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Kealey (a fiction author and writing teacher at Stanford) offers a guide for people considering entering a graduate creative writing program (M.A., MFA, or Ph.D.), as well as those who have decided to go for it. He discusses characteristics common to most programs, and gives tips for the research, application, and final decision processes. One chapter is dedicated to making the most of all aspects of the chosen program, including classes, workshops, and writing time. Profiles of some acclaimed programs in each region of the US are included in one chapter; a list of every creative writing program in the country comprises one appendix. Also included in the appendices are brief interviews with graduates and professors and a list of websites containing reading lists that may be helpful. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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The Creative Writing MFA Handbook guides prospective graduate students through the difficult process of researching, applying to, and choosing graduate schools in creative writing. The handbook includes profiles of fifty creative writing programs, guidance through the application process, advice from current students and professors including George Saunders, Aimee Bender, Tracy K. Smith, and Geoffrey Wolff, and the most comprehensive listings of graduate writing programs in and outside the United States. The handbook also includes special sections about Low-Residency writing programs, Ph.D. programs, publishing in literary journals, and workshop and teaching advice.In a remarkably concise, user-friendly fashion, The Creative Writing MFA Handbook answers as many questions as possible, and is packed with information, advice, and experience.
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