Northwestern University's MA in Writing, MFA in Prose & Poetry
@nugradwriting.bsky.social
Northwestern University's School of Professional Studies graduate writing program: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Publishing & Prof. Development, Dual Genre
Admissions deadlines: 1/15, 4/15, 7/15, 10/15
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Admissions deadlines: 1/15, 4/15, 7/15, 10/15
sps.northwestern.edu/masters/prose-and-poetry
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Masters of Fine Arts (MFA) in Prose and Poetry | Northwestern SPS:
School of Professional Studies | Northwestern University
Explore Northwestern's creative writing MFA. MFA in prose and poetry specializations include poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, popular fiction, publishing and more.
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There's still time to apply for classes starting in late March 2026! Our next admissions deadline for the MA in Writing & the MFA in Prose & Poetry is Jan. 15.
#poetry #nonfiction #fiction #publishing #creativewriting
More information available here: sps.northwestern.edu/masters/prose-and-poetry
#poetry #nonfiction #fiction #publishing #creativewriting
More information available here: sps.northwestern.edu/masters/prose-and-poetry
There's still time to apply for classes starting in late March 2026! Our next admissions deadline for the MA in Writing & the MFA in Prose & Poetry is Jan. 15.
#poetry #nonfiction #fiction #publishing #creativewriting
More information available here: sps.northwestern.edu/masters/prose-and-poetry
#poetry #nonfiction #fiction #publishing #creativewriting
More information available here: sps.northwestern.edu/masters/prose-and-poetry
Masters of Fine Arts (MFA) in Prose and Poetry | Northwestern SPS:
School of Professional Studies | Northwestern University
Explore Northwestern's creative writing MFA. MFA in prose and poetry specializations include poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, popular fiction, publishing and more.
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November 2, 2025 at 11:12 PM
There's still time to apply for classes starting in late March 2026! Our next admissions deadline for the MA in Writing & the MFA in Prose & Poetry is Jan. 15.
#poetry #nonfiction #fiction #publishing #creativewriting
More information available here: sps.northwestern.edu/masters/prose-and-poetry
#poetry #nonfiction #fiction #publishing #creativewriting
More information available here: sps.northwestern.edu/masters/prose-and-poetry
New post on our program's Word Cafe blog by current MFA student Nathaniel Foster, former LAPD officer and forensics teacher to middle school children this past summer at Northwestern University!
"Should Goldilocks Be Arrested?"
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"Should Goldilocks Be Arrested?"
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November 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
New post on our program's Word Cafe blog by current MFA student Nathaniel Foster, former LAPD officer and forensics teacher to middle school children this past summer at Northwestern University!
"Should Goldilocks Be Arrested?"
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"Should Goldilocks Be Arrested?"
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Spooky season reads to keep you awake at night, at prices that you can't find anywhere but at The Strand. Hit the link for our full collection of cheap thrills 💀📚🎃
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October 20, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Spooky season reads to keep you awake at night, at prices that you can't find anywhere but at The Strand. Hit the link for our full collection of cheap thrills 💀📚🎃
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Great talk w Amber Sparks coming up tomorrow. She returns to the show for the first time in 13 years, celebrating the publication of her debut novel, HAPPY PEOPLE DON'T LIVE HERE (Liveright).
Stay tuned...
Stay tuned...
October 20, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Great talk w Amber Sparks coming up tomorrow. She returns to the show for the first time in 13 years, celebrating the publication of her debut novel, HAPPY PEOPLE DON'T LIVE HERE (Liveright).
Stay tuned...
Stay tuned...
MFA fiction alumnus Patricia Crisafulli shares her thoughts on the experience of writing her recently published novel, THE SECRETS OF THE OLD POST CEMETERY, the third in a series. Her post is up now on our program blog, WORD CAFE ✒️ @northwesternsps.bsky.social
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October 20, 2025 at 9:51 PM
MFA fiction alumnus Patricia Crisafulli shares her thoughts on the experience of writing her recently published novel, THE SECRETS OF THE OLD POST CEMETERY, the third in a series. Her post is up now on our program blog, WORD CAFE ✒️ @northwesternsps.bsky.social
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Congratulations to MFA alumnus Tricia Crisafulli on the release of her third Ohnita Harbor mystery, The Secrets of the Old Post Cemetery, which is out today from Woodhall Press!
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The Secrets of the Old Post Cemetery: An Ohnita Harbor Mystery
An Ohnita Harbor Mystery
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October 7, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Congratulations to MFA alumnus Tricia Crisafulli on the release of her third Ohnita Harbor mystery, The Secrets of the Old Post Cemetery, which is out today from Woodhall Press!
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There's still time to apply for classes starting in January 2026! Our next admissions deadline for the MA in Writing & the MFA in Prose & Poetry is October 15.
#poetry #nonfiction #fiction #publishing #creativewriting
More information available here: sps.northwestern.edu/masters/prose-and-poetry
#poetry #nonfiction #fiction #publishing #creativewriting
More information available here: sps.northwestern.edu/masters/prose-and-poetry
Masters of Fine Arts (MFA) in Prose and Poetry | Northwestern SPS:
School of Professional Studies | Northwestern University
Explore Northwestern's creative writing MFA. MFA in prose and poetry specializations include poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, popular fiction, publishing and more.
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September 15, 2025 at 8:59 PM
There's still time to apply for classes starting in January 2026! Our next admissions deadline for the MA in Writing & the MFA in Prose & Poetry is October 15.
#poetry #nonfiction #fiction #publishing #creativewriting
More information available here: sps.northwestern.edu/masters/prose-and-poetry
#poetry #nonfiction #fiction #publishing #creativewriting
More information available here: sps.northwestern.edu/masters/prose-and-poetry
New post up on our Word Cafe site by Northwestern School of Professional Studies MFA student Kevin McEvoy about his favorite indie bookstore - the @strandbookstore.bsky.social in NYC!
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October 5, 2025 at 3:55 PM
New post up on our Word Cafe site by Northwestern School of Professional Studies MFA student Kevin McEvoy about his favorite indie bookstore - the @strandbookstore.bsky.social in NYC!
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Congratulations to fiction alumnus Jeremy T. Wilson, whose new short story, "Where Are You From?", was published in the Spring/Summer 2025 Issue of SWING!
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#shortstories #story #fiction #shortstory #literaryjournal #litmag #amreading #amwriting
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Swing Magazine | Porch TN
Literature in a print magazine: Nashville spirit, national sway. Issue 1 is available now! Submit your work for the Spring 2024 issue by December 10, 2023.
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September 22, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Congratulations to fiction alumnus Jeremy T. Wilson, whose new short story, "Where Are You From?", was published in the Spring/Summer 2025 Issue of SWING!
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#shortstories #story #fiction #shortstory #literaryjournal #litmag #amreading #amwriting
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#shortstories #story #fiction #shortstory #literaryjournal #litmag #amreading #amwriting
There's still time to apply for classes starting in January 2026! Our next admissions deadline for the MA in Writing & the MFA in Prose & Poetry is October 15.
#poetry #nonfiction #fiction #publishing #creativewriting
More information available here: sps.northwestern.edu/masters/prose-and-poetry
#poetry #nonfiction #fiction #publishing #creativewriting
More information available here: sps.northwestern.edu/masters/prose-and-poetry
Masters of Fine Arts (MFA) in Prose and Poetry | Northwestern SPS:
School of Professional Studies | Northwestern University
Explore Northwestern's creative writing MFA. MFA in prose and poetry specializations include poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, popular fiction, publishing and more.
sps.northwestern.edu
September 15, 2025 at 8:59 PM
There's still time to apply for classes starting in January 2026! Our next admissions deadline for the MA in Writing & the MFA in Prose & Poetry is October 15.
#poetry #nonfiction #fiction #publishing #creativewriting
More information available here: sps.northwestern.edu/masters/prose-and-poetry
#poetry #nonfiction #fiction #publishing #creativewriting
More information available here: sps.northwestern.edu/masters/prose-and-poetry
If you're in Chicago this Thursday, Sept. 11, join @michaelzapata.bsky.social & @zakmucha.bsky.social at After-Words Books, 23 E. Illinois St., 6:30 PM for a discussion on trauma and fascism. Eventbrite link ⬇️ www.eventbrite.com/e/trauma-and...
Trauma and American Fascism
Join our discussion on trauma and American fascism with authors Zak Mucha and Michael Zapata
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September 8, 2025 at 11:57 PM
If you're in Chicago this Thursday, Sept. 11, join @michaelzapata.bsky.social & @zakmucha.bsky.social at After-Words Books, 23 E. Illinois St., 6:30 PM for a discussion on trauma and fascism. Eventbrite link ⬇️ www.eventbrite.com/e/trauma-and...
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📢 JOB ALERT: Block Club is hiring a full-time reporter to cover Beverly, Morgan Park + Mount Greenwood on Chicago's South Side!
Deadline to apply is 9/15:
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Deadline to apply is 9/15:
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September 8, 2025 at 1:00 AM
📢 JOB ALERT: Block Club is hiring a full-time reporter to cover Beverly, Morgan Park + Mount Greenwood on Chicago's South Side!
Deadline to apply is 9/15:
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Deadline to apply is 9/15:
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Looking for a new book to add to your reading list? Current MA student Brett Brown shares a book recommendation/summer reading pick: Taiye Selasi's "The Sex Lives of African Girls."
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#amreading #amwriting #novels #fiction #taiyeselasi
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#amreading #amwriting #novels #fiction #taiyeselasi
Brett Brown on What He's Currently Reading :
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August 26, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Looking for a new book to add to your reading list? Current MA student Brett Brown shares a book recommendation/summer reading pick: Taiye Selasi's "The Sex Lives of African Girls."
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#amreading #amwriting #novels #fiction #taiyeselasi
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#amreading #amwriting #novels #fiction #taiyeselasi
Join us tomorrow, Tu, 8/19, 6 PM, (doors: 5:30 PM), 500 Main St., Evanston, IL for a faculty & graduate reading, cohosted by @bookedevanston.bsky.social & Brothers K Coffee!
Readers: Betsy Haberl, Alexandria Haynes, Jared Spitz, Ryan Rivera, Faisal Mohyuddin billy lombardo @loriraderday.bsky.social
Readers: Betsy Haberl, Alexandria Haynes, Jared Spitz, Ryan Rivera, Faisal Mohyuddin billy lombardo @loriraderday.bsky.social
August 18, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Join us tomorrow, Tu, 8/19, 6 PM, (doors: 5:30 PM), 500 Main St., Evanston, IL for a faculty & graduate reading, cohosted by @bookedevanston.bsky.social & Brothers K Coffee!
Readers: Betsy Haberl, Alexandria Haynes, Jared Spitz, Ryan Rivera, Faisal Mohyuddin billy lombardo @loriraderday.bsky.social
Readers: Betsy Haberl, Alexandria Haynes, Jared Spitz, Ryan Rivera, Faisal Mohyuddin billy lombardo @loriraderday.bsky.social
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I will be reading with a group of writers from @nugradwriting.bsky.social tomorrow in Evanston at Brothers K Coffeeshop. Going to be a good time!
August 18, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I will be reading with a group of writers from @nugradwriting.bsky.social tomorrow in Evanston at Brothers K Coffeeshop. Going to be a good time!
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Join us for an online Summer Writers Conference (@nusummerwriters.bsky.social) on Sat, Aug. 2!
Faculty incl: @fulmerford.com, @loriraderday.bsky.social, billy lombardo, Gioia Diliberto, Donna Seaman, Paula Carter, & Christine Sneed
More info & registration here: sps.northwestern.edu/professional...
Faculty incl: @fulmerford.com, @loriraderday.bsky.social, billy lombardo, Gioia Diliberto, Donna Seaman, Paula Carter, & Christine Sneed
More info & registration here: sps.northwestern.edu/professional...
July 4, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Join us for an online Summer Writers Conference (@nusummerwriters.bsky.social) on Sat, Aug. 2!
Faculty incl: @fulmerford.com, @loriraderday.bsky.social, billy lombardo, Gioia Diliberto, Donna Seaman, Paula Carter, & Christine Sneed
More info & registration here: sps.northwestern.edu/professional...
Faculty incl: @fulmerford.com, @loriraderday.bsky.social, billy lombardo, Gioia Diliberto, Donna Seaman, Paula Carter, & Christine Sneed
More info & registration here: sps.northwestern.edu/professional...
Sharing a new Word Cafe post from MFA fiction alumnus TJ Jaffe, "Jail Is a Four Letter Word."
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#writing #nonfiction #teaching #creativewriting #mfainwriting #fiction #amwriting #activism #poetry #poems #volunteer #write #writers #writingcommunity
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MFA Fiction Alumnus TJ Jaffe: Jail Is a Four Letter Word :
School of Professional Studies | Northwestern University
Whether in or out of prison, artists are curious about sounds, silence, beats, meaning, and music-making.
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July 12, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Sharing a new Word Cafe post from MFA fiction alumnus TJ Jaffe, "Jail Is a Four Letter Word."
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#writing #nonfiction #teaching #creativewriting #mfainwriting #fiction #amwriting #activism #poetry #poems #volunteer #write #writers #writingcommunity
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#writing #nonfiction #teaching #creativewriting #mfainwriting #fiction #amwriting #activism #poetry #poems #volunteer #write #writers #writingcommunity
Join us for an online Summer Writers Conference (@nusummerwriters.bsky.social) on Sat, Aug. 2!
Faculty incl: @fulmerford.com, @loriraderday.bsky.social, billy lombardo, Gioia Diliberto, Donna Seaman, Paula Carter, & Christine Sneed
More info & registration here: sps.northwestern.edu/professional...
Faculty incl: @fulmerford.com, @loriraderday.bsky.social, billy lombardo, Gioia Diliberto, Donna Seaman, Paula Carter, & Christine Sneed
More info & registration here: sps.northwestern.edu/professional...
July 4, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Join us for an online Summer Writers Conference (@nusummerwriters.bsky.social) on Sat, Aug. 2!
Faculty incl: @fulmerford.com, @loriraderday.bsky.social, billy lombardo, Gioia Diliberto, Donna Seaman, Paula Carter, & Christine Sneed
More info & registration here: sps.northwestern.edu/professional...
Faculty incl: @fulmerford.com, @loriraderday.bsky.social, billy lombardo, Gioia Diliberto, Donna Seaman, Paula Carter, & Christine Sneed
More info & registration here: sps.northwestern.edu/professional...
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From "So Many Promises And So Many Lies" by S. Afzal Haider, CQR 30th Anniversary Edition:
"After four days and three nights in Paris, Joyce and Ved headed toward the sun-drenched south of France for four nights and three days. From the Gare de Lyon they boarded an afternoon train for Avignon."
"After four days and three nights in Paris, Joyce and Ved headed toward the sun-drenched south of France for four nights and three days. From the Gare de Lyon they boarded an afternoon train for Avignon."
March 30, 2025 at 3:06 PM
From "So Many Promises And So Many Lies" by S. Afzal Haider, CQR 30th Anniversary Edition:
"After four days and three nights in Paris, Joyce and Ved headed toward the sun-drenched south of France for four nights and three days. From the Gare de Lyon they boarded an afternoon train for Avignon."
"After four days and three nights in Paris, Joyce and Ved headed toward the sun-drenched south of France for four nights and three days. From the Gare de Lyon they boarded an afternoon train for Avignon."
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From "Chicken Man" by Elizabeth McKenzie, @elizabethmck.bsky.social CQR 30th Anniversary Edition:
"The chicken man cleans like no one else. Got his beak in everything, a tornado of order, a machine with feathers, but mostly a friend."
"The chicken man cleans like no one else. Got his beak in everything, a tornado of order, a machine with feathers, but mostly a friend."
April 19, 2025 at 11:27 PM
From "Chicken Man" by Elizabeth McKenzie, @elizabethmck.bsky.social CQR 30th Anniversary Edition:
"The chicken man cleans like no one else. Got his beak in everything, a tornado of order, a machine with feathers, but mostly a friend."
"The chicken man cleans like no one else. Got his beak in everything, a tornado of order, a machine with feathers, but mostly a friend."
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From "Henriette's Trick" by Signe Ratcliff, CQR 30th Anniversary Issue:
"Mason sometimes pretended that Mom drove to the Hardee’s and spent the day eating hamburgers, instead of driving into Germantown, where she cut hair at the Klassy Kut..."
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"Mason sometimes pretended that Mom drove to the Hardee’s and spent the day eating hamburgers, instead of driving into Germantown, where she cut hair at the Klassy Kut..."
#fiction @signeratcliff.bsky.social
May 17, 2025 at 1:20 AM
From "Henriette's Trick" by Signe Ratcliff, CQR 30th Anniversary Issue:
"Mason sometimes pretended that Mom drove to the Hardee’s and spent the day eating hamburgers, instead of driving into Germantown, where she cut hair at the Klassy Kut..."
#fiction @signeratcliff.bsky.social
"Mason sometimes pretended that Mom drove to the Hardee’s and spent the day eating hamburgers, instead of driving into Germantown, where she cut hair at the Klassy Kut..."
#fiction @signeratcliff.bsky.social
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✨Join us June 24th to celebrate the launch of our Summer 2025 Issue!
🎤Readings by John Briscoe, @williamwardbutler.bsky.social, @susanmgaines.bsky.social, Charles Hood, Annie Holdren, @elizabethmck.bsky.social, @davidrompf.bsky.social, Patrice Vecchione.
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🎤Readings by John Briscoe, @williamwardbutler.bsky.social, @susanmgaines.bsky.social, Charles Hood, Annie Holdren, @elizabethmck.bsky.social, @davidrompf.bsky.social, Patrice Vecchione.
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Summer Issue Launch Event: Cowell Ranch Historic Hay Barn — Catamaran Literary Reader
Join us in celebrating the launch of Catamaran’s 48th issue!
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June 18, 2025 at 5:33 PM
✨Join us June 24th to celebrate the launch of our Summer 2025 Issue!
🎤Readings by John Briscoe, @williamwardbutler.bsky.social, @susanmgaines.bsky.social, Charles Hood, Annie Holdren, @elizabethmck.bsky.social, @davidrompf.bsky.social, Patrice Vecchione.
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🎤Readings by John Briscoe, @williamwardbutler.bsky.social, @susanmgaines.bsky.social, Charles Hood, Annie Holdren, @elizabethmck.bsky.social, @davidrompf.bsky.social, Patrice Vecchione.
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I need this right now
June 18, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I need this right now
Join us on Aug 19 in Evanston, IL for a faculty & alumni reading, cohosted by @bookedevanston.bsky.social (venue is Brothers K cafe, 500 Main St.) Alumni: @betsyhaberl.bsky.social, Alexandria Haynes, Jared Spitz, Ryan Rivera, & faculty: Faisal Mohyuddin, Billy Lombardo, @loriraderday.bsky.social! ✒️
June 18, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Join us on Aug 19 in Evanston, IL for a faculty & alumni reading, cohosted by @bookedevanston.bsky.social (venue is Brothers K cafe, 500 Main St.) Alumni: @betsyhaberl.bsky.social, Alexandria Haynes, Jared Spitz, Ryan Rivera, & faculty: Faisal Mohyuddin, Billy Lombardo, @loriraderday.bsky.social! ✒️