Tonight we're back at 7:30 PM with a very special reading honoring our founder Ellen Bryant Voight. Program faculty members will read a selection of Ellen's work.

Today’s featured grad is poetry Wally Adam Michael Finney! Adam was surprised by how the MFA program for writers is simultaneously challenging and rewarding. He says it felt natural, like he was made for the program, and we have to agree! Congratulations Adam!

Before we take the day off tomorrow, join us at 7:30 PM for faculty readings from Dilruba Ahmed, @danchaon.bsky.social, Matthew Olzmann, and Hanna Pylväinen.

Today's public lectures are being given by @vanessahua.bsky.social and @yanyiii.com at 9AM and 10:15 AM, respectively. We can't wait to see you in the chapel at the YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly!

Another day, another night of faculty readings! Tonight we're featuring Program Director @ritabanerjee.bsky.social, Natalie Bakapoulos, @daisyfried.bsky.social, and Atonya Nelson. See you at 7:30 PM.

Today's public lectures are at 9AM and 10:15AM by faculty members Sally Keith and Lesley Nneka Arimah. Join us in the chapel at the YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly.

Tonight's faculty readers: Jennifer Grotz, @sjsindu.bsky.social, @yanyiii.com, and Sally Keith. 7:30 PM in the Y-Alum room!

This week we’ll be featuring profiles of our soon-to-be grads, and up first is fiction student Jamin Stortz! We’re so glad that the program has showed you “what it really means to be an artist.” Congratulations, Jamin!

Today we have two public readings available in the YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly Chapel. Come listen to Marisa Silver at 9AM and Alan Shapiro at 10:15 AM.

Join us at 7:30 PM to listen to tonight's faculty readers: CM Burroughs, Lesley Nneka Arimah, Alan Shapiro, and @samuelkolawole.bsky.social.

Today's public lecture is Hanna Pylväinen's "Therapizing Plot" which will be held in the Chapel at the YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly. See you there at 2:30 PM!

If the nighttime readings leave you wanting more, you’re in luck! Some of our fantastic residency lectures are open to the public. If you’re in the Black Mountain area, join us at YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly in the chapel from January 4-7th and in the Y-Alumni room from January 9-11th.

Tonight's faculty readers are Steven Kleinmann, @elenavox.bsky.social, and @nafissa.bsky.social. See you at 7:30 PM!

Every night at 7:30 PM EST during residency, members of our faculty read selections of their work. If you're in the Black Mountain, NC area, join us in the Y-Alum room located in the Blue Ridge Center building on the campus of the Blue Ridge Assembly.

Today's the day! Safe travels to all Wallies heading to residency, we can't wait to see you!

Join us virtually on January 9 for a reading honoring our founder and the unparalleled poet, Ellen Bryant Voight. Faculty members will read selections of Ellen's work. Register online to join via Zoom. Pre-registration is required to attend. tinyurl.com/32f33ybs

Just 1 more day! On the final day of residency we hold a graduation ceremony. Graduates ready their work, family and friends attend, and new grads receive their unique walking stick!

Happy New Year! We wish you all the best in your writing endeavors this year. If you're thinking that your 2026 might include the Warren Wilson MFA Program for Writers, apply here: tinyurl.com/5dwzy6ck

One Warren Wilson employee everyone is excited to see in 2 days? It's Lizzie of course! She comes to every class, and if you're lucky, she might sit by your feet and wait for belly rubs.

In 3 days, Wallies will start wondering who their advisor will be for this semester! In our program, faculty members choose who they want to work with, and it's exciting to know your advisor connected with your work!

Wondering what the vibes will be like at residency in 4 days? Some words that come to mind are: excitement, friendship, inspiration, growth. Residency is always supportive, and never competitive.

Only 5 days to go! When they're not learning from our incredible faculty or listening to readings, Wallies have the opportunity to participate in fun residency activities like our infamous dances.

Just 6 more days until our Wallies are all together again! Residency is the one time every semester where Wallies and faculty get to spend time together in person. This time is a crucial part of our community.

In 7 days, we're excited to return to our winter home, the YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly, which was inaccessible in early 2025 in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.

8 days to go! Residency is ten days of intense learning, with students attending all classes in all genres.

The blue ridge mountains are calling! 9 days to go!

No matter what you're celebrating, we're wishing you a happy and healthy holiday season.

Get excited! Just ten days to go until our Winter 2026 residency begins!

If you're planning to apply to the MFA Program for Writers by March 1st, then you should definitely come to our next virtual open house! Join us on Sunday, January 25, 2026 at 1PM EST for a Q&A led by Director Rita Banerjee. Register here: www.warrenwilsonmfa.org/join-us-for-...

Looking for some fresh magazines or contests to submit your work to? We've got you covered.

Join us TODAY at 1PM EST for a virtual open house with a Q&A lead by Director Rita Banerjee. www.warrenwilsonmfa.org/join-us-for-...

Join tomorrow, December 7, 2025 at 1PM EST for a virtual open house with a Q&A lead by Director Rita Banerjee. www.warrenwilsonmfa.org/join-us-for-...

Join us this Saturday, December 7, 2025 at 1PM EST for a virtual open house with a Q&A lead by Director Rita Banerjee. www.warrenwilsonmfa.org/join-us-for-...

Curious about our low-residency MFA program? Planning to apply by March 1st? Join us on December 7, 2025 at 1PM EST for a virtual open house with a Q&A lead by Director Rita Banerjee. www.warrenwilsonmfa.org/join-us-for-...

This Giving Tuesday, we’re highlighting some Western North Carolina Organizations that we love and support. If you’re looking for orgs to donate to today, or any day of the year, consider some of these places that are supporting the people of Western NC.

Here at the MFA Program for Writers, we're thankful for all current and graduated Wallies, faculty members of the past and present and the beautifully resilient Western North Carolina community. Wishing you and your loved ones a happy holiday weekend.

Looking to send out a few more submissions before the winter holidays? We've rounded up some contests and magazines that are waiting for you!

Curious about our low-residency MFA program? Planning to apply by March 1st? Join us on December 7, 2025 at 1PM EST for a virtual open house with a Q&A lead by Director Rita Banerjee. www.warrenwilsonmfa.org/join-us-for-...

This Friday we’re reading work from one alumn and two current wallies!

UPDATED: We’re excited to announce our Poetry, Fiction, and NEW Creative Nonfiction Faculty for the Spring 2026 semester! We can’t wait to see everyone!

Going into this weekend, we're reading three new poems by 2024 poetry alum Tila Neguse that were recently published in Hooligan Magazine. Congratulations, Tila! www.hooliganmag.com/spilledinkho...

TONIGHT join us over on our Instagram (@warrenwilsonmfa) while our social media intern @aimagriff.bsky.social chats with alumni Yiming Ma and Evanthia Bromiley to discuss their 2025 debut novels THESE MEMORIES DO NOT BELONG TO US and CROWN. The live will begin at 7PM EST and run for an hour.

This Wednesday, join us over on our Instagram (@warrenwilsonmfa) while our social media intern @aimagriff.bsky.social chats with alumni Yiming Ma and Evanthia Bromiley to discuss their 2025 debut novels THESE MEMORIES DO NOT BELONG TO US and CROWN. The live will begin at 7PM EST and run for an hour.

Are you a current Wally who polished up some great work this semester? An alumn, prospective student, or just a friend of the program itching to send out some submissions? We've pulled together some contests, magazines for you to send your writing to. There's even one magazine looking for readers!

Are you a current Wally who polished up some great work this semester? An alumn, prospective student, or just a friend of the program itching to send out some submissions? We've pulled together some contests, magazines for you to send your writing to. There's even one magazine looking for readers!

With great sadness, I write to announce the passing of Ellen Bryant Voigt, the great poet, educator, and architect of the MFA Program for Writers. Please join us in celebrating her incredible life, legacy, mentorship, and vision. www.warrenwilsonmfa.org/honoring-the... @warrenwilsonmfa.bsky.social

With great sadness we acknowledge the passing of Ellen Bryant Voigt, the great poet, educator, and architect of the MFA Program for Writers. Voigt proposed creating the low-residency MFA Program for Writers, a new pedagogical model that would transform graduate education.

Join us Sunday, Oct 26 at 4:30pm ET on Zoom for the second of our "Ask an Alum" series. In this students-only event, we will talk to Fiction 2024 alum Devon Halliday about post graduation life, selling her debut novel, and get some tips on making it through the program all in one piece!

Today we're celebrating some of our illustrious poetry faculty and their recent and upcoming publications!

Looking for fellowships or places to submit your work? Look no further! This Submission Sunday, we've rounded up some organizations that are open.