Graduate Student Profiles

Julia Fuentes

Graduate Assistant

Hoyt Hall 316

jfuente4@uwyo.edu 

Rabbia Khalid

Graduate Assistant

Hoyt Hall 312

rkhalid2@uwyo.edu 

I left medical school to study literature because I love to read and write. I am very fond of nature, it calms me down.

Graham Marema

Graduate Assistant

Hoyt Hall 325

gmarema@uwyo.edu 

Graham Marema grew up in the blue foothills of the Smoky Mountains, and the creatures and hollows of that region continue to sneak into her writing even after living out west for several years. She studied English at Davidson College, where she received the Vereen Bell Award for fiction. She is currently pursuing her MFA in fiction at the University of Wyoming, along with a concurrent degree in Environment & Natural Resources.

Tucker Newsome

Graduate Assistant

Hoyt Hall 339

tnewsom4@uwyo.edu 

Sam Sharp

Graduate Assistant

Hoyt Hall 311

ssharp10@uwyo.edu 

Sam Sharp was born and raised in north central Ohio. He writes about complicated relationships between people, animals, and the places we inhabit. A former janitor, research assistant, rat dad, and Outward Bound instructor, he is also the recipient of the Thomas Freeman Nature Writing Award. He is currently pursuing an MFA in Nonfiction & Environment and Natural Resources at the University of Wyoming.

Will Stiefel

Graduate Assistant

Hoyt Hall 322

wstiefel@uwyo.edu 

Research Interests: Domestic Fiction, Bildungsroman, Eco Fiction, Surrealism, Spirituality, Place, Landscape, Home

Will is a writer currently residing in Central Maine who grew up in South Jersey. He has helped concept and produce creative work for brands around around the world for the past decade. Now his primary focus is on writing fiction that explores the inexplicable, sporadic magic that can be found in place and the intersection of spirituality, identity and belonging. He can be found walking his dog, drinking coffee, and being around what he can hopefully write about. His work has been published in The Dunes Review.