In the LU MFA Foundations series, our faculty members discuss or clarify foundational elements of the craft of creative writing:
The Top 5 Books That Have Influenced Us as Readers and Writers -- LU MFA Faculty
Defining Young Adult Literature -- Beth Mead
Literary Fiction & Genre Fiction -- Wm. Anthony Connolly
Defining Prose Poetry -- Eve Jones
Recommended Resource for MLA Format -- LU MFA Faculty
You? A Professional Scholar? -- Julia Gordon-Bramer
The Practice of Writing -- Wm. Anthony Connolly
Reading Like a Writer -- Tony D'Souza
On Empathy -- Kelli Allen
Recommended Glossary of Poetic Terms -- Scott Berzon
When To Stop Working on Your Novel -- Tony D'Souza
The Top 5 Books That Have Influenced Us as Readers and Writers -- LU MFA Faculty
Defining Young Adult Literature -- Beth Mead
Literary Fiction & Genre Fiction -- Wm. Anthony Connolly
Defining Prose Poetry -- Eve Jones
Recommended Resource for MLA Format -- LU MFA Faculty
You? A Professional Scholar? -- Julia Gordon-Bramer
The Practice of Writing -- Wm. Anthony Connolly
Reading Like a Writer -- Tony D'Souza
On Empathy -- Kelli Allen
Recommended Glossary of Poetic Terms -- Scott Berzon
When To Stop Working on Your Novel -- Tony D'Souza
Recommended Reading for Advice to Poets -- Eve Jones
Defining Flash Fiction -- Mary Anderson
Defining Creative Nonfiction -- Catherine Rankovic
Sample Guidelines for Workshops -- Beth Mead
On Publishing Your Work-- Catherine Rankovic
For MFA students who plan to teach frosh comp:
5 Things Freshman Composition Students Need to Learn -- Beth Mead