12/3 UPDATE: I have updated the SOP below. Please take a moment to look at it and give me feedback. Thanks ( Read more... )

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I am in desperate need of help in developing a SOP to fit my application for a Ph.D in creative writing as well as for a Ph.D in British literature.  I currently have two SOPs: one is a general SOP that was required as part of a masters course; the other is a specific SOP geared toward a particular school.  If I appear to talk out of both ( Read more... )

Hello all.  I'm planning to apply to MFA programs in creative writing this fall (for fall 2013 start, hopefully).  I'm already working on getting things together (some of it just mental planning at this point.  For right now, I'm just researching schools online and working prolifically on a novella). I have some general questions, though ( Read more... )

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I graduated several years ago with a degree in Communication, and although I didn't take any classes in creative writing, I began to write after I graduated as a hobby.  I've written a few screenplays and spec scripts and after researching some programs in CA, .it seems like these schools help students get writing jobs in Hollywood.  I would love ( Read more... )

Some MFA programs want to know if I've taken writing workshops. I have a BA in creative writing, so I've taken a lot of classes labeled as workshops (Advanced Writing Workshop, Poetry Workshop, etc), where we submitted pieces to the class and professors, and received a group critique. Is this what the programs are referring to, or do they want to ( Read more... )

If I don't get into any of the schools I applied to, I was thinking of applying to Creative Writing programs, the only problem is I never took any of those types of classes as an undergrad.  Is this the norm or are the majority of people who apply for Creative Writing degrees come from an English and/or Creative Writing background?  Any suggestions ( Read more... )

For those of you who are/have been/will be creative writers applying to MFA programs, Mark Wallace has a discussion of the value and purpose of the MFA and its application process here at Thinking Again, as well as a round-up of links to other creative writers and their perspectives on the process ( Read more... )

Alright, for those of you who don't know, I am applying to MFA programs in creative writing, and am currently working on my SOP. I understand, as I've said, that the writing sample is way more important, but this just happens to be one of the parts I'm focusing on right now. That said, I know that each SOP has to be tailored to each school I'm ( Read more... )