My niece has been accepted into U of Iowa's MFA program in writing!

[kestrel91316]

She has been accepted into their "Writer's Workshop" which is a 2-3 yr program in creative writing that leads to a master's degree in fine arts. I am so proud of her - I hear it's very competitive. Sh wants to do literary translation, and will be a graduate teaching assistant in Spanish/Portuguese.

She is just finishing up her State Dept internship in Paris. I am SO proud of her!

Does anybody know much about this U of Iowa program?

[petgoat]

1. AFAIK it's the most prestigious writing program in the country.

Wikipedia has the gee-whiz details.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa_Writers'_Workshop

[kestrel91316]

2. Oh, my. Well, I'm not surprised. She taught herself to read at age 2

and took off from there.......

[LisaM]

3. It's very widely regarded.

Good for her! Good for you!

[CoffeeCat]

4. I was a Resident Assistant...

...for the floor of writers in the "Writer's Workshop" during the 1980's.

The U of I Writer's Workshop is the most prestigious writing program in the country, and it
is well-known internationally. Many talented writers--from around the world--have participated in
the program. Many Pulitzer and National Book Award winners have gone through the Writer's Workshop.

You are right, it is incredibly competitive. Your niece must be a fabulous talent!

How wonderful!

[Dragonbreathp9d]

5. Its rated #1

very prestigeous, but I hear its kinda rigid and very competitive instead of suportive (good for some, not right for me).

[RobertDevereaux]

6. She'll love Iowa City...

I was there 1973-81.

Culturally rich in many ways, town and gown nicely meshed.

Tell her to bundle up, though. Winters are long and severe there.

But the weather's the only drawback there is!

[petgoat]

7. Bad weather is good writing weather.

Keeps you home with the headphones on and keeps
you from strolling down to the liquor store too often.

[HamdenRice]

8. Are you kidding?

alcohol is the lubricant that oils the joint between the brain and the blank paper!

:rofl:

How's it, pg?

[petgoat]

9. Alcohol is the lubricant? That's what I thought for the first 20 years.

Then it started gumming up the works and I quit.

I'm okay, Hamden. How are you?