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2012 MFA Rankings: The Low-Residency Top Ten
by Staff
September/October 2011
The top ten low-residency MFA programs in the United States, from Warren Wilson College in Swannanoa, North Carolina, to Goddard College in Plainfield, Vermont.
2012 MFA Rankings: Twenty-Five Honorable Mentions
by Staff
September/October 2011
An additional twenty-five MFA programs in our annual rankings, from George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, to San Diego State University in California.
The 2012 Rankings of Graduate Programs in Creative Writing: Frequently Asked Questions
by Staff
September/October 2011
Answers to the most commonly asked questions about our rankings of full-residency, low-residency, and doctoral programs in creative writing.
2012 MFA Rankings: The Top Fifty
by Staff
September/October 2011
The nation’s top fifty MFA programs based on popularity, funding, selectivity, fellowship-placement statistics, job-placement statistics, and student-faculty ratios, plus a look at other important program features, such as size, duration, cost of living, and foreign-language requirements.
The Urgency of Knowing: A Profile of Julie Otsuka
by Renee H. Shea
September/October 2011
In her second novel, Julie Otsuka returns to the chapter in Japanese American history that captured the attention of so many fans of her debut: the relocation camps of World War II.
A Poem for America
by Alex Dimitrov
July/August 2011
America: Now and Here is a modern-day traveling show that brings the work of some of America’s leading poets, musicians, visual artists, playwrights, and filmmakers to audiences across the country.
Page One: Where New and Noteworthy Books Begin
by Staff
July/August 2011
With so many good books being published every month, some literary titles worth exploring can get lost in the stacks. Page One offers the first lines of a dozen recently released books, including Kate Christensen's The Astral and Adam Zagajewski's Unseen Hand, as the starting point for a closer look at these new and noteworthy titles.
Writers’ Workshop at Seventy-Five
by Jeff Martin
July/August 2011
In early June the Iowa Writers’ Workshop celebrated its seventy-fifth anniversary with a reunion of faculty and alumni that brought together some of the most recognized names in literature today.
Digital Digest: Putting the “Public” Back Into Library
by Adrian Versteegh
July/August 2011
When the Google Books settlement was shot down on March 22 by judge Denny Chin, who cited copyright and competition concerns, plans for not-for-profit alternatives such as the Digital Public Library of America began taking shape.
3 for Free
by Staff
July/August 2011
In this regular feature, we offer a few suggestions for podcasts, smartphone apps, Web tools, newsletters, museum shows, and gallery openings: a medley of literary curiosities that you might enjoy.