Ydrl Posted February 22, 2021 Posted February 22, 2021 Round two of submitting to magazines. Submitted to two magazines: Colorado Review and Boulevard Magazine. Let’s see what happens. TroyMcClure, teasel, sylviaplate and 2 others 2 3
Jjayy Posted February 22, 2021 Posted February 22, 2021 (edited) Someone received a call for CNF at Iowa according to the GradCafe's results page. Edited February 22, 2021 by Jjayy typo / nervous typing CanadianKate 1
Jjayy Posted February 22, 2021 Posted February 22, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Jjayy said: Someone received a call for CNF at Iowa according to the GradCafe's results page. Confirmed by a post in Drafts. Edited February 22, 2021 by Jjayy
CanadianKate Posted February 22, 2021 Posted February 22, 2021 5 minutes ago, Jjayy said: Confirmed by a post in Drafts. Oh hello there Iowa.
Ydrl Posted February 22, 2021 Posted February 22, 2021 9 minutes ago, CanadianKate said: Oh hello there Iowa. It has begun. CanadianKate and eternalwhitenights 1 1
CanadianKate Posted February 22, 2021 Posted February 22, 2021 Just now, Ydrl said: It has begun. I feel giddy. Nauseated. Excited. Horrified.
eternalwhitenights Posted February 22, 2021 Posted February 22, 2021 Fyi it's University of Iowa, CNF track, NWP (I'm assuming that means New Writers Program?). Not sure what everyone applied to, or if this applies to any fiction applicants here on our forum, but wanted to let y'all know! P.S. BREATHE. You are a great writer regardless if you get into Iowa. CanadianKate and aheather 2
JPReinhold Posted February 22, 2021 Posted February 22, 2021 3 minutes ago, eternalwhitenights said: Fyi it's University of Iowa, CNF track, NWP (I'm assuming that means New Writers Program?). Not sure what everyone applied to, or if this applies to any fiction applicants here on our forum, but wanted to let y'all know! P.S. BREATHE. You are a great writer regardless if you get into Iowa. Yes - the CNF program is entirely separate. No one mentally collapse just yet... CanadianKate 1
mrvisser Posted February 22, 2021 Posted February 22, 2021 Looking back at years past, there seems to be no correlation in timing between CNF and fiction/poetry at Iowa. We probably still have a few weeks to wait. JPReinhold 1
dumblond Posted February 22, 2021 Posted February 22, 2021 FYI nonfiction applicants: a recent grad of Iowa's NWP said they're only accepting 8 people this year, as opposed to their usual 10-11
bettedavisthighs Posted February 22, 2021 Posted February 22, 2021 1 hour ago, JPReinhold said: Yes - the CNF program is entirely separate. No one mentally collapse just yet... no one.....except those of us applying to the nonfiction writing program lol Jjayy, fishfish24, aheather and 3 others 5 1
JPReinhold Posted February 22, 2021 Posted February 22, 2021 30 minutes ago, bettedavisthighs said: no one.....except those of us applying to the nonfiction writing program lol Oh. Yes. You may now panic. fishfish24 1
rcsteel Posted February 22, 2021 Posted February 22, 2021 Did any of you apply to Hollins University? I haven’t seen anything about them on this board. chrisclements and bettedavisthighs 2
Ydrl Posted February 22, 2021 Posted February 22, 2021 12 hours ago, CanadianKate said: I feel giddy. Nauseated. Excited. Horrified. Iowa gives me anxiety. I didn’t even apply but I’m nervous for all of you. CanadianKate 1
KZK Posted February 22, 2021 Posted February 22, 2021 9 hours ago, rcsteel said: Did any of you apply to Hollins University? I haven’t seen anything about them on this board. I did! I think they usually respond in early to mid March. I also applied to Montana and the nonfiction program at Iowa so with acceptances (and likely rejections) coming out now, it looks like the next two weeks will be real nail-biters. In other news, I was emailed on Friday regarding to a TA interview at one of my schools. I have a few years of teaching experience so I feel relatively confident on that front, but any additional thoughts or tips? rcsteel and Graceful Entropy 2
spacedumpster Posted February 22, 2021 Posted February 22, 2021 You guys, gals, and nonbinary pals! I had a story accepted to a magazine and they're going to pay me for it! I get to work with an editor on revisions! It's a real thing! Someone values my work! ? This was a much needed boost to my self-esteem with all the uncertainty surrounding MFA apps. Anyway, I just want to let you all know that YOU. CAN. DO. THIS. No matter what happens this MFA cycle, please keep writing, and please keep submitting. Your work matters to someone. KZK, sylviaplate, mrvisser and 15 others 18
Starbuck420 Posted February 22, 2021 Posted February 22, 2021 33 minutes ago, KZK said: In other news, I was emailed on Friday regarding to a TA interview at one of my schools. I have a few years of teaching experience so I feel relatively confident on that front, but any additional thoughts or tips? woohoo, congrats! I have never administered one of these interviews so can't speak to that, but I have experienced 2 (over separate app cycles) as an applicant, and it's maybe worth noting that the 1 that I failed was the one in which I had not yet accrued any teaching experience, lol. So, it's just speculation, but my impression is that teaching experience matters quite a bit here, which means (imo) that you might want to talk that up But, again, I can't actually speak to their secret evaluation criteria, so maybe just disregard this completely. I also imagine it depends varies a bit based on the institution KZK 1
feralgrad Posted February 22, 2021 Posted February 22, 2021 55 minutes ago, KZK said: In other news, I was emailed on Friday regarding to a TA interview at one of my schools. I have a few years of teaching experience so I feel relatively confident on that front, but any additional thoughts or tips? I made it through one of these interviews with almost no teaching experience, so you're already ahead of me! But I have some tips based on my experience: Do your research about the TA program ahead of time (e.g. which classes you'll be teaching, course load, training). Make sure you're not asking for any information that's easily available on the website. Write down at least 3 questions ahead of time -- my interviewers complimented me on my thoughtful questions, and I suspect that this helped me ace the interview despite my background Be sure to mention if you have experience with ESL students, as this is becoming increasingly valuable in the classroom Maybe all that's obvious, but I figured I'd still offer my two cents. Good luck!! dreamx, KZK, Greithe and 1 other 3 1
rcsteel Posted February 22, 2021 Posted February 22, 2021 59 minutes ago, KZK said: I did! I think they usually respond in early to mid March. I also applied to Montana and the nonfiction program at Iowa so with acceptances (and likely rejections) coming out now, it looks like the next two weeks will be real nail-biters. In other news, I was emailed on Friday regarding to a TA interview at one of my schools. I have a few years of teaching experience so I feel relatively confident on that front, but any additional thoughts or tips? I’m glad to hear it Good luck in your interview. I don’t have any solid advice to give, but I’m sure your teaching experience will be a big help. KZK 1
rcsteel Posted February 22, 2021 Posted February 22, 2021 15 minutes ago, spacedumpster said: You guys, gals, and nonbinary pals! I had a story accepted to a magazine and they're going to pay me for it! I get to work with an editor on revisions! It's a real thing! Someone values my work! ? This was a much needed boost to my self-esteem with all the uncertainty surrounding MFA apps. Anyway, I just want to let you all know that YOU. CAN. DO. THIS. No matter what happens this MFA cycle, please keep writing, and please keep submitting. Your work matters to someone. Yay yay yay! That’s so exiting! Congrats!!! spacedumpster 1
sunglikeice Posted February 22, 2021 Posted February 22, 2021 Mad-Wisconsin rejection just arrived in the Email box...???. So long, Hope. sylviaplate and arden 2
yahearditherefirst Posted February 22, 2021 Posted February 22, 2021 Michigan rejection just now... What's everyone's backup plan? Starting to gather together money for my law school deposit... Norwood, CayceCamus, mess_mess and 3 others 6
Norwood Posted February 22, 2021 Posted February 22, 2021 4 minutes ago, yahearditherefirst said: Michigan rejection just now... What's everyone's backup plan? Starting to gather together money for my law school deposit... Michigan rejection here as well, friend. Taking a different tact, though, my immediate back-up plans include getting stoned and listening to a bunch of Stooges records. arden, fishfish24, susweekly and 5 others 7 1
yahearditherefirst Posted February 22, 2021 Posted February 22, 2021 3 minutes ago, Norwood said: Michigan rejection here as well, friend. Taking a different tact, though, my immediate back-up plans include getting stoned and listening to a bunch of Stooges records. I like your plan better. Going to call some people I think... Norwood 1
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