MFA Theory, Practice and Professionalism

Catalog description

Students will study major poetics/narratology pieces in the field and other related professional topics such as literary citizenship, publishing, and job seeking skills. Students will also propose and develop a semester-long project in one of the categories, such as a community reading or workshop, a conference panel proposal, a paper presentation, a chapbook press launch, writing/placing literary book reviews, or work on an outreach project. Must be taken in one of the last two semesters of the MFA and currently with FDMA 594 MFA Thesis Workshop. Restricted to MFA-Creative Writing students, or by consent of instructor. May be repeated up to 4 credits.