in Your Collection
By Alexis Harmon Many avid readers will remember growing up on a steady diet of books full of magic, adventure, heartache and drama. As the years go on, the market for books geared to young adults has grown exponentially – and so has the audience. Though YA books are...

Success: Ron L. Dowell Finalist for Multiple Awards
Writers' Program Certificate alum Ron L. Dowell’s short story collection was a finalist for the 2020 Big Moose Prize and a Chestnut Review Stubborn Artist Contest semi-finalist. His story, “Bruised,” from the collection won the 2020 Tulip Tree Merit Prize and is...

Setting Goals During a Crisis (and keeping them)
For many, this past year has been one of unexpected crisis, and not for a couple weeks or months. Ongoing issues have caused many to feel (rightfully so) lost, helpless, confused, scared, and all manner of terms and phrases that are as far away from productive, safe,...