Our Spring residency kicks off on June 7th at the Rancho Las Palmas Resort in Rancho Mirage...and folks, it's going to be incredible! We've lined up some of the most talented writers, producers, agents, editors, publishers, educators, and actors to serve as our guest faculty for the week. If you're a prospective applicant and are interested in sitting for the [...]
Ioannis Argiris is a first generation Greek American who lives in Oakland, CA. Throughout his career, he’s tinkered with storytelling as a producer in advertising, creating stories on film, on print, and online for some of the most well known brands in the world. One of his most notable moments was creating content for both the Nasdaq and Reuters [...]
Every month is a pretty good month for the students and alums of the MFA program. February has a little bit of everything! Thanks to Yennie Cheung for compiling the news...and if you have something to report, let us know! Email palmdesertmfa@ucr.edu. Amie Heasley Charney read from her novel manuscript DRAWN TO LOVE at the San Antonio Writers Guild Awards [...]
Our students and alums publish and produce and sell their projects...a lot. Like, constantly. It's hard to keep up with all of the success stories in the program, which is why we publish a list every month, but here's a huge round-up of some of the most notable new developments in 2018. Thanks, as ever, to Yennie Cheung for compiling [...]
2018 was another amazing year for ye olde MFA program. Here's a roundup of what happened in December, culled as ever by our friend Yennie Cheung: Art Hanlon's essay "The Brilliant Present" has been included in the special mentions section of the 2019 Pushcart Prize anthology. The essay was originally published in NARRATIVE. Ashley Mag Gabbert's poem “Orangutan” was nominated [...]
Every residency we bring out some of the finest writers and industry professionals in the business. This residency, our 10th anniversary, we're doing things a little differently: All of the writers are alums. And the truth is? We could do this every residency, no problem. That's why we've been in the game for a decade: our students go out into [...]
Have you heard the news? Our alums and students are taking over the world. We know, we know, we say that every month...but did you check out September yet? The news is below. And, as ever, thank you to Yennie Cheung for her hard work compiling the news! Amie Charney taught a live webinar at Savvy Writers Con called [...]
Sofia Arellano is an advocate, writer, actress, and budding historian. Her master work lies in her upcoming novel Wild For To Hold, which centers around a first person narrative of Queen Anne Boleyn and her experiences with the intrigues, scandals, and politics of the court of Henry VIII. Her research has taken her to England to speak to Curators, view [...]
We've been on vacation...but we're back with a bunch of student publications, productions and great news... Thanks to Yennie Cheung for tracking all of this great success. August Amie Charney will be giving her graduate lecture "Not Your Grandmothers Bodice Ripper (Escalating Romantic Tension)" as a live webinar at Savvy Writers Con on September 14. Ashley Mag Gabbert's [...]
As we head into the summer, the pace of publications and productions from our students and alums moves forward unimpeded by the Earth's proximity to the sun...but then again, this is the Hottest MFA... Thanks, as ever, to Yennie Cheung for archiving all of this great news. If you have something to report, email us at palmdesertmfa@ucr.edu Ashley Mag Gabbert's [...]