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Writers' Education Programs
Includes
University MFA programs and other advanced study.
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University Writers' Programs |
(Listed alphabetically
by state.)
Tip
This list purposely does
not include many details. Each writer must find a match for
him or herself. Use the links and compare the programs.
Find at least one tip on writing,
promotion, or tech on every page of this Web site.
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University of Alabama
at Birmingham,
MA
University of Alabama
at Tuscaloosa,
MFA
University of Alaska
Anchorage, Los Res,
MFA
University of Alaska at
Fairbanks,
MFA
University of Arizona,
MFA
Arizona State
University,
MFA
Northern Arizona
University,
MA C
University of Arkansas,
Translation and Creative Writing
Programs i
Antioch University at
Los Angeles, Low Res, Creative Writing and Publishing,
MFA i
California College of
the Arts,
MFA
California Institute of
the Arts / CalArts,
MFA
California State
University, Fresno,
MFA
California State
University, Long Beach, Fiction and Poetry,
MFA i
Chapman University,
MFA
Mills College, Poetry,
MFA
Mills College, Prose,
MFA
New College of
California, Wrting and Consciousness,
MFA
New College of
California, Poetics,
MA
Otis College of Art and
Design,
MFA
Saint Mary’s College of
California,
MFA
San Diego State
University,
MFA
San Francisco State
University,
MFA
San Jose State
University,
MFA
University of
California at Irvine, English,
MFA
University of California
at Los Angeles, Extension,
Accredited
Programs
University of
California at Riverside,
MFA
University of
California, San Diego, Writing,
MFA Accepting Application for 2008.
University of San
Francisco,
MFA
University of Southern
California,
PhD
University of Southern
California,
MA
Colorado State
University,
MFA
Naropa University, Low
Res,
MFA
University of Colorado
Boulder,
MFA i
University of Denver,
PhD
Western Connecticut
State University, Low Res,
MFA
Yale University School
of Drama, Platwriting,
MFA
Florida Atlantic
University,
MFA
Florida International
University,
MFA
Florida State
University,
MFA
University of Central
Florida,
MFA
University of Florida,
MFA
University of Miami,
Fiction and Poetry,
MFA
Georgia College & State
University,
MFA
Georgia State
University,
MFA, PhD
University of Georgia,
MFA C
Boise State University,
MFA P
University of Idaho,
MFA
Columbia College
Chicago, Poetry,
MFA
Northwestern
University, Screen and Stage,
MFA
Roosevelt University,
MFA
School of the Art
Institute of Chicago,
MFA ,BFA
Southern Illinois
University Carbondale,
MFA
University of Illinois
Urbana-Champaign,
MFA
Indiana University
MFA, MA
Purdue University,
MFA
Iowa State University,
Enviroment,MFA
University of Iowa ,
Nonfiction,
MFA
University of Kansas
MFA, PhD
Wichita State
University,
MFA
Eastern Kentucky
University, Low Res,
MA
Murray State
University, Los Res,
MFA
Spalding University,
Low Res,
MFA
University of New
Orleans,
MFA
University of New
Orleans, Low Res,
MFA
Louisiana State
University,
MFA
McNeese State
University,
MFA
University of Southern
Maine, Low Res,
Stonecoast MFA
Goucher College,
Creative Nonfcition, Low Res,
MFA
Johns Hopkins
University, Fiction and Poetry,
MFA i
University of
Baltimore,
MFA
University of Maryland
- College Park,
MFA
Boston University,
MA
Emerson College,
MFA
Emerson College,
Publishing and Writing,
MA
Lesley University, Low
Res,
MFA
Pine Manor College, Low
Res,
MFA
University of
Massachusetts at Amherst, Poets and Writers,
MFA
Northern Michigan
University,
MFA
University of Michigan,
MFA
Wayne State University,
MA
Western Michigan
University,
MFA i
Hamline University,
MFA
Minnesota State
University Mankato,
MFA
Minnesota State
University Moorhead,
MFA
University of
Minnesota,
MFA
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University of
Mississippi,
MFA
University of Southern
Mississippi,
MA
Missouri State
University,
MA
University of
Missouri-St. Louis,
MFA
Washington University
in St. Louis,
Writing Program
University of Montana,
MFA
University of Nebraska
at Omaha Low Res,
MFA
University of Nevada,
Las Vegas,
MFA Program
New England College Low
Res,
MFA
University of New
Hampshire,
MFA
Fairleigh Dickinson
University Low Res,
MFA
Rutgers University,
MFA
New Mexico State
University,
MFA
Adelphi University,
MFA
Bard College,
MFA
Brooklyn College -
CUNY,
MFA
City College Of New
York - CUNY,
MFA
Columbia University
School of the Arts,
MFA
Cornell University,
MFA
Hunter College -CUNY,
MFA
The New School,
MFA
Long Island
University-Brooklyn,
MFA
Long Island
University-Southampton ,MFA
New Publishing Gradutate Degree! New York University,
MA, MFA and MS in
Publishing
Queens College - CUNY,
MFA
Sarah Lawrence College,
MFA
Syracuse University,
MFA
North Carolina State
University,
MFA
Queens University of
Charlotte, Low Res,
MFA
University of North
Carolina-Greensboro ,
MFA
University of North
Carolina-Wilmington,
MFA
Warren Wilson College
Low Res,
MFA
Ashland University Los
Res,
MFA
Northeast Ohio
Universities Consortium,
MFA
Ohio State University,
MFA
Oregon State
University,
MFA
Pacific University Low
Res,
MFA
University of Oregon,
MFA
Carlow University Los
Res,
MFA
Chatham University,
MFA
Pennsylvania State
University,
MFA
Seton Hill College,
Popular Fiction, MA
University of
Pittsburgh,
MFA
Wilkes University Los
Res, MA
Brown University
Literary Arts,
MFA
University of South
Carolina,
MFA
The University of
Memphis
MFA
Vanderbilt University,
MFA
Texas State University,
MFA
University of Houston,
MFA & PhD
University of Texas, El
Paso Bilingual,
MFA
University of Utah,
MFA
Bennington College Los
Res,
MFA
Goddard College Low Res,
MFA
Vermont College of Fine
Arts Los Res,
MFA
George Mason
University,
MFA
Hollins University,
MFA Writing, and
Children's Literature
Old Dominion
University,
MFA
University of Virginia,
MFA
Virginia Commonwealth
University,
MFA
Virginia Tech ,
MFA
American University,
MFA
Eastern Washington
University,
MFA
Seattle Pacific
University Lo Res,
MFA
University of
Washington,
MFA
Whidbey Writers
Workshop Los Res,
MFA
West Virginia
University,
MFA
University of
Wisconsin,
MFA
University of Wyoming,
MFA
Canada
University of British
Columbia,
MFA. and BFA |
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Other
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Sharing with
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Click here for Carolyn's first
person essay,
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Carolyn's Education
Credentials at a Glance |
Or why Carolyn so strongly advocates as much formal
education as possible.
University Study |
Conferences |
Teaching |
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University of Utah,
journalism
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Arizona State University, English literature
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University of Southern California (USC), BA in English Literature
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Glendale Community College, overseas study and basic computer
classes
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Cambridge University, Trinity College (UK), post graduate study in
short story and writing
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Herzen University (St. Petersburg RU), poetry and other writing
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Charles University (Prague, Czech Republic), writing courses
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Certificate in Education from UCLA's Instructor Development Program,
2006
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Instructor for UCLA Extension Writers' Program since 2004
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Presenter at conferences in the US.
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Workshop leader at bookstores, expos, tradeshows, etc.
Recent media
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I was once told by
the director of an MFA program that "you don't need an MFA to
write literature of any kind." So this is a Don't Be Discouraged
Message. If you can't afford a degree in writing--undergraduate or
graduate--don't despair. Take classes. Read books on the
subject. Join carefully vetted critique groups. Attend
writers'
conferences. There is more that one road to writing whatever it
is you want to write.
Find at least one tip on writing,
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"I have been a professional writer 40 years, and am also a
tenured full professor of journalism. Carolyn's Sharing with
Writers newsletter is most useful for me--and for my
students. I emphasize to them that while research is 90% of
writing, and the actual writing is about 10%, there's another
100% out there called promotion. Carolyn shows numerous ways to
get the message to the mass media."
~Walter Brasch, author
and educator
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Carolyn's Blogs |
Sharing with Writers
All things publishing with
an emphasis on book
promotion. Named to
Writer's Digest
101 Best Website list.
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The New Book Review
Great way for readers, authors, reviewers and publicists to get more
mileage out of
a great review.
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The Frugal Editor Blog
This is the Frugal, Smart
and Tuned-In Editor blog.
Covers editing, grammar, formatting and more.
Get the answers you need.
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A
Selection of Carolyn's Past
Speaking Engagements |
Presenter
2009, 2010
Presenter,
2008, 09, 10, 11
Panel moderator, 2007
National Span College
presenter 2002
Fellows presenter, 2007,
08
Co-sponsor and presenter,
2007, 08, 09, 10, 11
University of Dayton Erma
Bombeck Writers' Conference, 2006, 2008
Sisters in Crime,
Pasadena, 2009
On the
Los Angeles Valley College Campus 2012, Rancho
Library 2013,
Valley College Spring 2014
Wisconsin Regional Writers Association
Presenter, Keynote 2010
Book 'Em,
NC,
Three Panels 2013
Presenter, 2013
Seminar Speaker, 2014
Keynote, 2013; 2014
Secrets of Great
Dialogue, 2015
Digging Up Memories and Bringing the Dead Back to
Life
2015
Frugal
Book Promotion.
Judith Briles' Extravaganza,
Denver, CO, 2016
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more about
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You will find at least one promotion, writing
or tech tip on every page on this site. Sometimes you'll find, two or
three! Happy browsing and collecting!
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Other
Learning Opportunities |
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fairs, tradeshows, conferences, and conventions. Your aid to planning
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Make
the Most of Classes |
Carefully select
your critique group partners in classes you take at
accredited universities. That way you will be sure they have
the skills and interest to contribute in a positive way.
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tech on every page of this Web site.
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Tips |
Low
Residency programs may work well for you if your time is
limited or if you must keep a day job. They are marked "Low
Res" on this list.
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Carolyn's Awards |
Awards for Carolyn's Books, Blogs and More The New Book Review
Named to
Master's in English.org Online Universities'
101 Essential Sites for Voracious
Readers
Writer's Digest 101 Best Websites
for Sharing with Writers blog.
Best Book Award for The Frugal Book Promoter (2004) and The Frugal Editor (2008)
and the Second Edition of The Frugal Book Promoter
(2011).
Reader Views Literary Award for The Frugal Editor
New Generation Award for Marketing and Finalist for The Frugal Editor
Book Publicists of Southern California's Irwin Award
Military Writers Award of Excellence for
Tracings, A Chapbook of Poetry.
A Retailer's Guide to Frugal In-Store Promotion wins author Military
Writers Society of America's Author of the Month award for March, 2010
Gold Medal
Award from Military Writers Society of America, 2010.
MWSA also gave a nod to
She Wore Emerald Then,
a chapbook of poetry honoring mothers.
The Frugal
Editor
Named #! on Top Ten
Editing Books list.
Finalist
New Generation Book Awards 2012,
The Frugal Book
Promoter; Finalist 2010
The Frugal Editor;
Winner 2010 Marketing Campaign for the Frugal Editor
The Oxford Award
recognizes
the
alumna who exemplifies the Delta Gamma precept of
service to her community and who, through the years,
devotes her talents to improve the quality of life
around her.
The Frugal
Book Promoter is runner-up in the how-to category for
the
Los Angeles Book Festival 2012
awards.
Winner Diamond Award
for Achievement in the Arts
Glendale
California's Arts and Culture Commission and the City of
Glendale Library,
2013
And more than a dozen other awards for Carolyn's novel, short story collection and poetry.
See the awards page on this site.
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Carolyn's
Poetry |
Cover art by Vicki
Thomas, Poetry by Magdalena Ball and Carolyn Howard-Johnson
"Cherished
Pulse is full of poems that describe love from the eyes and
hearts of young and old. We see love in its youthful stage, stirring the
hearts of man and woman alike and tying a bond that even death cannot
break. As we continue reading, we understand that love deepens into an
awesome, but quiet joy as the couple grows older. These poems renew our
faith in love as they remind us of our own experience with this most
sought after emotion."
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Lucille P Robinson for
Alternative-Read.com
Third in the Celebration
of Chapbooks with Magdalena Ball,
Imagining the Future is written expressly for fathers "and
other masculine apparitions."
She Wore Emerald Then is a book of Moods of Motherhood:
thirty poems by award-winning poets Magdalena Ball and Carolyn
Howard-Johnson, with original photography by May Lattanzio. A
beautifully presented, tender and strikingly original gift book, ideal
for Mother's Day or any day when you want to celebrate the notion of
motherhood in its broadest sense. Share this collection with someone
you love.
More on
Blooming
Red: Christmas Poetry for the Rational on this Web site.
Sublime Planet
is an e-chapbook and paperback
published in the time-honored
tradition
of poets everywhere.
This collection of
ecologically oriented poems traverses a wide terrain, moving
from the loss of species to the beauty of the natural world,
from drought to the exploration of alternative planets. It's
an exhilarating collection that breaks boundaries and leads
the reader deep into the personal heart of perception.
Released by award winning poets Carolyn Howard-Johnson and
Magdalena Ball to celebrate Earth Day, this is a collection
of poetry that weaves the personal with the universal.
Photograpy by Ann Howley.
“Whatever your age these
poems celebrating women will
speak to you of times to look forward to or to remember. These are not
poems to be read once. They will stay with you forever.”
~ Nancy Famolari, author.
Also by
Carolyn:
Tracings is winner of the Military Society of
America's Award of Excellence and named to the Compulsive Reader's Ten
Best Reads of 2005
Imperfect Echoes is
Carolyn's newest poetry book. Writing Truth and Justice with Capital
Letters, lie and oppression with Small.
Cover and interior
art by Richard Conway Jackson
All proceeds go to Amnesty International |
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