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How to Create Compelling Characters

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How to create compelling characters...brought to you by New York University, ranked as one of the top MFA programs in the United States. Read More

Author Elizabeth McCracken Shares the Inside Scoop on MFA Programs

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Ever wish you could get the inside scoop on what MFA programs are looking for in applicants? Author Elizabeth McCracken has served on MFA juries and seen first-hand the applications that make the grade. Her Twitter page includes numerous tips for aspiring writers. Top three include: Make your writing sample shine. Short stories trump excerpts from Read More

VCFA Welcomes New MFA Writing Program Director

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Vermont College of Fine Arts (VCFA) announced that Melissa Hammerle will become the College’s new MFA in Writing program director. Hammerle is a writer, educator, and administrator with a strong background in higher education and the literary world. Hammerle previously directed the Creative Writing program at New York University (NYU) from 1997-2006. She Read More

Create Compelling Characters…Read on to learn the secrets

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If a book is "formulaic," meaning that the plot and characters are those that we've seen too many times before, chances are the reviews won't be stellar and sales will be dismal. Yet, because we are all exposed to the same stimuli, it's hard to think of new scenarios. One of the best ways to encourage your plot to soar into new directions is by ensuring that Read More

Chatham University

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Chatham University's Words without Walls is a ground-breaking program within their MFA degree focusing on nature, travel writing and social outreach. It is the premier graduate program for nurturing students interested in place-based writing and innovative community programs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBp4BquVT0M   Read More

How to Work the Film Festival

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Promoting Your Work at Film Festivals Writer/filmmaker Jason R. Davis founded the Chicago Horror Film Festival and the Indy Horror Film Festival. Here he gives advice for writers on how to best utilize film festivals to market their project. Read More

Abilene Christian University

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Abilene Christian University (Texas) ACU's M.A. in English is a 36-hour master's program with tracks in literature, composition and rhetoric, and writing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ue17A_9_eAE&list=PL1gDOFpWJTaMCKCHy6Mhj2JCG-yTc6-eQ Read More

How to Adapt Your YA Novel for TV

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Leigh Moore on Writing YA Novels From "Pretty Little Liars" to "Gossip Girl"...many of today's hottest television shows started as young adult (YA) novels. Author Leigh Talbert Moore, contributing editor for Baldwin County Living magazine and author of the YA historical romance, "Cheveux Roux," describes the YA phenomenon. This podcast was provided by Read More

USC Roski School Announces New Hires

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The USC Roski School of Art and Design announced what it called a “transformative group hire.” Artists Suzanne Lacy, Edgar Arceneaux, Keith Mayerson, Kori Newkirk and Patty Chang will join the Roski School’s senior faculty as of the 2016-2017 academic year. USC said the new artist hires “signals the school's dedication to playing a key role in the Read More

Mark Bly Joins Fordham/Primary Stages

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Mark Bly has just joined the Fordham/Primary Stages MFA program as co-director in collaboration with Elliot Fox of Primary Stages. Bly has worked as an adjunct instructor for the Fordham University Theatre Department since 2014. The Fordham/Primary Stages MFA playwriting program offers emerging writers the opportunity to develop and produce their work in Read More

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How to Create Compelling Characters

How to create compelling characters…brought to you by New York University, ranked as one of the top MFA programs in the United States.

How to Work the Film Festival

Promoting Your Work at Film Festivals Writer/filmmaker Jason R. Davis founded the Chicago Horror Film Festival and the Indy Horror Film Festival. Here he gives advice for writers on how to best utilize film festivals to market their project.

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Chatham University

Chatham University’s Words without Walls is a ground-breaking program within their MFA degree focusing on nature, travel writing and social outreach. It is the premier graduate program for nurturing students interested in place-based writing and innovative community programs.  

Abilene Christian University

Abilene Christian University (Texas) ACU’s M.A. in English is a 36-hour master’s program with tracks in literature, composition and rhetoric, and writing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ue17A_9_eAE&list=PL1gDOFpWJTaMCKCHy6Mhj2JCG-yTc6-eQ

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