Editing New England Literature Program (section)

== Alumni ==
The NELP program has had participants who have gone on to careers in writing and the arts. Among those [[Mark Leibovich]], a writer for the ''[[New York Times]]'';<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zorn |first=Eric |author-link=Eric Zorn |date=July 30, 2022 |title=Had no idea that Mark was a former NELPer! Hi |url=https://www.facebook.com/groups/NELPalum/posts/10152667312299953/?comment_id=10152667503754953 |website=[[Facebook]]}}</ref> [[Diane Cook]], formerly a producer at Public Radio International's ''[[This American Life]]'' and author of ''Man V. Nature'', a 2014 book of short stories published by [[HarperCollins|Harper Collins]];<ref>{{Cite web |title=U-M literature program takes students into the deep woods |url=https://record.umich.edu/articles/u-m-literature-program-takes-students-into-the-deep-woods/ |access-date=2025-04-10 |website=The University Record}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Araujo |first=Mara |date=2015-05-04 |title=Diane Cook: 'Life Is Very Precarious' |url=https://talkingwriting.com/diane-cook-%E2%80%9Clife-very-precarious%E2%80%9D |access-date=2025-04-10 |website=Talking Writing |language=en}}</ref> ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' columnist [[Eric Zorn]];<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zorn |first=Eric |author-link=Eric Zorn |date=2024-10-22 |title=Zorn: I too had a low-paying restaurant job |url=https://ericzorn.substack.com/p/10-22-picayune-plus |access-date=2025-04-10 |website=Eric Zorn: The Picayune Sentinel |via=[[Substack]]}}</ref> food journalist [[Francis Lam]];<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lam |first=Francis |author-link=Francis Lam |date=December 17, 2014 |title=Dear fellow NELPers... |url=https://www.facebook.com/groups/NELPalum/posts/10150745338459953/ |website=[[Facebook]]}}</ref> [[indie folk]] singer [[Chris Bathgate]];<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Alexandra |date=2006-01-26 |title=A2 trio invades Halfass |url=https://www.michigandaily.com/uncategorized/a2-trio-invades-halfass/ |access-date=2025-05-16 |website=[[The Michigan Daily]] |language=en-US}}</ref> and [[Bluegrass music|bluegrass]] singer [[Rebecca Frazier]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Frazier |first=Rebecca |author-link=Rebecca Frazier |date=August 8, 2024 |title=Thanks for watching, friends! ✨ – Rebecca (NELP '96) |url=https://www.facebook.com/groups/NELPalum/posts/10153071456614953/ |website=[[Facebook]]}}</ref>

In 2018, alumna [[Dana Nessel]] was elected [[Michigan Attorney General|Attorney General of the State of Michigan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Michigan voters made history on election night November 6, 2018 by choosing Dana Nessel to become the state’s first openly gay attorney general. |url=https://lsa.umich.edu/english/news-events/all-news/search-news/michigan-voters-made-history-on-election-night-november-6--2018-.html |access-date=2023-11-10 |website=University of Michigan LSA |language=en}}</ref>