Remember when the Chronicle of Higher Education‘s CV Doctor offered to critique a cv from an MFA grad seeking a teaching position? Well, the result is now available. Click here to see what the experts said about a cv submitted by “a recent M.F.A. in poetry.” (It’s worth checking the general cv tips, too.)
This just in from Sarah Lawrence College (Bronxville, NY): “Sarah Lawrence College seeks established nonfiction writers to fill two half-time tenure-track positions beginning in the fall of 2008. Teaching responsibilities include undergraduate and graduate nonfiction-writing workshops, regular individual tutorials with students, and supervision of M.F.A. theses. We are looking for candidates with an M.F.A. or equivalent, at least one published book, teaching experience at the undergraduate or graduate level, a demonstrated commitment to excellence in teaching, and a willingness to participate actively in the nonfiction-writing program and the academic life of the college.” Application deadline: November 15, 2007. See the announcement at HigherEdJobs.com
I’ve been waiting to see what the changes at Tom Kealey’s MFA Weblog would bring, and boy, are they bringing a lot.
Tom will be incorporating other bloggers’ contributions to the MFA Weblog in the near future. That includes posts from Anna Mendoza, whose introduction mentions a recent project of hers: an online compilation of low-residency MFA programs. Available free of charge.
I’ve taken a quick look at that collection, and it’s pretty good. Currently, it’s missing several programs (I’m going to let Anna know about that via Tom very shortly). But it has already convinced me that I do not need to continue to update our own primer on low-residency MFA programs. Which, I have to confess (after 10 editions in less than three years), is a little bit of a relief.
So here’s the news: I am making the primer available for free downloading until the end of August. (You can find it here.)
After that, I’ll retire it from circulation altogether. If I see a need to round out Anna’s list, I’ll do so online. And I may well republish some of the advice offered in the primer, too–that’s something for me to think about.
But for now, if you’re looking for low-res creative writing programs to explore, you can do so for free with two helpful resources. Please spread the word!
I have permission to offer these public congratulations to Laura Polley, one of the writers in the Lesley University MFA program who took my online book reviewing course this past semester. Laura has recently seen several reviews published, including this one in Buffalo’s alternative newsweekly, Artvoice, and two litmag reviews over at NewPages.com. Nice work, Laura!
Looking for some guidance on polishing your curriculum vitae for that teaching job application? Check out this announcement from the Chronicle of Higher Education, which reads (in part):
“Now is your chance to get some free advice as part of the CV Doctor’s annual critique of readers’ vitas. Submit your CV by June 29, and it may be selected for an online, public critique.”
This year the “CV Doctor” columnists plan to evaluate the CVs of job candidates in four specific fields, including “An M.F.A. (in creative writing, performing arts, or visual arts) seeking a teaching position.”
For the curious, the results of the critique will appear on the Chronicle‘s site in August.