Desire as Salve: Healing and the Institution I visit the institution today for the first time. Today I make and receive my first impressions. I meet the other members of my genre cohort. I then meet the fiction and non-fiction writers. We are all orienting to the culture where we will be teaching and receiving… Continue reading Raquel Gutiérrez Introduction (University of Arizona ’18)
So I’ve won some contests. This started at the tail end of undergrad, and has continued into the present day. In the past year, I’ve won contests at New Letters, Mid-American Review, and New Millennium Writings. I placed second at Wag’s Revue immediately before that magazine shut down forever, and placed third in Glimmer Train,… Continue reading How to Win Contests, and Why
Image: Ignacio B. Peña I wish I had more time. Invariably, this is the one consistent thought that creeps into my thoughts, time and time again. It always comes at the end of things: deadlines, holidays, relationships, courses. Times in a city you’re about to leave. I left Wellington this time last year, ready to… Continue reading Wrapping Up: It’s A Start
Image: Robert MacDonald Let’s jump right out of the gate and do the all important, “Say your name and tell everyone at least one interesting fact about you." It’s that time of year where syllabus week marks the silence of fresh students and when my mind is scattering with panic thoughts of Where is my next… Continue reading Devin Koch Introduction (Virginia Tech ’19)
Image: Joey Lax-Salinas More aptly titled: How I Failed My Way into MFA Candidacy. This fall, I'll begin Indiana University's creative writing MFA program in fiction. It's a fully funded program that will cover the cost of my tuition, insurance, and provide me with a teaching stipend to pay my rent and buy food. IU's… Continue reading Gionni Ponce Introduction (Indiana University ‘19)
