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yukio
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Does anyone have any advice about MFA programs? Are they instructive in reading literature as well as in craft and writing? Are there any programs that are especially centered towards African and African diasporic literature? |
Bayou Lights
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, December 31, 2002 - 01:05 am: |
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Yukio,
Hey there, there are quite a few great MFA programs around the country...the top from my research being Iowa, NYU, Columbia, Stanford, and UCIrvine. Some of these stress a reading approach and some emphasis writing. You'll have to read up on each one and check the list of professors to find out about the AA angle.
Good luck,
Bayou Lights |
yukio
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thank you! |
Chris Hayden
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I don't know of any that offer degrees in African or African diasporic literature--visit the websites of some of the schools listed above or ask some people who are in some of these programs.
My personal take on the MFA is that in some circles you are not taken seriously unless you have one--though there are successful writers who don't. Some programs see themselves as sort of literary farm teams, and the contacts you make at or through such a program can aid you in getting jobs in the publishing industry or in getting published. |
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