Stephanie Soileau ('94) Public Reading

LSMSA alum Stephanie Soileau's ('94) collection of short stories, LAST ONE OUT SHUT OFF THE LIGHTS, was published in 2020 by Little, Brown & Co. and her debut novel, SHOULD THE WATERS TAKE US, is forthcoming from Doubleday in 2026. She has an MFA from the Iowa Writers' Workshop and has taught creative writing at the Art Institute of Chicago, Stanford University, and the University of Southern Maine. Originally from Lake Charles, Louisiana, Stephanie now lives in Chicago and is an Assistant Professor of Practice in the Creative Writing Program at the University of Chicago.

Soileau will be visiting LSMSA during the week of March 16. She will give a public reading on March 19 at 6 p.m. in the CPT Recital Hall. She will also be visiting creative writing classes.