Another topic that comes up quite a bit concerns funding possibilities (and general lack thereof) for students who want to attend low-residency MFA programs. In this post, which I’ll add to the blog links for future reference, I want to begin listing a few helpful notes and resources for...
毕业于伦敦大学金匠学院BA English literature with creative writing、纽约大学MFA Creative writing（poetry...
And so I decided to start applying to MFA in creative writing programs. Specifically, I wanted to apply to a program with a low-residency format, which would enable me to continue living in Columbus while I pursued my degree. I knew I’d have to attend week-long, in-person residencies ...
In general, according to Levy, handbooks in this period displayed a great continuity with the earlier period in terms of form and content, although the discussion between art and craft was now rephrased in terms of the debate around MFA programs: Does creative writing pedagogy lead to a safe,...
An AWP survey finds that the estimated cost of degree (tuition and fees only) for a full-residency MFA is just over $20k (in-state). For a low-res degree, it’s approximately $31k. It is a little tough to know what to make of some of these numbers. Many programs (58 according ...
and I questioned myself along the entire path. I relearned key lessons from my MFA in writing: some topics are more important than others; there is always room for improvement; writing is a process riddled with doubt and insecurity; and there is no substitute for sitting one’s behind in...
To take the notion of “awards culture” in a slightly different direction, in the case of Australia we must mention the widespread adoption over the last twenty-five years of postgraduate degrees in the creative arts, along the lines of the US’s MFA and Doctorates in Creative Writing, an...
My rose-tinted glasses for MFA programs are mostly extrapolation from having had good experiences in university-based writing workshops. The workshops probably followed typical American workshop methodology, but they were not filled with “MFA people,” who for all I know might be from a different...
Raymond Carver you ain’t. And I have to agree with him. Carver is a truly great writer and maybe by saying “Raymond Carver fetish,” I’m dismissing him unfairly. But in the neurotic, self-castigating, New Critical environment of most MFA programs, Carverian minimalism is as much a ...