#mfa creative writing

[poetrysouth]

Poetry South 16 is now published! Copies arrived from the printer this noon, and we're thrilled to start putting them in the mail early next week. It's not too late to order your copy!

[ponderreview]

Here is Ponder Review, Volume 8, Issue 2 with the beautiful cover image by Zane Choi of South Korea!

Copies arrived this noon from the printer. We'll be printing labels and stuffing envelopes so they can go in the mail to subscribers and contributors early next week! Look for yours in your mailbox soon!

And if you still need to order yours, it's not too late.

[golmac]

after a poetry press/journal rejects your work, they will send you promotional emails for the rest of your life, and maybe even after that

[ponderreview]

New Students / Alums

One ritual at the start of the semester is to update our map. Check out where we live. Welcome new students: Karen Dyson, Leslie Cardwell, Mac Cromwell, Christian Collier, Alexis Jemal, Karin Fazio Littlefield, Morgan Raper, and Kerri Roe! I've also moved our newest alumni to the long blue line of MFA alums: Alana Benoit, Bailey Hammond, Jan Hoover, Léhana Lewis, Hannah Madonna, Rich Sobolewski, Brooke Sandlin, and Dana Xedos.

The W's MFA in CW - Google My Maps

Mississippi University for Women's Low-Res MFA in Creative Writing Students, Alumni, and Faculty live in these places.

[golmac]

In CW MFA, the creative writing workshop is often regarded as the sacrosanct, indispensable center of writing studies.

I hated them, to be honest. I never enjoyed one.

I did feel tremendous social pressure to say that I liked them, though. To express gratitude, even.

[extraterrestrialscribbler]

Dis(en)couragement

The Next Hundred Miles new blog post: Dis(en)couragement

I know strange title. Why not just put discouragement? Because it is going to be a strange post about encouragement out of discouragement – and it was a lot better than WTF?? It’s the day after Christmas and sadly I didn’t get to go home as planned, but I got over that (a little bit), and then something told me to look and see if my last mentor posted my grade for this past tutorial session. I…

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[thew-mfacw]

The W's MFA in CW - Google My Maps

Mississippi University for Women's Low-Res MFA in Creative Writing Students, Alumni, and Faculty live in these places.

This morning I’ve been updating our map to add five new students and one returning student, Jennifer Armstrong, Megan Barnes, Nancy Bell, Lisa Mercer, Jodi Pickering, and Kim Sedlock. Welcome!

I also moved recent graduates Katharine Armbrester, Jessica Calvert, and Maddie Rhodes to the alumni list. Congratulations on completing your degrees!

[scarletnscript]

Hot tip: If a writing professor returns your manuscript with feedback that’s solely about grammar - they didn’t even read it