Category Archives: MFA programs

The Joke That Tells You Your Future: Day 2 of the Literary Writers Conference

A few days before the conference, as I went through my magazine files, I found an old copy of Might. Might was a magazine Dave Eggers edited in San Francisco in the early ’90s, and in this particular issue, he … Continue reading

4 Comments

Filed under blogs, books, gossip, literary contests, media, MFA programs, novels, product, writers, writing

The Story Is There: Day 1 of the Literary Writers Conference

The Literary Writers’ Conference of the CLMP met this last weekend in New York at the New School. I attended, bringing two of my best students, Stephen and Anna, in order to give them a crash course in the writing … Continue reading

7 Comments

Filed under books, bookstores, fiction, literary contests, MFA programs, novels, writers, writing

4 Things You May Not Know About the MFA in Writing

It’s that time of year again when I begin to hear from former students, looking for letters of recommendation for MFA programs, or advice about it. When I first began blogging, it was in part to cut down on some … Continue reading

12 Comments

Filed under books, bookstores, fiction, MFA programs, novels, writers, writing