Scholastic Awards alumni go on to do incredible things! Read news about notable alumni below: 

• Filmmaker Richard Linklater ‘78 was interviewed by The New York Times Magazine about his recent film, Hit Man, and how his identity has changed over the years. Read the wide-ranging conversation here.  

• Listen to an interview with Joyce Maynard ‘66-’71 about her new book, How the Light Gets In, a sequel to her 2021 novel Count the Ways, which follows a family grappling with the aftermath of a tragic accident. Find the interview on NPR’s Book of the Day.  

• Creative writing education nonprofit Cosmic Writers, founded by Rowana Miller ’13–’18, has released a middle grade activity book. In The Monster-Building Handbook, monster scientist Angelica Fearborne invites young writers to create an original monster character who can defeat her monster-hunter twin brother, Mortimer. Learn more on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and the Cosmic Writers website. 

• Hana Lee ‘13 published her debut novel, Road to Ruin, earlier this year. Learn more about the electrifying, gritty fantasy on Simon & Schuster’s website.  

• Poet Rita Feinstein ‘09-’10 published a novel in verse titled Meet Me in the Fourth Dimension. Learn more about this book, as well as her poetry collections Life on Dodge and Everything is Real on her website.  

Do you have a Scholastic Awards story you would like to share? Take our short alumni survey and then join the Scholastic Awards Alumni group on LinkedIn to connect with fellow alumni from across the country. 

Featured Image: Vivian Casey, Venus, Rediscovered, Sculpture. St. Mary’s Academy, Portland, OR. Gold Key, 2023.