University of California, Davis
MFA Program
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-Genre
Davis, CA
Application Deadline:
Mon, 01/05/2026
Application Fee:
$135 for domestic applications, $155 for international applications
Genre: Poetry
The Written Image: Race Car Poetry
Race car driver Alex Grabau has customized his car with a decal of a poem by Jim Daniels. From July 9 to 11, Grabau will compete in Giants Despair, an uphill race in Laurel Run, Pennsylvania. He will race again at the Duryea Hillclimb in Reading, Pennsylvania, from August 20 to 22.
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Poets Take Action in Wake of Gulf Coast Disaster
On Tuesday the second annual United Nations World Oceans Day was observed, a date that also marked the seventh week of the ongoing oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Poetry Society Celebrates Centennial
The Poetry Society of America, the oldest poetry organization in the country, is marking its centennial this year with a number of special events that are being held across the country.
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Albertus Magnus College
MFA Program
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
New Haven, CT
Application Deadline:
Rolling Admissions
Application Fee:
$50
Affiliated Publications/Publishers:
New Poets for Peace
Beginning this year New Poets for Peace, the New York City branch of Poets for Peace—a grassroots group that for the past decade has held free, donation-optional readings across the country to raise funds for international relief organizations—plans to host an event every six weeks in Manhattan, including a special reading and silent auction on March 21 in observance of the seventh anniversary of the U.S. military's invasion of Iraq.
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Boston University
MFA Program
Poetry, Fiction
Boston, MA
Application Deadline:
Thu, 01/09/2025
Application Fee:
$95
Napa Valley Writers’ Conference
The 2023 Napa Valley Writers’ Conference was held from July 30 to August 4 on the main campus of Napa Valley College in Napa, California. The conference featured workshops in poetry, fiction, and translation, as well as craft talks and evening readings. The faculty included poets Victoria Chang, Brenda Hillman, Ilya Kaminsky, and Carl Phillips; fiction writers Lan Samantha Chang, Katie Crouch, Peter Orner, and Crystal Wilkinson; and translator Robert Hass. The cost of the conference was $1,100, which included tuition, daily breakfast and lunch, two dinners, and wine tastings.
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CONFERENCE
Ignore Event Date Field?:
yes
Event Date:
June 11, 2025
Rolling Admissions:
ignore
Application Deadline:
June 11, 2025
Financial Aid?:
no
Financial Aid Application Deadline:
June 11, 2025
Free Admission:
no
Contact Information:
Napa Valley Writers’ Conference, Napa Valley College, Office 1753, 2277 Napa-Vallejo Highway, Napa, CA 94558. (707) 256-7417.
Contact City:
Napa
Contact State:
CA
Contact Zip / Postal Code:
94558
Country:
US
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