Image Credit: OzinOhio What was it like living in Athens? How far does your stipend go there living wise? Athens is very much a college town (for better and for worse). I actually received my BA from Ohio University so I had already lived in Athens for 4 years. It's a beautiful campus and town--rowdy… Continue reading An Inside Look With Kat Saunders, Ohio University ’15
Image: Ignacio B. Peña I think it’s safe to say that a large number of people go through their lives and at some point (at many points) stop to ask themselves a very common question: “What the hell am I doing with my life?” It’s a question I find myself asking a lot these days,… Continue reading The MSc and The Expiration Date
Am I cheating on my genre? Will my fiction be jealous? Every time a writer is mentioned during the day, I open a window. At night, before sleeping, I need to close them. My browser is rebelling. Leaves are turning red. That rainbow-pinwheel-ball from hell spins like a hurricane. No more t-shirts at night. Winter… Continue reading NON-FICTION-NOW: My First Writer’s Conference
Image: Steven W. How many programs did you apply to? How did you narrow your list down? I applied to nine schools: Alabama, Notre Dame, Indiana, Virginia, Temple, Syracuse, Mississippi, Vanderbilt, Cornell. My list was determined mainly by funding—nearly all the programs that I chose were fully-funded—and also by geography. The Midwest has been home… Continue reading Navigating the MFA Application Process: An Interview With Emily Corwin
As I prepare to register for my last semester of classes, I've been thinking a great deal about my future and how it might look with an MFA on my resume. Like many of you applying now for MFA programs, the fact that the degree allows us to teach was a major draw for me… Continue reading To Teach, or Not To Teach
