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Washington University in St. Louis right? There’s not teaching required the first year and then it’s 1:1, I believe. (Maybe 1:2??) source: I got in WashU last year.

That cat is a whole ass mood

Important to remember is applying was an accomplishment. Picking yourself up after rejections and disappointments are an accomplishment. And most importantly, THERES NO DEGREE THAT MAKES YOU A WRITER. This process has really opened me up to the variety of ways to be a writer. An MFA is only one path, and one that doesn’t even assure success or publishing or jobs. It helps sure, but it’s not everything. I would suggest investing in yourself and your writing community first. Join a local group, start one, find out what literary events are near you, go to them, check with colleges & universities near you, find out if non-students can volunteer or join writing groups on campus (the writers group at my alma Mater is open the the community and actually has more community members than students). sometimes you gotta be the change! Not trying to preach, just trying to share that I’ve learned to be my own advocate more and do it for myself. You’re all wonderful and you’re going to find your way.

It seems like historically they send them via mail and many have personal notes which is nice. But the wait is horrible. I was accepted for nonfiction at Iowa and am waiting for funding details (I just know it’s 3 years guaranteed according to the program director) but not having heard makes me think rejections will take longer too. I've noticed via draft there are several people with many offers. So there will be some movement as people start accepting and rejecting. That should give some hope to those waiting or already on waitlists.

Notification up for UCR nonfiction! Omg makes me anxious! I need to know!

It is terribly cold! So maybe you’re not missing much. Sorry ?

Draft has 5 NYU acceptances 1 CNF, 1 Fic, and 3 Poetry. All from 2/24. But that’s all. in other news have you ever run out of likes to give on gradcafe? It wouldn’t let me like anything lol. Too positive I suppose.

Woo!!! Congrats I’d say that’s a very good indication! and yes! I’m so excited to meet others going the same place as me!

Yes! I know the writers workshop and nonfiction program are separate but I would hope as writers and people we can cross paths with other genres and majors lol!

Oh sorry I didn’t say. CNF so the NWP, bit different from iww I think. But maybe it’s good. Still means there’s hope!! Good luck all and thank you all. It’s so so exciting

I got in at Iowa! I got a phone call from John D’Agata about half hour ago. Wowww! Full funded for 3 years!

Dude! That’s amazing! Congrats! at least IWW is this week, NWP (Iowa nonfiction) is next week at earliest! Don’t give up hope everyone!

Does anyone know if Iowa’s Nonfiction Writers Workshop is on a similar timeline to IWW? Late Feb/March. I’m not finding results for previous years. ETA: I’m dumb I just didn’t use the right search terms. Anyway. To answer my own question, yes around Feb 22-mar 8 seems like the norm and it seems like a personal phone call from John D’agata awaits those admitted. Am I the only person who hates the phone and is totally unprepared for faculty to call me?? New level of panic

Reading and to a lesser extent films/“good” TV lol. Reading always gets me writing in my head or at least thinking about how I’d write it or similar events I could write about.

I see journalism as reporting and creative nonfiction as storytelling. I think narrative is the word I would associate most with creative nonfiction but the genre is varied. Personal narrative and memoir as well as cultural, critical essays. Instead of describing and telling about an event, person, place like journalism, CNF would be an interpretation filtered through experience, injecting yourself as a character, and/or using fiction, poetry, and other literary elements to examine “real” life. examples: David Sedaris, hunter s Thompson, chuck klosterman, roxane gay, jo Ann beard, on writing, Stephen King. John D’agata explored the “truth” in creative nonfiction in Lifespan of a Fact, which is conversation between D’Agata, his piece What Happened There and the fact checker at the Believer. really interesting breakdown of that line between fiction/nonfiction and journalism/CNF