The Proof Is In the Oscars MANCHESTER, N.H., Oct. 24, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Oscars for short fiction have just hit the bookstores, and you can find them within the covers of Houghton Mifflin's anthology, "Best American...

Liz's Epic Adventure: Liz Plourde took her MFA in fiction from Southern New Hampshire University into the world of comic books, and in so doing won one of the last Xeric Awards MANCHESTER, N.H., Sept. 30, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- "Too fragmented," said Liz Plourde, author of "How i Made the World," an award-winning new adult comic to hit the stands this summer. "That's what...

Finding A Way: Mike Hancock was that lucky first-time novelist snapped up by one of New York's legendary literary agents. Fate intervened, but Hancock has found another route. MANCHESTER, N.H., July 23, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First-time novelist Mike Hancock was so close. The former pack horse handler and hunting guide had graduated in 2008 from Southern New Hampshire...

The Empathy Results MANCHESTER, N.H., April 22, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leslie Jamison began by describing pain that didn't exist, that was scripted for her in her role as a medical actor in role-playing sessions that...

God Is In the (Frat) House MANCHESTER, N.H., April 11, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mark Twain's oft-repeated advice for writers—"Write what you know"—is a passkey for some, and an obstacle for others. For novelist and...