Bennington Writing Seminars
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Read. Write. Be read.
Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, & dual-genre. Ranked one of the Top 3 low-residency MFA programs by The Atlantic and Poets & Writers.
https://www.bennington.edu/mfa-writing
Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, & dual-genre. Ranked one of the Top 3 low-residency MFA programs by The Atlantic and Poets & Writers.
https://www.bennington.edu/mfa-writing
Happy Publication Day to Anne Garland Mahler, MFA candidate in fiction! Her book, A WIDE NET OF SOLIDARITY: Antiracism and Anti-Imperialism from the Americas to the Globe, is now available from Duke University Press. 🎉
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September 12, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Happy Publication Day to Anne Garland Mahler, MFA candidate in fiction! Her book, A WIDE NET OF SOLIDARITY: Antiracism and Anti-Imperialism from the Americas to the Globe, is now available from Duke University Press. 🎉
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Happy Publication Day to Guillermo Rebollo Gil, MFA '23! His new poetry collection, TO LEARN TO DESCRIBE THE ANIMAL, is now available from
€ª@gasherpress.bsky.social. 🎉✨🪶
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September 1, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Happy Publication Day to Guillermo Rebollo Gil, MFA '23! His new poetry collection, TO LEARN TO DESCRIBE THE ANIMAL, is now available from
€ª@gasherpress.bsky.social. 🎉✨🪶
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There’s still time. The final deadline to apply for Bennington’s MFA in Writing is September 1. Take the next step toward honing your craft in a community of dedicated writers.
Apply today by going to www.bennington.edu/mfa-writing. @benningtonwriting.bsky.social
#MFAWriting #LowResidency
Apply today by going to www.bennington.edu/mfa-writing. @benningtonwriting.bsky.social
#MFAWriting #LowResidency
August 26, 2025 at 2:50 PM
There’s still time. The final deadline to apply for Bennington’s MFA in Writing is September 1. Take the next step toward honing your craft in a community of dedicated writers.
Apply today by going to www.bennington.edu/mfa-writing. @benningtonwriting.bsky.social
#MFAWriting #LowResidency
Apply today by going to www.bennington.edu/mfa-writing. @benningtonwriting.bsky.social
#MFAWriting #LowResidency
Congratulations to €ª@izineh.bsky.social, MFA '24, whose poem “History” was named a finalist for the Auburn Witness Prize by Southern Humanities Review! ✨
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August 21, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Congratulations to €ª@izineh.bsky.social, MFA '24, whose poem “History” was named a finalist for the Auburn Witness Prize by Southern Humanities Review! ✨
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Congratulations to Felicia A. Rivers, MFA ’23 (Fiction), whose story “My Vertical Landscape” has been awarded the Jerry Jazz Musician Short Fiction Contest! 🎉
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August 19, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Congratulations to Felicia A. Rivers, MFA ’23 (Fiction), whose story “My Vertical Landscape” has been awarded the Jerry Jazz Musician Short Fiction Contest! 🎉
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Three cheers for fiction faculty member Thomas Grattan! His novel, IN TONGUES (MCD Books), has been selected as a finalist for a @lambdaliterary.org Award! 😍🎉
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August 1, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Three cheers for fiction faculty member Thomas Grattan! His novel, IN TONGUES (MCD Books), has been selected as a finalist for a @lambdaliterary.org Award! 😍🎉
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Today is the day! Join us for our Virtual Open House for prospective MFA students from 2–3 PM ET. Bring your questions and your enthusiasm. 🎉
Can’t make it live? Register anyway—we’ll send the recording to all who sign up:
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Can’t make it live? Register anyway—we’ll send the recording to all who sign up:
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July 30, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Today is the day! Join us for our Virtual Open House for prospective MFA students from 2–3 PM ET. Bring your questions and your enthusiasm. 🎉
Can’t make it live? Register anyway—we’ll send the recording to all who sign up:
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Can’t make it live? Register anyway—we’ll send the recording to all who sign up:
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Congratulations to €ª@jackelhai.bsky.social, MFA 09! His nonfiction book THE NAZI AND THE PSYCHIATRIST—written in part during his time at Bennington—has been adapted into the upcoming film NUREMBERG, starring Russell Crowe and Rami Malek, and directed by James Vanderbilt. 🎬
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July 28, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Congratulations to €ª@jackelhai.bsky.social, MFA 09! His nonfiction book THE NAZI AND THE PSYCHIATRIST—written in part during his time at Bennington—has been adapted into the upcoming film NUREMBERG, starring Russell Crowe and Rami Malek, and directed by James Vanderbilt. 🎬
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One week to go until we host our Virtual Open House for prospective MFA students on July 30 from 2–3 PM ET. Bring your questions and your enthusiasm. 🎉
Can’t make it live? Register anyway—we’ll send the recording to all who sign up:
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Can’t make it live? Register anyway—we’ll send the recording to all who sign up:
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July 23, 2025 at 2:38 PM
One week to go until we host our Virtual Open House for prospective MFA students on July 30 from 2–3 PM ET. Bring your questions and your enthusiasm. 🎉
Can’t make it live? Register anyway—we’ll send the recording to all who sign up:
vist.ly/3yvr8
Can’t make it live? Register anyway—we’ll send the recording to all who sign up:
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Congratulations to Yuko Iida Frost, MFA candidate in Nonfiction! Her memoir manuscript, THE WATER BETWEEN US, has been selected as a <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7c6t7uqs4mtbehyveumyuge7" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky-mention">@blacklawrence.bsky.social Immigrant Writing Series Finalist. 🎉
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July 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Congratulations to Yuko Iida Frost, MFA candidate in Nonfiction! Her memoir manuscript, THE WATER BETWEEN US, has been selected as a <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7c6t7uqs4mtbehyveumyuge7" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky-mention">@blacklawrence.bsky.social Immigrant Writing Series Finalist. 🎉
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Congratulations to Jane Stringham MFA ’23 (Fiction)! Her translations of “Tidying Up,” “Climates,” and “Sacking the Temple” from Ghost Planets by Rosa Berbel have won the Gabo Prize for Literature in Translation, selected by guest judge Yuki Tejima.
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June 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Congratulations to Jane Stringham MFA ’23 (Fiction)! Her translations of “Tidying Up,” “Climates,” and “Sacking the Temple” from Ghost Planets by Rosa Berbel have won the Gabo Prize for Literature in Translation, selected by guest judge Yuki Tejima.
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Cheers to Michael Martinec MFA ’22 (Poetry)! He has been awarded the 2024 Michelle Boisseau Poetry Prize, awarded by Bear Review, for his poem, “February.” 🏆
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June 27, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Cheers to Michael Martinec MFA ’22 (Poetry)! He has been awarded the 2024 Michelle Boisseau Poetry Prize, awarded by Bear Review, for his poem, “February.” 🏆
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Congratulations to Amy Raasch MFA ’24 (Poetry)! Her poetry collection, WHY I AM NOT A GRAVEDIGGER, was named a finalist for the Jack McCarthy Prize, awarded by Write Bloody Publishing.
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June 25, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Congratulations to Amy Raasch MFA ’24 (Poetry)! Her poetry collection, WHY I AM NOT A GRAVEDIGGER, was named a finalist for the Jack McCarthy Prize, awarded by Write Bloody Publishing.
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Congratulations to Nico Amador, MFA ’22! His poem, "Study #2 for cm" won first place in the Blue Mesa Review Spring 2025 Contest Issue judged by Sara Daniele Rivera. 🎉
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June 17, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Congratulations to Nico Amador, MFA ’22! His poem, "Study #2 for cm" won first place in the Blue Mesa Review Spring 2025 Contest Issue judged by Sara Daniele Rivera. 🎉
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Congratulations to the June 2025 graduates! Tonight, 20 talented writers will earn their MFAs in Writing and Literature. 🎉 🎓
June 14, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Congratulations to the June 2025 graduates! Tonight, 20 talented writers will earn their MFAs in Writing and Literature. 🎉 🎓
Tonight at 7:00 PM ET! Randall Mann and Dinaw Mengestu will read for the final evening of our Summer 2025 Bennington Writers Reading series. ⭐
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This event is free and open to the public virtually via Zoom:
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This event is free and open to the public virtually via Zoom:
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June 13, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Tonight at 7:00 PM ET! Randall Mann and Dinaw Mengestu will read for the final evening of our Summer 2025 Bennington Writers Reading series. ⭐
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This event is free and open to the public virtually via Zoom:
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This event is free and open to the public virtually via Zoom:
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Tonight at 7:15 PM ET (please note the later start time): Garrard Conley, Thomas Grattan, and Lance Richardson will read from their work as part of the Writers Reading series:
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June 12, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Tonight at 7:15 PM ET (please note the later start time): Garrard Conley, Thomas Grattan, and Lance Richardson will read from their work as part of the Writers Reading series:
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Tonight at 7:00 PM ET: Brian Dillon, Hugh Ryan MFA '09, and Taymour Soomro will read from their recent books as part of the Writers Reading series:
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June 11, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Tonight at 7:00 PM ET: Brian Dillon, Hugh Ryan MFA '09, and Taymour Soomro will read from their recent books as part of the Writers Reading series:
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Happy Publication Day to CE Mackenzie, MFA '11 (Poetry)! Their book, ACHY AFFECTS, is now available from €ª@upittpress.bsky.social. 🎉
https://upittpress.org/books/9780822948568/
June 10, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Happy Publication Day to CE Mackenzie, MFA '11 (Poetry)! Their book, ACHY AFFECTS, is now available from €ª@upittpress.bsky.social. 🎉
https://upittpress.org/books/9780822948568/
Tonight at 7:00 PM ET: Jai Chakrabarti, Stacey D'Erasmo, and Craig Morgan Teicher will read from their recent work as part of the Writers Reading series:
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June 8, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Tonight at 7:00 PM ET: Jai Chakrabarti, Stacey D'Erasmo, and Craig Morgan Teicher will read from their recent work as part of the Writers Reading series:
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Tonight at 7:00 PM ET: Monica Ferrell, Dawn Lundy Martin, and Moriel Rothman-Zecher MFA '23 will read from their recent books as part of the Writers Reading series.
Join us:
https://www.bennington.edu/events/2025-06-07/monica-ferrell-dawn-lundy-martin-and-moriel-rothman-zecher-mfa-23
Join us:
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June 7, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Tonight at 7:00 PM ET: Monica Ferrell, Dawn Lundy Martin, and Moriel Rothman-Zecher MFA '23 will read from their recent books as part of the Writers Reading series.
Join us:
https://www.bennington.edu/events/2025-06-07/monica-ferrell-dawn-lundy-martin-and-moriel-rothman-zecher-mfa-23
Join us:
https://www.bennington.edu/events/2025-06-07/monica-ferrell-dawn-lundy-martin-and-moriel-rothman-zecher-mfa-23
Tonight at 7:00 PM ET! Peter Cameron, Bianca Stone, and De’Shawn Charles Winslow will read from their recent work as part of the Writers Reading series.
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June 6, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Tonight at 7:00 PM ET! Peter Cameron, Bianca Stone, and De’Shawn Charles Winslow will read from their recent work as part of the Writers Reading series.
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Today we welcome students, faculty, and guests to our Summer 2025 residency! Tonight at 7:00 PM ET, we’ll kick off our Summer Reading Series with Jennifer Chang, Rachel Cohen, and Rebecca Makkai. Join us virtually:
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June 5, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Today we welcome students, faculty, and guests to our Summer 2025 residency! Tonight at 7:00 PM ET, we’ll kick off our Summer Reading Series with Jennifer Chang, Rachel Cohen, and Rebecca Makkai. Join us virtually:
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Julia Juster, MFA '24 (Nonfiction), was selected as a finalist for the Quarterly West prose contest. 🎉 Her essay, "Trash Elegies," was published in issue 114:
https://www.quarterlywest.com/issue-114-juster
https://www.quarterlywest.com/issue-114-juster
June 3, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Julia Juster, MFA '24 (Nonfiction), was selected as a finalist for the Quarterly West prose contest. 🎉 Her essay, "Trash Elegies," was published in issue 114:
https://www.quarterlywest.com/issue-114-juster
https://www.quarterlywest.com/issue-114-juster
Only a few days to go until our summer residency! Please join us for our nightly Writers Reading Series, which is open to the public and will be available to stream virtually:
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June 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Only a few days to go until our summer residency! Please join us for our nightly Writers Reading Series, which is open to the public and will be available to stream virtually:
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