Faculty, alumni and students of Hofstra’s Creative Writing Program discuss their published works and the craft of writing.
KELLY MCMASTERS is an essayist, professor, mother, and former bookshop owner. She is the author of the Zibby Book Club pick The Leaving Season: A Memoir-in-Essays (WW Norton, 2023) and co-editor of the ABA national bestseller Wanting: Women Writing About Desire (Catapult, 2023).
MARTHA McPHEE is the author of the novels An Elegant Woman, Dear Money, L’America, Gorgeous Lies, and Bright Angel Time. She is also the author of Omega Farm, a memoir. Her work has been honored with fellowships from the National Endowment of the Arts and The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.
KRISTAL BRENT ZOOK is an award-winning journalist and author of four books, including Color By Fox: The Fox Network and the Revolution in Black Television (Oxford University Press) which was featured on CNN's "The Nineties." The Girl in the Yellow Poncho is Zook's coming-of-age tale about what it means to be biracial in America. t has been praised and named as a favorite pick for 2023 by Vanity Fair, PEOPLE, Ms., The Root, and Kirkus. Dr. Zook is a tenured professor in journalism and former director of Hofstra's MA Journalism program.