Seth Abramson

The Insider's Guide to Graduate Degrees in Creative Writing (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 328
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Juni 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781350000438
• Artikelnr.: 53291682

Autorenporträt

Seth Abramson is Assistant Professor of English at the University of New Hampshire, USA. He is a prize-winning poet and writes regularly for The Huffington Post and Indiewire.

Inhaltsangabe

How to Use this Book Part 1: Frequently Asked Questions 1. A Brief History
of Creative Writing Programs 2. Applying to Creative Writing Programs 3.
Curriculum 4. Student Cohort 5. Selectivity 6. Cost of Living 7. Funding 8.
Student-Faculty Ratio 9. Assistantships 10. Application Requirements 11.
Fellowship Placement 12. Job Placement Part 2: Data Tables 13. Applicant
Demographics 14. Polls 15. Rankings Appendices Methodology Program Index
Other Resources Index