As the creative writers of academia gather next week in Washington, D.C., for the annual Associated Writing Programs Conference, I was hoping I could inject a potential topic into the discussion that ...

On the northwest ridge of picturesque Mount Vernon, Cornell College looks the part of any classic novel setting - making it the perfect fit for Iowa's newest creative writing master's in fine arts ...

A Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in creative writing is an often selective, often two-year degree program that gives writers time to hone their craft under the mentorship of established writers. The ...

Recently, in the New Yorker, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Junot Diaz described his experience in his Master of Fine Arts in creative writing program: His first year, he almost dropped out because it ...

As a published writer, I often get messages from aspiring writers who are recent grads and looking for advice. They want to know what first steps to take in their post-grad life. Do they intern for a ...

When Madison Betts ’23 first started at Drexel in 2018, she thought environmental science was her future. She’d always been interested in STEM subjects, so it was a surprise to her when, after a year ...

Among the most diverse and challenging programs in the country, CU Boulder’s English department teaches graduate students to read and write with precision, to think critically, to be creative and to ...

To earn the MFA degree, we ask that students produce and shape a significant body of work, accompanied by an artist's statement. While University of Wyoming graduate student forms employ the more ...

In addition to our talented faculty, board members, and outside readers, Wilkes has created partnerships with several nationally known organizations. Etruscan Press is a non-profit literary publishing ...

Despite the intense competitiveness of artistic fields and the fact that these disciplines are unlikely to make someone rich unless he or she experiences extraordinary success, these fields continue ...

We spoke with dozens of MFA grads to answer that tricky, perennial question. Here’s what they had to say. With back-to-school season upon us, it’s time to re-examine that million-dollar question–or, ...

Hamline University’s Master of Fine Arts in creative writing program and its literary journal, the Water~Stone Review, are in jeopardy after the outgoing interim administration announced a plan to ...