Check out this talk from Ted Morrissey as he discusses a review of his newest book!

Brrr! It's snowy and cold outside, but we're all wrapped up with our favorite books. What's on your comfy reading list?

Excellent reviews of Aspiring Child continue to land, the latest from Booklife, an arm of Publishers Weekly: "Celebrating and probing a ‘clever mind … enflamed like a Promethean torch,’ poet and novelist Morrissey ... employs the sonnet form to contemplate that richest of subjects, Mary Shelley."

Big congrats to MFA student Selina Sheth on the publication of her story "Vicky Walrus" in The Hooghly Review! thehooghlyreview.com/vicky-walrus/

This spring, the MFA program hosts a vibrant series of live events--craft talks from Beth Ann Fennelly and Kathleen Glasgow; a virtual reading from our students; and, for the first time, a virtual reading from our faculty!

Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (Jan 9): kidlit411.com/2026/01/the-... Inside: @pbrisingstars.bsky.social Social, Low residency MFA @lindenwoodmfa.bsky.social, Get Your Creativity Back. Thx @olgasmithart.bsky.social for the illo, @sarashacter.bsky.social Nicole Krashin for the giveaways.

Happy first day of the spring semester to all of our wonderful MFA students. If you are hoping to get your writing life started, fear not--we accept students year-round, with a fresh batch of excellent courses starting up in late March!

Many congratulations to MFA instructor @tedmorrissey.bsky.social on the publication of his newest book Aspiring Child: A Biography of Mary W. Shelley in Sonnets! Get your copy at the link below or from any local bookseller! www.amazon.com/Aspiring-Chi...

After a much-needed rest over the holidays, campus is back open and we're gearing up for an exciting spring term. Writers, if you're looking for a great place to focus and work on your craft, we're the home for you!

Although campus is cinching up at the end of the week for a much needed holiday break, there's STILL time for any waffling writer out there to take the dive and join our MFA program! Spring classes still have seats available and we welcome writers of all stripes from all backgrounds!

Happy December! As winter weather descends and the fall term comes to its close, we'd like to remind all the writers out there that there's still plenty of time to apply to join our program for the spring term--we're excited to work with writers of all stripes, backgrounds, and interests!

This is the kind of great instructional resourcing and guidance you'll get in our program-- @tedmorrissey.bsky.social offers stellar feedback to face your writing fears and soar to new writing heights! Applications are still being accepted for this spring! Apply today!

The Lindenwood MFA looks forward to welcoming Kevin Fenton on Monday, November 11, for a virtual chat with faculty member Shana Youngdahl!

As the weather cools, we're watching our numbers for spring rise as current students get registered for the coming term. If you're thinking about leaping into your writing journey, there's plenty of time to join our wonderful MFA community this spring!

My course in the long story & novella @lindenwoodmfa.bsky.social kicked off this week. One of our first tasks is to consider what the various labels (short story, long story, novella, short novel, novel, etc.) even mean. It's not as simple as determining a word count.

Our Fall 2 term is underway, but there's plenty of time to look ahead to the spring term to get your writing life on track in our vibrant online program. Apply today! www.lindenwood.edu/arts-and-hum...

Our Fall 2 term is just around the corner--writers, there's still plenty of time to apply and join our vibrant program! Check it out here: www.lindenwood.edu/arts-and-hum...

Every year, the MFA in Writing at Lindenwood welcomes a series of writers for virtual craft talks. This year, we're excited to have Maw Shein Wen, Kevin Fenton, Kathleen Glasgow, and Beth Ann Fennelly speaking with our students about the art of writing!

Our MFA program boasts a robust faculty of working writers who are also enthusiastic teachers. Learn more about our excellent instructors here: www.lindenwood.edu/arts-and-hum...

We're hitting the halfway mark of our first fall term--which means there's still tons of time to join us in our vibrant program. If you're a writer thinking about taking the MFA plunge, there's no better time than to start this October!

Congrats to MFA in Writing graduate Caroline Castillo for the publication of her article "Combustion through Writing Community: Setting Pedagogy Alight" in English in Texas!

In our program, students can earn credit while learning about the publishing industry in our hands-on editing courses, working as readers for our internationally-recognized digital journal The Lindenwood Review! digitalcommons.lindenwood.edu/lindenwood-r...

We're thrilled that classes are up and running. Our students are engaging and brilliant as ever. If you're thinking about launching your writing career, why not join our ranks? You'll encounter excited instructors, great peers, and unique courses for writers of all stripes!

Happy first day of the fall term to all of our students and all writers everywhere! If you're thinking still of joining an MFA program, we have rolling admissions--more classes start mid-October! www.lindenwood.edu/arts-and-hum...

We are excited to celebrate the inclusion of Associate Professor Shana Youngdahl's novel A Catalog of Burnt Objects in St. Louis Magazine's recent A-List Editor's Choice Awards as a 2025 Must Read!  Check out the full article here: www.stlmag.com/a-list/arts-...

Our faculty features a robust lineup of working writers whose professional connections and industry experience are second to none. Our own David Maduli is spotlit by the Academy of American Poets! poets.org/poet/david-m...

Our MFA has no residency requirement, and our courses are eight weeks, allowing students flexible access to write and study from the comforts of home. We have students from around the country and the world, creating a vibrant, dynamic, and diverse community of writers!

Still thinking about getting your writing life up and running? No time like the present! MFA classes at Lindenwood start on August 25, and there's still plenty of time to apply to start then! All we need is a sample, a personal statement, a resume, and transcripts! apply.lindenwood.edu

Although our program is online, we offer a number of virtual events every term to create a close writerly community, including craft talks from working writers, a reading series featuring our students, and a number of industry-oriented webinars about jobs and publishing! tinyurl.com/bp76e5ck

While some MFAs sneer at genre fiction, at Lindenwood, we're excited about all kinds of stories. In her Science Fiction Literature and Workshop course, Nicole McInnes works with students to explore the genres challenges and archetypes through model texts and student writing. tinyurl.com/4vkb54yh

In addition to craft-focused workshops, we offer an array of literature courses where students study masters of forms. In IMF52330, for example, Lisa Haag takes students through the work of the hilarious and poignant David Sedaris, one of the preeminent essayists of our time. tinyurl.com/2v42stpx

Interested in the film industry? Teal Minton's The Narrative Arc in Film peels back the layers of narrative film structure, using the classic Hollywood movie as a starting point. Students study acts, arc, movement, and character, building their own stories throughout the term. tinyurl.com/ms3hymah

Our MFA is not only craft-focused, but industry-focused as well, with many classes that explore the ins and outs of publishing. Take IMF60800, The Practical Writer Toolkit, for example, where Shana Youngdahl helps writers crack the industry--from getting an agent to signing a contract and more.

Are you a writer interested in the surreal and strange? Then our poetry course The Transformation Song, taught by Anothai Kaewkaen, is perfect for you--an exploration of how physical transformations can symbolize and explore emotional and intellectual shifts of many kinds. tinyurl.com/yc7hmjte

Our MFA prides itself on offering a wide variety of exciting and unique courses--for example, Ted Morrissey's popular Experimental Fiction course invites students to study and explore groundbreaking, unique forms that have been employed by many of the world's greatest writers. tinyurl.com/5n6v45t6

There's still over a month before our next term begins! Writers, if you're looking for a supportive but flexible program that allows you to choose courses that align with your interests and needs, look no further than the Lindenwood MFA! www.lindenwood.edu/arts-and-hum...

The faculty in the Lindenwood MFA in Writing are supportive experts with extensive experience in the writing world.  Joe Baumann and Shana Youngdahl, two of the program's full-time faculty, recently released new books, and are excited to help you get your work off the ground and into print!

We're proud to share that MFA student Michael Cafferky's debut novel, ON THE BRINK, has been published by Elk Lake Publishing! Congrats, Michael! Get your copy here: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FHHNYJW...

The MFA in Writing at Lindenwood University offers a wide variety of courses with flexible formats. In Nathaniel Minton's Narrative Arc in Film course, for example, students can attend on campus, log in virtually, or work asynchronously at times that fit their schedules best!

The MFA in Writing at Lindenwood University is home to some amazing faculty, such as Nicole McInnes, author of THE JILLIAD, 100 DAYS, and BRIANNA ON THE BRINK.  This fall, Nicole is teaching courses on writing sci-fi, young adult fiction, and how to crack into the publishing industry!

Happy July! What are your favorite books that take place in the summer? LitHub has a pretty great list!

We wrap Pride month by celebrating the most recent book of our very own Dr. Joe Baumann--check out his collection A THING IS ONLY KNOWN WHEN IT IS GONE from University of Wisconsin Press! uwpress.wisc.edu/Books/A/A-Th...

Feeling the creative itch start to get stronger as summer gets warmer? What better way to flex your writerly muscles than in an MFA program? Ours features a wide variety of classes and emphasis areas. There's something for everyone. Check out lindenwood.edu/MFAwriting!

Looking for some new LGBTQ+ books to read at the halfway point of Pride? Here are some recommendations--new and forthcoming! lgbtqreads.com/2024/12/09/m...

The MFA in Writing at Lindenwood is a proud champion of LGBTQ+ writers and their work. Our course IMF51606 focuses on LGBTQ+ fiction, and many of our courses utilize and centralize queer writing throughout our program. www.lindenwood.edu/arts-and-hum...

Happy Pride Month! Why not celebrate in literary style by checking out last year's Lambda Literary Award winners? lambdaliterary.org/awards/2024-...

Many congratulations to MFA instructor David Maduli on the selection of his essay "Nesting" for inclusion in BEST AMERICAN ESSAYS 2025. It was originally published in the Colorado Review. Congrats, David!

We are thrilled to announce the publication of the poetry chapbook AGING IN PLACE by program graduate Lynn Aprill, available from Watersedge Press.  If you dream of seeing your poetry in the world, why not join our program and work with our amazing faculty to make those dreams a reality?

Many heartfelt congratulations to our May and August graduates of the Lindenwood MFA in Writing. We're thrilled to see where your writing takes you next. If you've got a dream of nabbing your graduate degree in creative writing, Lindenwood's MFA may just be the place for you!

The College of Arts and Humanities at Lindenwood University is proud to announce that MFA in Writing student Thomas Sims has been shortlisted for the International Beverly Prize, a cross-genre book prize awarded by Black Springs Press based in London!