Niche Links to Writing Resources

The Official Niche Literary Magazine ArchivesOctober 20, 2018Letters from the Editors, MFA Spotlights

Online Communities

Articles For & Against the MFA

The MFA retrospective: was it worth it? | Writing Under a Pseudonym | 2008
The Decline of the New York City MFA | Huffington Post | 2010
On Blowing My Load: Thoughts From Inside The MFA Ponzi Scheme | The Rumpus | 2010
MFA: Paradise or Ponzi Scheme | Donna Trussell | 2010
The Truth About Pursuing An MFA in Creative Writing | Thought Catalog | 2010
Creative Writing Profs Dispute Their Ranking–No, the Entire Notion of Ranking! |The New York Observer | 2011
Should MFA Programs Be Ranked? | The New Yorker | 2011
What Defines A Successful Post-MFA Career? | The Chronicle of Higher Ed | 2011
The MFA: A Bad Decision? | The Missouri Review | 2011
Profs to MFA Rankings: Drop Dead | The Poetry Foundation | 2011
MFA Fever | The Chronicle of Higher Ed | 2012
So You Want to Get An MFA?: An Open Letter to My Students | The Huffington Post | 2012
Ask the Writing Teacher: The MFA Debate | The Millions | 2012
Got an MFA? Teach High School | The Millions | 2014
Is an M.F.A. in creative writing is worth the cost? George Saunders says “yes” | Metro | 2013
Roundup: MFA-ccident? or Worth it? | Ploughshares | 2013
What I remember from Getting an MFA in Creative Writing | Blake Butler | 2014
Is a creative writing degree worth the money? | The Guardian | 2014
The Elite MFA Programs, The Challenge of Writing While Other | NPR | 2014
To Potential MFA Students: There are No Academic Jobs | Inside Higher Ed | 2014
Twelve Questions You Should Ask Before You Enroll in an MFA Program | AWP | 2014
Why Writers Love To Hate the MFA | New York Times | 2015
Things I Can Say About MFA Writing Programs Now That I No Longer Teach in One | The Stranger | 2015
An Open Letter to That Ex-MFA Teacher Dude |Terrible Minds | 2015
Confessions of creative writing teacher sparks internet backlash: what is your experience? | The Guardian | 2015
The Value of MFA Programs: On Why I Don’t Have An MFA | The Millions | 2016
MFA Update: May 2016: How the American Writing Community Can be Made More Inclusive | Publisher’s Weekly | 2016
How Has The MFA Changed the Contemporary Novel?|The Atlantic | 2016
MFA vs. CPU: Another MFA Article Misses the Point | Electric Lit | 2016
An Open Letter to the White People in My MFA Program | Timothy McSweeney’s Internet Tendency | 2016

Bits & Pieces: On the Application Process

Writing Statement of Purpose: Speak Coffee To Me | Elieen Wiedbruck Honey, I Shrunk the MFA Application Pile: Crafting Your Statement of Purpose | LitReactor | 2011
Should MFA Programs Be Ranked? | The New Yorker | 2011
Poets and Writers Responds to Open Letter | Poets & Writers | 2011
The Guy Who May Have Read Your MFA Application Speaks | Inside Higher Ed | 2014

Life After the MFA: Now What?

After The MFA: Fantasy, Reality, and Lessons Learned | Poets & Writers | 2014
Leaving MFA, An Interview with Famed Blogger Jordan Younger | Slice Magazine | 2014
What I Wish I Knew After My MFA Ended | Brevity | 2014
After Your MFA | mediabistro.com | PDF
MFA Jobs, Masters of Fine Arts, Employment Opportunities | GradSchools.com | 2014
Now What? Creative Writers’ Guide
DayJob: Life After the MFA: Blog
The PostMasters Podcast: Writing & Life After The MFA
Life After The M.F.A. | Writing is Hard | Blog
A Retail Life After the MFA | Darrell Dela Cruz | Blog
Post-MFA| MFA Resources
Life After the MFA | Saint Mary’s College
What’s the Point? Five Writers Offer Lifelines for Post-MFA Despair
Post-MFA Advice | The Least You Need To Know | 2013
What Defines A Successful Post-MFA Career | The Chronicle | 2012
Life After The MFA | fnewmagazine | 2010
After the MFA: Some Questions for Jeremy Hoevenaar | The Poetry Foundation

Getting the Job: Helpful Links

Publication Resources

www.litline.org : click on links to get to journals, on-line journals, and presses.
www.newpages.com: click on links to get to journals and book contests
http://mockingbird.creighton.edu/NCW/: for colonies, contests, agents, jobs, journals, publishers, and conferences
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crwropps-b/
http://www.artistcommunities.org/

Are any of the links broken? Do you have resources you want to add? Let us know at editorsnichelit@gmail.com.

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