Hall Chat: AWP
The Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference (AWP) is less than a month away. As my friend Hafizah Geter (Poetry MFA alum..
Hall Chat: First Day Jitters
The Spring Semester is here. This means that first-year Graduate Student Instructors are off to their first day as teachers of Writing..
Hall Chat: My Winter Break
Winter break was much needed after a stressful semester filled with teaching, taking three classes, and working a handful of jobs. I n..
Admissions Essentials: FAQs
The application process for graduate school is extremely stressful. I know this; I have done it before; it’s intense. Especially, if l..
Nonfiction MFA Student Spotlight: Colleen O’Connor
Colleen O’Connor is a second-year graduate student in the Nonfiction program. She is an exquisite writer, someone who makes even the m..
Literary Journal Submissions
As an emerging writer it is important for me to be submitting my work, to get myself out there—yes— but also to familiarize myself wit..
The Dollhouse Reading Series #7
Amidst crawling cats and low lighting, I attended The Dollhouse Reading Series #7 this past Friday. I have written about the series be..
Workshop & Wells
This week we celebrated Aviya Kushner’s birthday. My classmate, Toni Nealie, made a heart-shaped cake complete with fresh raspberry ic..
Writing, Writing, Writing
I’ve been doing a ton of writing this week, both professionally and creatively. I have a job through the Academic Affairs Office and a..
The 33 Reading Series
One of my favorite things about being a writer and being in a writing community is going to readings (see previous post about The Doll..