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We're so proud of our alumni who presented at #AWP26
Beth Kander-Dauphin, Sea Creatures, Space & Words: Discovering New Subject Matter While Parenting
Karol Lagodzki, Writing Beyond the Mother Tongue
C. T. Salazar, More than the Sum of Its Parts: Crafting & Revising Your Poetry Manuscript
Celeste Schueler, Divergent Writers: A New Bloomsbury Anthology on Disability & Ableism (moderated by Christie Collins, an alumna of our undergraduate program)

TheW's MFA in Creative Writing Jan 5

As the Spring 2026 semester is about to begin, I'm very happy to add four new students to our map of where we live. Welcome Gina Elia, Salaam Green, Anne Gunter, and Amy Wilson!

I'm also thrilled to move Erin Matson and Alexis Jemal to the Alumni group. Congratulations Erin and Alexis!

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The W's MFA in CW – Google My Maps

Mississippi University for Women's Low-Res MFA in Creative Writing Students, Alumni, and Faculty live in these places.

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TheW's MFA in Creative Writing Dec 15

RE: https://zirk.us/@ponderreview/115724386104483797

Hard to believe this will be our 10th year of Ponder Review. Let's hope it's still going in 100 years!

TheW's MFA in Creative Writing Dec 1

Ponder Review Dec 1

Congratulations and good luck to our Pushcart nominees!
Fiction
David Williams, "Southern Dogface," 9.1
Rachel Talbot, "Night Park", 9.1
CNF
Scott Ortolano, "The Days," 9.1
Rob Rogers, “Morning Coffee,” 9.2
Poetry
Xioaly Li, "Making Dumplings"9.2
Bridget Brush, "I Wish I Were a Turtle," 9.2

TheW's MFA in Creative Writing Oct 25

Don't miss our last Welty Symposium session at 9:30 this morning — in person in Poindexter auditorium or live online (if the live stream starts a few minutes late, just wait for us — it's Saturday, y'all!)

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2025 Welty Writers' Symposium Saturday AM

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TheW's MFA in Creative Writing Oct 23

Don't miss tonight's Eudora Welty Writers' Symposium at 7:30pm in Columbus MS, featuring Ashley M. Jones. If you can't be there in person, you can still watch it live https://youtube.com/live/0MthPTm8bLM?feature=share

2025 Welty Writers' Symposium Keynote

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TheW's MFA in Creative Writing Oct 21

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Check out our website to learn more and watch our live stream if you can't attend in person. muw.edu/welty

TheW's MFA in Creative Writing Oct 21

Mississippi Today has a feature on the Eudora Welty Writers' Symposium. The symposium starts this Thursday and is free and open to the public. #mississippi https://mississippitoday.org/2025/10/21/alabama-poet-laureate-eudora-welty-writers-conference-mississippi/

Alabama poet laureate will speak at Eudora Welty writers' conference in Mississippi - Mississippi Today

Alabama's poet laureate, Ashley M. Jones, will be the keynote speaker this week at the Eudora Welty Writers' Symposium in Columbus – a gathering that highlights authors and poets from across the South.

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TheW's MFA in Creative Writing Oct 9

Pt. 2, of 2 For a closer look at our schedule, here is each panel of the 37th Annual Eudora Welty Writers' Symposium featuring 12 Southern writers and 5 high school Ephemera Prize Winners. Each session is free to attend and will be live-streamed and archived on our WeltySymposium Youtube channel. #readings #writerscommunity #mississippi #southernwriters

TheW's MFA in Creative Writing Oct 9

Pt. 1, For a closer look at our schedule, here is each panel of the 37th Annual Eudora Welty Writers' Symposium featuring 12 Southern writers and 5 high school Ephemera Prize Winners. Each session is free to attend and will be live-streamed and archived on our WeltySymposium Youtube channel. #readings #writerscommunity #mississippi #books #bookstodon