CREATIVE WRITING
NAME Anne-Marie Oomen PROFESSION Founding Editor of Dunes Review , current board member of Michigan Writers, and Instructor of Solstice MFA in Creative Writing at Lasell University EDUCATION Master of Fine Arts from Grand Valley State University SPECIAL NOTES Recipient of the 2023-24 Michigan Author Award for Lifetime Achievement. Award-winning author, playwright, and former Director of Creative Writing at Interlochen Center for the Arts. VISIT DETAILS Jan. 22-29 – Taught a playwriting master class exploring dramatic structure, dialogue, and character development. Oomen’s visit culminated in a staged reading of creative writing students’ original 10-minute plays. NAME Dr. Mona Awad PROFESSION Assistant Professor in the Creative Writing program at Syracuse University EDUCATION Ph.D. in Creative Writing and English Literature from the University of Denver SPECIAL NOTES New York Times -bestselling novelist and author. She is also a three-time finalist for a Goodreads Choice Award, recipient of an Amazon Best First Novel Award, and was shortlisted for the Giller Prize. VISIT DETAILS April 9 – Awad interviewed with Interlochen Review student editors, completed a fiction master class, and gave an evening reading. The day also featured a Q&A session and book signing. NAME Patrice Gopo PROFESSION Author and podcast host EDUCATION MBA/MPP in Business Administration and Public Policy from the University of Michigan SPECIAL NOTES Author of Autumn Song and the inaugural winner of The Pattis Family Foundation Creative Arts Book Award VISIT DETAIL April 10 – Visited campus to lead writing exercises with students, presented at community meeting, and attended an award ceremony at the National Writers Series in Traverse City.
Anne-Marie Oomen
Dr. Mona Awad
Patrice Gopo
“ My teachers’ guidance has led me along the path to becoming a YoungArts winner as well as a Scholastic National Gold Medalist. These two prestigious awards are opportunities I would not have gotten close to if not for my training and time spent at Interlochen. There aren’t enough words to express my gratitude.” —ADDISON (IAC 23, IAA 22-25), CREATIVE WRITING STUDENT
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