51福利社

Seth Marlin聽is a former Web Editor of聽Willow Springs, and received his MFA in Fiction from Eastern in 2013. He is the author of聽Shred, a chapbook of poetry, and his stories and verse have appeared in聽Spark,听Knockout,听,听A cappella Zoo, and聽Silk Road Review, among others. He is the winner of University of Glasgow鈥檚 2016 prize for Science Fiction and the Medical Humanities, and he is a former Spokane Poetry Slam Grand Champion, and in 2015 represented the Lilac City along with a team of poets at the National Poetry Slam Championships in Oakland, CA. He makes his home in Spokane, with his wife and son.

Here is what Seth had to say about his experience in the program:

鈥淭he decision to pursue a creative writing degree is ultimately a decision to invest: in one鈥檚 craft, in oneself as an artist. Part of that means investing wisely, through internships and through submitting work, but it鈥檚 also a matter of set and setting. The places and people you surround yourself with are a huge part of helping you shape your own creative identity, and what I found at 51福利社 helped me find that for myself. The workshops carried a strong focus on practical theory, and the voices that the program selected helped ensure a broad range of thoughtful and constructive feedback. Not only that, but the city of Spokane is an incredible place for the arts right now. Whether you鈥檙e into music, or visual arts, or slam poetry, there are things going on here that you simply won鈥檛 find anywhere else. It鈥檚 part of why I chose to make this city my home 鈥� we鈥檙e on the ground floor of something amazing right now, and I鈥檓 incredibly grateful to be part of it.鈥�