Friday, September 14, 2012

Pros and Cons of Instructing as an MFA Graduate

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  In relation to teaching, I think Roger Waters put it best: “These are the pros and cons of hitchhiking.” Some people would never hi...
Friday, August 31, 2012

An English Graduate Advisor’s 12 bullet points of advice for first year MFA students

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1)    It’s normal to feel intimidated your first semester.  You’re here to learn, and you will, so try to relax into that process. Most thin...
Wednesday, July 25, 2012

M.A. versus M.F.A. – a note to would-be creative writers

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I applied to the creative writing Master of Arts program because I was scared. Scared that pursuing the three-year Master of Fine Arts with...
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Monday, June 25, 2012

On the Market: A Recent Candidate's Experiences with the Academic Job Search by Courtney Watson

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If I were to describe the academic job search in only one word, that word is harrowing . It's rough out there, peopl...
Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Berets and Turtlenecks and Intellectuals, Oh My!

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In which two intrepid MFA alumni, Courtney Watson and Gloria Panzera, recap the experience of AWP Chicago, 2012: Courtney and I have...
Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Going Indie: My reflections on choosing an Independent Book Publisher by Roger Drouin

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There is a scene in my novel No Other Way when Thomas, the good-guy turned rogue-park-ranger, encounters three of the men working for Ce...

Meet Our MFAs

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Kel McIntyre 1. Where have you lived? I'm originally from Chicago but have been in South Florida since my parents dragged me here ...