Muse & the Marketplace 2018

The question of whether or not, or when, one should pursue an MFA degree is a difficult one to answer, and depends on a host of factors that we will take up in this lecture and Q&A. What range of programs should an emerging writer consider? What are the constituent features of a successful MFA application? Does every aspiring writer need to have an MFA? Answers to questions like these depend, of course, on the needs and attributes of the person posing them. The goal of this talk is to equip aspiring writers with a framework with which to consider what kind of tutelage would best serve their artistic aspirations.