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The Wednesday Web Browser: Murray State MFA, My Other Blog, and a New Poet Laureate

by Erika Dreifus on
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Dan Wickett tells us about his visit to the Murray State University low-res MFA program during its latest residency session.
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Just a reminder for those of you who may be particularly interested in Jewish-themed writing, writers, publishers, and publications: my other blog has a much more Jewishly-focused perspective. For example, yesterday I added a post on Alana Newhouse’s move from The Forward to Nextbook, and one about an upcoming event in New York City featuring Sami Rohr Prize winner Tamar Yellin.
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And in case you haven’t yet heard, we have a new Poet Laureate here in the USA: Kay Ryan. Read the Library of Congress press release here.

Friday Find: Queenly Clarifications for Practicing Writers

by Erika Dreifus on
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Next week I (who earned an MFA from Queens University), will be meeting up with a new student in the Queens College MFA program. Perhaps, when we talk about literary journals, we’ll cover Queen’s Quarterly.

Confused?

These days practicing writers should be aware of (and able to distinguish among) four Queenly identities. Allow me to present them:

Queens College of The City University of New York is home to this MFA program. It’s one of several CUNY programs I keep an eye on in my one of my “day job” roles, helping to maintain and update this Web content.

Queens University of Charlotte (formerly Queens College), in North Carolina, is home to this low-residency MFA program, from which I earned a degree as a member of the inaugural class in 2003.

Queen’s University, in Kingston, Ontario, is home to this Canadian literary review, which published an essay of mine in 2004.

Queen’s University, located in Belfast, Northern Ireland (the only one of the four with which I have absolutely no connection), is home to these programs in creative writing, and to the Seamus Heaney Centre for Poetry.

And Still More Information on Low-Residency/Summer Study MFA/MA Programs

by Erika Dreifus on
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One of the most frequently visited posts here at Practicing Writing is the one that provides a set of links to as many low-residency/summer study MFA/MA programs in creative writing as I’ve been able to find. I continue to update that link list as often as seems necessary, adding links to new programs I’ve discovered and trying to keep the links current and accurate. You can see the updated page, now with even MORE program links, right here.

This list can be useful not just for potential students seeking a one-stop shop from which to base their visits to program sites; it’s also a useful page for writers who’d like to query program directors about employment possibilities.

I will keep updating that list as I discover relevant new information. Which reminds me: Has anyone been able to locate a Web page for the new program at Drew University (in poetry and poetry in translation) advertised in the latest Poets & Writers? As a loyal albeit former Jersey girl, I’d love to be able to add that one to the list.

Lisa Romeo, (soon-to-be) MFA

by Erika Dreifus on
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Lisa Romeo is about to complete the Stonecoast/University of Southern Maine low-res MFA program (congratulations, Lisa!). She was recently interviewed for a Wall Street Journal article on the subject of “attending graduate school in midlife” (that’s Lisa’s description). She has linked to that article at her blog.

But even better are the interview outtakes Lisa has posted. With her characteristic clarity and insight, Lisa shares some personal perspectives on contemplating, beginning, and completing MFA studies once you’ve been out of school for awhile. It’s all really worthwhile reading, exactly what I’ve come to expect from Lisa and her blog. Check it out here.