OUR MISSION

The Stonecoast Review cel­e­brates inclu­sive and ethical sto­ry­telling. The diver­si­ty of voices ampli­fied here intend to rep­re­sent all races, eth­nic­i­ties, cul­tures, gender and sexual iden­ti­ties, and abil­i­ties. We seek and promote the work of emerg­ing writers from under­rep­re­sent­ed groups. By doing so, we cel­e­brate the prin­ci­ples of the Stonecoast MFA Program’s “Writing for Inclu­siv­i­ty and Social Equity” (WISE) initiative.

We work with our con­trib­u­tors to:

• Amplify their stories with respect, authen­tic­i­ty, and edi­to­r­i­al integrity.
• Share their work with as wide of an audi­ence as possible.
• Mit­i­gate the long­stand­ing power dynam­ics and biases inher­ent in Western storytelling.
• Create a col­lab­o­ra­tive atmos­phere of trust and mutual respect.

Stonecoast Review is edited by stu­dents and alumni from Stonecoast’s low-res­i­den­cy MFA Program in Cre­ative Writing through the Uni­ver­si­ty of South­ern Maine.

About the Stonecoast MFA Program

Estab­lished in 2000, the Uni­ver­si­ty of South­ern Maine’s Stonecoast MFA Program in Cre­ative Writing pro­motes a pro­gres­sive, multi-genre lit­er­ary edu­ca­tion. Many award-winning nov­el­ists, essay­ists, play­wrights and poets, faculty and alumni alike, claim Stonecoast as their artis­tic home. As a low-res­i­den­cy program, Stonecoast bal­ances aca­d­e­m­ic rigor with a flex­i­ble approach to grad­u­ate learning.