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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Thanks to a recent gift from Robert “Rob” Silverman, BS ’69, Drexel’s Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program will be more accessible to the next generation of writers. The MFA program’s work ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
When reviewing job growth and salary information, it’s important to remember that actual numbers can vary due to many different factors—like years of experience in the role, industry of employment, ...