Books on MFA Programs in Creative Writing
Seth Abramson, The Insider's Guide to Graduate Degrees in Creative Writing (Bloomsbury, 2018)
Lori May, Low-Residency MFA Handbook (Continuum, 2011)
Tom Kealey, MFA Handbook (Continuum, 2008)
Amy Holman, An Insider's Guide to Creative Writing Programs (Prentice Hall, 2006)
Where to Find MFA Programs - Lists & Databases
AWP Writer’s Chronicle
Poets & Writers
NewPages
Examples - Personal Statements / Artist Statements
Statements of poetic research from common-place.org
On artist’s statementsStatements of poetic research from common-place.org
Also see samples collected in this Google Drive folder.
Diversity, Inclusion, and Creative Writing Programs
(The following list is from De-Canon: A Visibility Project)
[2014-04-30] Diaz, Junot. “MFA vs POC,” The New Yorker.
[2014-05-05] Mura, David. “On the Response to Junot Diaz’s ‘MFA vs POC'” (blog)
[2014-05-07] Capó-García, Paola. “Addressing the Too-White Problem: A Response to Junot Diaz’s ‘MFA vs POC’ Critique,” Remezcla.
[2014-05-22] Peña, Daniel. “POC vs PLOT: The MFA, Chipotle Chips, and Narratives We Crave,” Ploughshares.
[2014-05-30] Kantor, Roanne. “A reflection on Junot Diaz’s ‘MFA vs POC'” (blog)
[2015-01-11] Joseph, Janine. “MFA vs POC Response,” Speak No Evil Forum, Asian American Literary Review.
[2015-01-11] Hayashida, Jennifer. “MFA vs POC Response,” Speak No Evil Forum, Asian American Literary Review.
[2015-01-11] Iyer, Sreedhevi. “MFAoC,” Speak No Evil Forum, Asian American Literary Review.
[2015-01-11] Sharma, Nina. “Year One,” Speak No Evil Forum, Asian American Literary Review.
[2015-01-11] Weaver, Afaa Michael. “MFA vs POC Response,” Speak No Evil Forum, Asian American Literary Review.
[2015-01-11] Espinoza, Alex. “MFA vs POC Response,” Speak No Evil Forum, Asian American Literary Review.
[2015-01-11] Perez, Craig Santos. “MFA vs POC Response,” Speak No Evil Forum, Asian American Literary Review.
[2015-01-11] Xu Xi, “The Writing Race,” Speak No Evil Forum, Asian American Literary Review.
[2015-01-11] González, Rigoberto. “MFA vs POC Response,” Speak No Evil Forum, Asian American Literary Review.
[2015-01-11] Greenidge, Kaitlyn. “MFA vs POC Response,” Speak No Evil Forum, Asian American Literary Review.
[2015-04-21] Mura, David. “The Student of Color in the Typical MFA Program,” Gulf Coast.
[2015-08-19] Larson, Sonya. “Degrees of Diversity: Talking Race and the MFA,” Poets & Writers.
[2017-04-27] Nguyen, Viet Thanh. “How Writers’ Workshops Can Be Hostile,” New York Times.
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Index of Creative Writing Organizations
Seth Abramson, The Insider's Guide to Graduate Degrees in Creative Writing (Bloomsbury, 2018)
Lori May, Low-Residency MFA Handbook (Continuum, 2011)
Tom Kealey, MFA Handbook (Continuum, 2008)
Amy Holman, An Insider's Guide to Creative Writing Programs (Prentice Hall, 2006)
Where to Find MFA Programs - Lists & Databases
AWP Writer’s Chronicle
Poets & Writers
NewPages
Examples - Personal Statements / Artist Statements
Statements of poetic research from common-place.org
On artist’s statementsStatements of poetic research from common-place.org
Also see samples collected in this Google Drive folder.
Diversity, Inclusion, and Creative Writing Programs
(The following list is from De-Canon: A Visibility Project)
[2014-04-30] Diaz, Junot. “MFA vs POC,” The New Yorker.
[2014-05-05] Mura, David. “On the Response to Junot Diaz’s ‘MFA vs POC'” (blog)
[2014-05-07] Capó-García, Paola. “Addressing the Too-White Problem: A Response to Junot Diaz’s ‘MFA vs POC’ Critique,” Remezcla.
[2014-05-22] Peña, Daniel. “POC vs PLOT: The MFA, Chipotle Chips, and Narratives We Crave,” Ploughshares.
[2014-05-30] Kantor, Roanne. “A reflection on Junot Diaz’s ‘MFA vs POC'” (blog)
[2015-01-11] Joseph, Janine. “MFA vs POC Response,” Speak No Evil Forum, Asian American Literary Review.
[2015-01-11] Hayashida, Jennifer. “MFA vs POC Response,” Speak No Evil Forum, Asian American Literary Review.
[2015-01-11] Iyer, Sreedhevi. “MFAoC,” Speak No Evil Forum, Asian American Literary Review.
[2015-01-11] Sharma, Nina. “Year One,” Speak No Evil Forum, Asian American Literary Review.
[2015-01-11] Weaver, Afaa Michael. “MFA vs POC Response,” Speak No Evil Forum, Asian American Literary Review.
[2015-01-11] Espinoza, Alex. “MFA vs POC Response,” Speak No Evil Forum, Asian American Literary Review.
[2015-01-11] Perez, Craig Santos. “MFA vs POC Response,” Speak No Evil Forum, Asian American Literary Review.
[2015-01-11] Xu Xi, “The Writing Race,” Speak No Evil Forum, Asian American Literary Review.
[2015-01-11] González, Rigoberto. “MFA vs POC Response,” Speak No Evil Forum, Asian American Literary Review.
[2015-01-11] Greenidge, Kaitlyn. “MFA vs POC Response,” Speak No Evil Forum, Asian American Literary Review.
[2015-04-21] Mura, David. “The Student of Color in the Typical MFA Program,” Gulf Coast.
[2015-08-19] Larson, Sonya. “Degrees of Diversity: Talking Race and the MFA,” Poets & Writers.
[2017-04-27] Nguyen, Viet Thanh. “How Writers’ Workshops Can Be Hostile,” New York Times.
More
Index of Creative Writing Organizations
