Discipline: Literature – fiction

Christina Nichol

Discipline: Literature – fiction
Region: Sebastopol, CA
MacDowell Fellowships: 2013

Christina Nichol worked on two new book projects. One is based on her experiences teaching English to Buddhist monks in South Korea called Women Who Love Monks Too Much. The other is a novel set in India and Canada called The Best Way to Transport Gods. Her first novel, Waiting for the Electricity, was published in 2014 by Overlook Press.

Studios

Star

Christina Nichol worked in the Star studio.

Funded by Alpha Chi Omega, a national fraternity founded in 1885, Star Studio — built in 1911–1912 — was the first studio given to the residency by an outside organization. To this day, Alpha Chi sorority pledges learn the story of Star Studio and its role in supporting American arts and letters. Beginning as a nicely proportioned…

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