news and notes about SIUC writing alums and faculty

MFA alum (MFA '05, fiction) Gillian King's piece "Fresno" appears in the new issue of River Styx (Number 84).

MFA alum Chris Allen (MFA '07, fiction) has a new poem published in H.O.D:

http://hofd.wordpress.com/

Faculty member Pinckney Benedict:

My new collection, MIRACLE BOY AND OTHER STORIES, is now available in the UK, from the wonderful folks at Salt Publishing. Audio version (read by me) forthcoming.