The Insider's Guide to Graduate Degrees in Creative Writing

By Seth Abramson and Dr Seth Abramson

Book Overview

There are so many different graduate creative writing programs out there How do I find the right one for me?

Bringing together data from both Master's and doctoral creative writing programs and interviews with program applicants, students, and faculty, this is a complete practical guide to choosing a graduate creative writing program and putting together a successful application.

The Insider's Guide to Graduate Degrees in Creative Writing answers frequently asked questions on such topics as:

- Application prerequisites
- Program sizes and durations
- Funding
- Acceptance rates
- Cost of living
- Program curricula and demographics
- Workshopping techniques
- Student-faculty ratios
- Residency options
- Postgraduate fellowship placement
- Postgraduate job placement
- Programs' reputations and histories

The book also includes comprehensive and up-to-date hard data on the hundreds of terminal-degree graduate creative writing programs available throughout the US, UK, and internationally, making this an essential read for anyone planning to pursue a low- or full-residency graduate creative writing degree.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350000418
• ISBN13: 9781350000414
• Release Date: June 2018
• Publisher: Continnuum-3PL
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"