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Congrats to Fall '25 graduate Mike Fitzer! “What an incredible program! I'm going to miss the residencies, working with my peers and mentors, and the tremendous support from faculty. This is the best gift I've ever given myself. I wish I could do it again, just without the student loans!”
October 28, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Congrats to Fall '25 graduate Mike Fitzer! “What an incredible program! I'm going to miss the residencies, working with my peers and mentors, and the tremendous support from faculty. This is the best gift I've ever given myself. I wish I could do it again, just without the student loans!”
Congrats to Fall ‘25 graduate Lori Marra! “Because of Spalding, I have a warm, welcoming writing community. We all share passion for the creative process and respect for one another's hard work, creativity, and talent.”
October 20, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Congrats to Fall ‘25 graduate Lori Marra! “Because of Spalding, I have a warm, welcoming writing community. We all share passion for the creative process and respect for one another's hard work, creativity, and talent.”
Congrats to Fall ‘25 graduate Ben Swindler! “Being part of this MFA program at Spalding University has been a wonderful experience. I've met so many great people, made many new friends, and learned so much about my writing. Leaving the program with new stories and a polished novel, is amazing.”
October 17, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Congrats to Fall ‘25 graduate Ben Swindler! “Being part of this MFA program at Spalding University has been a wonderful experience. I've met so many great people, made many new friends, and learned so much about my writing. Leaving the program with new stories and a polished novel, is amazing.”
Screenwriting alum Andie Redwine is at the Heartland Film Festival with her film The Tenderness Tour. They are very close to winning an audience choice award! You can stream it online for the next four days and vote 5 for Audience Choice: buff.ly/IwYaefF
October 14, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Screenwriting alum Andie Redwine is at the Heartland Film Festival with her film The Tenderness Tour. They are very close to winning an audience choice award! You can stream it online for the next four days and vote 5 for Audience Choice: buff.ly/IwYaefF
Fiction and CNF faculty Lee Martin provides a playful writing exercise for those interested in the lyric essay. Read it now on our faculty blog at Good River Review! buff.ly/jA8RYlK
October 10, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Fiction and CNF faculty Lee Martin provides a playful writing exercise for those interested in the lyric essay. Read it now on our faculty blog at Good River Review! buff.ly/jA8RYlK
Fall students and faculty! Be sure to check out Kathleen's preview of fall residency! We have a pre-residency kickoff reading by faculty, arts events, a labyrinth walk, and more! Read all about it: buff.ly/keovpED
October 7, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Fall students and faculty! Be sure to check out Kathleen's preview of fall residency! We have a pre-residency kickoff reading by faculty, arts events, a labyrinth walk, and more! Read all about it: buff.ly/keovpED
Emerging prose writers! The Masters Review Novel Excerpt Contest is open to submissions from unpublished or in-progress novels. The winning excerpt earns $3,000, online publication, & a consultation with literary agent Marin Takikawa. Apply by Nov. 9, 2025: mastersreview.com/novel-excerp...
October 3, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Emerging prose writers! The Masters Review Novel Excerpt Contest is open to submissions from unpublished or in-progress novels. The winning excerpt earns $3,000, online publication, & a consultation with literary agent Marin Takikawa. Apply by Nov. 9, 2025: mastersreview.com/novel-excerp...
Support the Spalding Graduate School of Writing: buff.ly/993gXpq
On behalf of the Spalding community, we would like to express our gratitude to everyone who has already donated! If you haven’t made a contribution yet, there is still time! We’re inching closer to our fundraising goal. Thank you!💙💛
On behalf of the Spalding community, we would like to express our gratitude to everyone who has already donated! If you haven’t made a contribution yet, there is still time! We’re inching closer to our fundraising goal. Thank you!💙💛
October 1, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Support the Spalding Graduate School of Writing: buff.ly/993gXpq
On behalf of the Spalding community, we would like to express our gratitude to everyone who has already donated! If you haven’t made a contribution yet, there is still time! We’re inching closer to our fundraising goal. Thank you!💙💛
On behalf of the Spalding community, we would like to express our gratitude to everyone who has already donated! If you haven’t made a contribution yet, there is still time! We’re inching closer to our fundraising goal. Thank you!💙💛
Our students, alums, & faculty have enjoyed Vietnam! Did you know about our travel enrichment option? Current Naslund-Mann students may opt to fold travel into their studies. The trip may be especially appealing to students who attend virtual summer residency.
September 30, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Our students, alums, & faculty have enjoyed Vietnam! Did you know about our travel enrichment option? Current Naslund-Mann students may opt to fold travel into their studies. The trip may be especially appealing to students who attend virtual summer residency.
Beware the too-good protagonist. This week, Beth Bauman looks at the shades of complexity needed for compelling characters. Read it now on our faculty blog at Good River Review! buff.ly/hCWxDme
September 25, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Beware the too-good protagonist. This week, Beth Bauman looks at the shades of complexity needed for compelling characters. Read it now on our faculty blog at Good River Review! buff.ly/hCWxDme
Giving Day is noon Wed, Oct. 1, through noon Thurs, Oct. 2, but psst—the giving portal is open! Now’s your chance to support the Naslund-Mann School & the Spalding MFA Alumni Association. Thanks to generous alums, gifts to the Naslund-Mann School up to $2k will be matched $1 to $1! buff.ly/muFMWLX
September 24, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Giving Day is noon Wed, Oct. 1, through noon Thurs, Oct. 2, but psst—the giving portal is open! Now’s your chance to support the Naslund-Mann School & the Spalding MFA Alumni Association. Thanks to generous alums, gifts to the Naslund-Mann School up to $2k will be matched $1 to $1! buff.ly/muFMWLX
@pacificalit.bsky.social is seeking submissions of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction for our upcoming issue. If you haven't heard, PLR is an independent mag based in Seattle. For guidelines on how to submit, check out their submissions page: www.pacificareview.com/submissions/
September 22, 2025 at 4:10 PM
@pacificalit.bsky.social is seeking submissions of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction for our upcoming issue. If you haven't heard, PLR is an independent mag based in Seattle. For guidelines on how to submit, check out their submissions page: www.pacificareview.com/submissions/
Announcing our Spalding School of Writing faculty workshop leaders for the Fall residency: Whitney Collins (Fic), K.L. Cook (Fic), Keith S. Wilson (Poetry), Erin Keane (Creative Nonfiction),Lesléa Newman (Writing for Children and YA), Charlie Schulman (Playwriting), and Bruce Marshall Romans (SW).
September 19, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Announcing our Spalding School of Writing faculty workshop leaders for the Fall residency: Whitney Collins (Fic), K.L. Cook (Fic), Keith S. Wilson (Poetry), Erin Keane (Creative Nonfiction),Lesléa Newman (Writing for Children and YA), Charlie Schulman (Playwriting), and Bruce Marshall Romans (SW).
In a move that aligns all of Spalding’s creative writing programs, the Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Creative Writing has joined its graduate-level sister programs under the umbrella of the Sena Jeter Naslund-Karen Mann Graduate School of Writing. Send your undergrads our way! buff.ly/VUWaEmi
September 18, 2025 at 1:01 PM
In a move that aligns all of Spalding’s creative writing programs, the Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Creative Writing has joined its graduate-level sister programs under the umbrella of the Sena Jeter Naslund-Karen Mann Graduate School of Writing. Send your undergrads our way! buff.ly/VUWaEmi
One of Kathleen Driskell's Kentucky Poet Laureate projects is the Kentucky Writer’s Notebook, a podcast which shares great writing by contemporary Kentucky authors, lit news about events happening around Kentucky, & some thoughts about writing. The first 2 episodes are now available! buff.ly/J8hOC5I
September 17, 2025 at 3:18 PM
One of Kathleen Driskell's Kentucky Poet Laureate projects is the Kentucky Writer’s Notebook, a podcast which shares great writing by contemporary Kentucky authors, lit news about events happening around Kentucky, & some thoughts about writing. The first 2 episodes are now available! buff.ly/J8hOC5I
In this excerpt from the introduction of her forthcoming book Creating Some Measure of Beauty: The Healing Power of the Artful Essay, Spalding faculty Nancy McCabe tackles some myths and misunderstandings around writing about trauma. Read it now: buff.ly/8WkIegx
September 11, 2025 at 7:38 PM
In this excerpt from the introduction of her forthcoming book Creating Some Measure of Beauty: The Healing Power of the Artful Essay, Spalding faculty Nancy McCabe tackles some myths and misunderstandings around writing about trauma. Read it now: buff.ly/8WkIegx
This Thursday! Each ticket for this event includes a copy of House’s collection of poetry, ALL THE GHOSTS. Purchase your tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/silas-hous...
September 9, 2025 at 2:08 PM
This Thursday! Each ticket for this event includes a copy of House’s collection of poetry, ALL THE GHOSTS. Purchase your tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/silas-hous...
The Missouri Review’s 35th annual Jeffrey E. Smith Editors’ Prize is accepting entries. This is a cash prize & publishing opportunity. $5000 each is awarded for the best story, set of poems, & essay. Winners will be published in the Spring 2026 issue. More info: missourireview.com/contests/jef...
September 7, 2025 at 1:01 PM
The Missouri Review’s 35th annual Jeffrey E. Smith Editors’ Prize is accepting entries. This is a cash prize & publishing opportunity. $5000 each is awarded for the best story, set of poems, & essay. Winners will be published in the Spring 2026 issue. More info: missourireview.com/contests/jef...
Every serious writer can benefit by playing in other genres. Join this hourlong virtual info session w/Lynnell Edwards, associate programs director of the Naslund-Mann Graduate School of Writing, & Karen Mann, co-founder of the Spalding MFA program. Reserve your slot now: buff.ly/m7QdDC9
September 5, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Every serious writer can benefit by playing in other genres. Join this hourlong virtual info session w/Lynnell Edwards, associate programs director of the Naslund-Mann Graduate School of Writing, & Karen Mann, co-founder of the Spalding MFA program. Reserve your slot now: buff.ly/m7QdDC9
Extra extra! Announcing the Distinguished Visiting Authors for our fall residency, also the winner of the 2025 Spalding Prize for the Promotion of Peace and Justice in Literature! www.goodriverreview.com/post/writing...
August 28, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Extra extra! Announcing the Distinguished Visiting Authors for our fall residency, also the winner of the 2025 Spalding Prize for the Promotion of Peace and Justice in Literature! www.goodriverreview.com/post/writing...
This week on the blog, faculty member Lynnell Edwards makes some discoveries when she takes on the book-a-day #SealeyChallenge. www.goodriverreview.com/post/sealeyc...
August 27, 2025 at 2:50 PM
This week on the blog, faculty member Lynnell Edwards makes some discoveries when she takes on the book-a-day #SealeyChallenge. www.goodriverreview.com/post/sealeyc...
Calling all students, alums, & faculty! Don’t miss the Business of Writing Seminars on Saturday, September 6! Virtual sessions offer extracurricular instruction in the world of professional writing, editing, & publishing. More info: www.goodriverreview.com/post/coming-...
August 26, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Calling all students, alums, & faculty! Don’t miss the Business of Writing Seminars on Saturday, September 6! Virtual sessions offer extracurricular instruction in the world of professional writing, editing, & publishing. More info: www.goodriverreview.com/post/coming-...
Congratulations to Spalding alum Anne Bucey! Her new book of poems A SHADE PULLED JUST BARELY is coming out November 14, 2025. Reserve your copy now for a limited presale discount: www.finishinglinepress.com/product/a-sh...
August 22, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Congratulations to Spalding alum Anne Bucey! Her new book of poems A SHADE PULLED JUST BARELY is coming out November 14, 2025. Reserve your copy now for a limited presale discount: www.finishinglinepress.com/product/a-sh...
Join us Thursday, August 21, for Voice & Vision! Presented by Spalding University’s Naslund-Mann Graduate School of Writing, The Louisville Review, & 21c Museum Hotel this month's featured writers are Kathleen Driskell, David Flores, Ellen Hagan, Michelle Tyrene Johnson, & Jeremy Paden.
August 15, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Join us Thursday, August 21, for Voice & Vision! Presented by Spalding University’s Naslund-Mann Graduate School of Writing, The Louisville Review, & 21c Museum Hotel this month's featured writers are Kathleen Driskell, David Flores, Ellen Hagan, Michelle Tyrene Johnson, & Jeremy Paden.
Congratulations to Spalding alum Robert X. Golphin! His short film Chest Candy had its world premier this summer at the 14th annual The People's FILM Festival in Harlem, where it won Best Short Film (Honorable Mention)!
August 12, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Congratulations to Spalding alum Robert X. Golphin! His short film Chest Candy had its world premier this summer at the 14th annual The People's FILM Festival in Harlem, where it won Best Short Film (Honorable Mention)!