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Low-residency MFA Programs
Hello ladies,
I am considering doing a low-residency MFA programs. Has anyone completed one, and if so, what was your experience? I am looking at programs that are within driving distance of my home: Bennington, Vermont College of Fine Arts and Stonecoast, in Maine. My principal reason for wanting to do a low-residency program is that I'm looking for a place where I can get consistent, quality feedback on my work and join a community of writers. I live in a very rural area of the Berkshires in Massachusetts, and I haven't been able to find any writer's groups here. I've attended Breadloaf and the Wesleyan Writer's Workshop- both were wonderful- but when they're over, they're over. Even if I made friends at these conferences with whom I can share work, it's not doing much to help me progress.
In terms of where I am in my career, I had an agent for my first novel but we've yet to find a home for it. Right now, I'm working on short stories. I've had some success with literary magazines, but I think I would be more successful if I was able to tighten my writing, and share it, more often.
Thanks for listening!
Courtney
I am considering doing a low-residency MFA programs. Has anyone completed one, and if so, what was your experience? I am looking at programs that are within driving distance of my home: Bennington, Vermont College of Fine Arts and Stonecoast, in Maine. My principal reason for wanting to do a low-residency program is that I'm looking for a place where I can get consistent, quality feedback on my work and join a community of writers. I live in a very rural area of the Berkshires in Massachusetts, and I haven't been able to find any writer's groups here. I've attended Breadloaf and the Wesleyan Writer's Workshop- both were wonderful- but when they're over, they're over. Even if I made friends at these conferences with whom I can share work, it's not doing much to help me progress.
In terms of where I am in my career, I had an agent for my first novel but we've yet to find a home for it. Right now, I'm working on short stories. I've had some success with literary magazines, but I think I would be more successful if I was able to tighten my writing, and share it, more often.
Thanks for listening!
Courtney
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I wish I lived in an area where there's a good MFA program. I've read about the ones you mention and they sound fabulous. I don't have any insight in that area; I just wanted to say good luck and congratulations for continuing to seek out ways to improve and grow. Also, best of luck on getting your first novel published.
I would like to get the MFA in creative writing. My field is journalism and I was strictly a magazine article writer (been in the biz for about 15 years). Now I mostly write web content... as long as it's writing, I love it. ...
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