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MFA graduates for many years now have learned upon graduation that there are woefully few teaching jobs available in creative writing and that they are unequipped to compete for work outside academia. In order to cultivate careers as professional writers, they frequently find it necessary to master multiple genres. But writers who have deep interest in genres other than poetry and fiction find few options for study in most MFA programs. [read more ...]

MFA News  Brian Clements participates in Sarah Blake's National Poetry Month Poet-a-Day project with this post. Outside Magazine is featuring Mark Sundeen's article "Why Noah Went to the Woods." Aigis Anticipation by S.M. Welles is now available at Barnes & Noble or Amazon.

 

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The MFA in the Media

Mark Sundeen's article in the Huffington Post: The Other One Percent

The Luck of the Irish by Roger Boylan

Out of the Box Makes 2011 Urban Mediamakers Film Festival

Spring Writing Festival: 4/11 - 4/17

Daniel Asa Rose's Latest Book Review: Life on Sandpaper

Paola Corso in the News

Don Snyder's New Book in 2011

Laurel Saville's New Websites

Paola Corso's New Book!

Adam King in Best New Writing 2011

MFA Alum Henderson in the News

MFA Candidate, Cleland, Interview

Karen Romano Young's New Book!

MFA Grad, Aaliyah Miller, in the News!

Danbury News-Times Article on "The Future of News"

Mark Sundeen's New Book!

MFA Program Hits Five-Year Mark

Roger Boylan in the New York Times

MFA Candidate, Claudine D'Angelo-Dotzman, Wins Fiction Prize

Writer in Residence, Don Snyder, on Oprah

New Research on Value of Interdisciplinary Writing Degree

Daniel Asa Rose's New Book!

New Anthology From Firewheel Press

Boston Globe Review

Lisa Siedlarz' New Book

 "For Veterans...Writing Proves to be a Balm"  NYTimes

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