Novel Dickinsonia

Alumni and former professor achieve publishing success in a wide array of fiction genres.

In the rough-and-tumble world of fiction publishing Dickinson graduates have found success. New to the game is Jennifer Wasilko Haigh ’90, whose spring ’03 novel, Mrs. Kimble, was widely acclaimed. Others, like John Griesemer ’69 (profiled in the summer ’01 issue), Ashley Warlick ’94 and Christina Bartolomeo ’83, have two well-regarded novels under their belts. Watch out for Adam Desnoyers ’95, who had a short story, “Bleed Blue in Indonesia,” published in The O. Henry Prize Stories 2003. In this issue we feature some of these creative writers and more, including two current students. We also chat with Dickinson’s Writer-in-Residence Susan Perabo and David Hirshey ’71, vice president of the publishing giant HarperCollins. Read and enjoy.

Writing the Wrongs
Brock Clarke ’90 writes about the failures that make fiction ring true.

Comic Turn
Christina Bartolomeo ’83 succumbs to romance of the printed page.

A Natural Novelist
Jennifer Wasilko Haigh ’90 left a successful career in magazine publishing to follow her muse.

Weighting the Bar
Writer-in-Residence Susan Perabo encourages heavy lifting for student writers.

A Tale of Three Careers
Former German professor Peter Steiner makes good as cartoonist and novelist.

A Reader’s Life
Ashley Warlick ’94 lives by the book … lots of books.

Prodigious Producer
Jennifer Holm ’90 keeps the printing press humming with a book a year.

A Passion for Publishing
Book-company exec. David Hirshey ’71 paves the way for best sellers.

Truth as Fiction
Student writers endeavor to enlighten as well as entertain.

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