tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735212614561578096.post2275254527841110461..comments2023-09-24T10:31:00.202-04:00Comments on Writing Home: Do writers need an MFA to get published?B. Blevinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09120005110404535885noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735212614561578096.post-12068786895275912892012-05-05T09:11:04.864-04:002012-05-05T09:11:04.864-04:00When you read a literary magazine, look at the bio...When you read a literary magazine, look at the bios of the writers included in the issue. They have MFA's.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08920726039971673457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735212614561578096.post-78515387904842033922011-07-10T15:19:40.718-04:002011-07-10T15:19:40.718-04:00This is a very interesting and important question....This is a very interesting and important question. I think good writing is what gets you published; I have four poems published in prestigious literary magazines, and no MFA credit. An MFA seems to be a way to make money by eventually becoming a professor of creative writing. And, to spend an intensive 2-3 year effort to focus entirely on your writing. You don't need one, but it helps to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735212614561578096.post-56298616590077944872011-06-23T11:30:35.590-04:002011-06-23T11:30:35.590-04:00I didn't really see the point vs time investme...I didn't really see the point vs time investment. Why? B/C I value my independence and didn't want to take on all of that debt, two, being independent, I would rather DIY....Plus, I already did my BA in Creative Writing in which most of my clases were already workshopped.<br />You know, it still has itched at me to do it, and I have even taken a random class here and there and gone to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735212614561578096.post-61870549314497489322010-01-25T19:43:20.513-05:002010-01-25T19:43:20.513-05:00If you check the bios of new authors in Poets &...If you check the bios of new authors in Poets & Writer's, almost ALL of them have MFA's. It is depressing, but I am thinking of ditching my quest for an MA and switch to an MFA program.Karen Hamilton Silvestrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10293317419534908786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735212614561578096.post-5624443787514885452009-04-01T05:48:00.000-04:002009-04-01T05:48:00.000-04:00Hi - I've read about so many authors having an MFA...Hi - I've read about so many authors having an MFA. I am from the UK and I was on a one week writing course last year and one of the tutors suggested that we try to get MFA's.<BR/><BR/>But I don't know if an MFA is necessary to get a novel published. I got the impression that many writers take it because it's tough to make a living actually writing, so they need to teach too.Cath Lawsonhttp://www.cathlawson.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735212614561578096.post-23584416487121118702008-12-08T15:29:00.000-05:002008-12-08T15:29:00.000-05:00I always check author bios. when I read a story or...I always check author bios. when I read a story or poem in a literary journal. It does seem that most (if not 90% )writers getting published have the mfa credit. Indeed, many literary journals are in fact academic journals in which students and professors in the "field" of creative writing write for each other.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735212614561578096.post-58806311097997742222008-11-25T14:47:00.000-05:002008-11-25T14:47:00.000-05:0090%? It simply can't be true. And I wonder what pe...90%? It simply can't be true. And I wonder what percentage of MFA writing program graduates are published fiction writers. Perhaps a padded resume counts as fiction? <BR/><BR/>feh.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11792610265217450971noreply@blogger.com