Mandy Fraser (2008)

Mandy is a 2008 graduate of Writers house. She currently works as a middle school history teacher in NY. Learn more about her in her episode! 

Emily graduated from UMD and Writers House in 2016. While at UMD, She received her B.A. in English language and literature, with double minors in creative writing and neuroscience. Emily is currently pursuing her MFA in poetry from Sarah Lawrence College in NY. 

Marlena Chertock has two books of poetry, Crumb-sized: Poems (Unnamed Press) and On that one-way trip to Mars (Bottlecap Press). She uses her skeletal dysplasia as a bridge to scientific writing. Marlena is a bisexual writer and the Co-Chair of OutWrite, Washington, D.C.'s annual LGBTQ literary festival. Her poems and short stories have appeared in Breath & Shadow, The Deaf Poets Society, The Little Patuxent Review, Noble/Gas Quarterly, Paper Darts, Rogue Agent, Stoked Words, Wordgathering, and more. Find her at marlenachertock.com and @mchertock. She graduated from Writers house in 2013 

Sam Giedzinski is a comedian, audiobook narrator, and author - writing under the pen name S.C. Giedzinski. His first collection of short stories, entitled Nine Million Marshmallows and More, was published this past spring. His stories have also been featured twice in Stylus - the University of Maryland literary journal.  Sam graduated from Writers House in 2020.  Follow Sam:  Twitter: @giedzinski Instagram: @scgiedzinski Buy his book: https://www.amazon.com/Nine-Million-Marshmallows-More-Stories/dp/1734899204/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=9+million+marshmallows&qid=1608842108&sr=8-1