In MFA programs, short stories are often given the same weight as novels, screenplays and memoir, but things are different in the marketplace. Now, I love short stories, and I spent about five years writing a short story collection, but the market for short fiction is extremely limited. Consider the types of books you buy. [...]
I haven’t bothered to put a curriculum vitae together in hopes of finding a teaching gig. Not yet, anyway. If you have one sitting around and think it could use a refresh, submit it to the CV Doctor by June 29. Get a critique and see where that can lead you down the halls of [...]
Tom Kealey’s got a funny-slash-scary post up on the Creative Writing MFA Handbook blog. The premise: Let’s imagine that MassMediaLand actually cared about writing and fiction, and things were surreal enough to support a reality TV show styled on an MFA fiction workshop. Given all that, what lascivious, pompous, greasy, hairy-chested writing instructor would be [...]
