Discipline: Literature – fiction

Miouly Pongnon

Discipline: Literature – fiction
Region: New York, NY
MacDowell Fellowships: 2005

At MacDowell, Miouly Pongnon began work on "The Absolute Value of Life," a book of short stories based on her experiences working with the Rwanda Genocide Tribunal in East Africa.

Studios

Star

Miouly Pongnon 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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