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Tag Archives: MFA in Writing
Jennifer McGaha in Conversation with Katherine Scott Crawford
I’m delighted to announce that on Wednesday, February 1 at 6:00 PM, I’ll be in (Zoom) conversation with my friend, fellow Brevardian, outdoorswoman, author, Vermont College of Fine Arts MFA in Writing alum, and warrior of the adjunct professor trenches: … Continue reading
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Tagged adjunct professor, appalachia, Appalachian mountains, book launch, Brevard, Bushwhacking, conversation, essay, Flat Broke with Two Goats, hiking, Jennifer McGaha, Katherine Scott Crawford, memoir, MFA in Writing, North Carolina, running, Trinity University Press, VCFA, Vermont College of Fine Arts, write your way out, writing
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Happy Birthday, Will Shakespeare … whoever you are
My apologies, dear friends and readers, for being so absent. I was not the most frequent of communicators before Covid-19 sent all our lives into a tailspin, and now, well … we all know what now is. My creative life … Continue reading
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Tagged amwriting, books, Clemson University, CNF, College of Charleston, coronavirus, Covid-19, creative nonfiction, English department, English major, essay, happy birthday Shakespeare, Katherine Scott Crawford, life, MA in English, MFA, MFA in Writing, op ed, Shakespeare a woman, Shakespeare's birthday, The Complete Works of Shakespeare, thoughts, Vermont College of Fine Arts, William Shakespeare, words words words, writer, writing life
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First Book Love, Book Clubs & Tea Towels
I believe I’ve mentioned before my undying love of book clubs. Since my debut historical novel, Keowee Valley, was published waaaayyyy back in 2012, I’ve met with dozens of book clubs to talk about it. These “meetings” never fail to … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, amwriting, author, author event, Bell Bridge Books, Belle Books, book club, book clubs, Carolinas, Cherokee country, Cherokee history, Cherokee Indians, Cliffs communities, colonial period, columnist, Dogwood gifts, first book, first love, first novel, Flat Rock, founding, freelance writer, graduate school, historical adventure, historical fiction, independent publisher, Katherine Scott Crawford, Keowee Valley, MFA in Writing, motherhood, NC, newspaper column, parenthood, press, professor, Quinn and Jack, research, Revolutionary war, small press, speaking engagement, tea towel, teaching, The Cliffs Valley, Upcountry South Carolina, VCFA, Western North Carolina, WNC, writer, writing life
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New column: “Graduation stirs many emotions”
This week’s column in The Greenville News is about graduation, ceremony–marking the moments in our lives–change, and moving on. To read, click here. (And sorry for the strange link: The newspaper usually puts it up online, but for some reason … Continue reading
Recap from the 2nd Annual Novel Retreat at the Vermont College of Fine Arts
This week I returned from six days in Montpelier, Vermont, at the 2nd Annual Novel Retreat located on the campus of the Vermont College of Fine Arts. I attended the Retreat both as a participant, and as the graduate assistant to … Continue reading
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Tagged 2nd Annual Novel Retreat, Clint McCown, Connie May Fowler, David Anthony Durham, dorm life, graduate assistant, Green Mountains, Green Vermont, Katherine Scott Crawford, MFA in Writing, Montpelier, novel retreat, state house, Thomas Christopher Green, VCFA, Vermont, Vermont College of Fine Arts, writers readings, writing, writing prompts, writing retreat
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Being an Adjunct Professor Isn’t for Sissies
This coming Fall (2015) will mark my 10th year teaching English at the small, private, liberal arts college in North Carolina that I love. I teach among colleagues and writers I like and admire. Every semester I devote my time, … Continue reading
Literary Pilgrimmage Day 4: MFA Graduation & We Hit the Road!
It’s laughable how long it’s taking me to post about my literary pilgrimmage through New England and on down the east coast back to Western North Carolina. Especially considering it happened in JULY. But such is life. Here are the links … Continue reading
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Tagged Connie May Fowler, family, farm, Katherine Scott Crawford, literary pilgrimage, literature, Massachusetts, MFA in Writing, Montpelier, Morse Farm Maple Sugarworks, New Hampshire, parenting, poetry, road trip, road trip with kids, Robert Frost, Salem, state capitol, VCFA, Vermont, Vermont College of Fine Arts
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Literary Pilgrimage Day 3: Hiking Mt. Holyoke & on to Vermont
It’s taking me a while to get these posts about my Literary & History Pilgrimage done, and for that I apologize. My newly-minted five year-old starts kindergarten next week, I start teaching my college students again this week, and my … Continue reading
Literary Pilgrimage, Day 2: Orchard House, Dickinson Museum, Mt. Holyoke
Whew. Let me say that again. Whew. I am home, finally, after an almost three-week trip up to New England and back again. In that time I took a two-day novel research trip to Massachusetts, attended my last residency as … Continue reading
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Tagged 18th century, Amherst, Concord, Connie May Fowler, Deerfield, Dickinson Museum, Emily Dickinson, Hadley, hiking Mt. Holyoke, Historic Deerfield, Katherine Scott Crawford, King Philip's War, literary pilgrimage, Little Women, Louisa May Alcott, Massachusetts, MFA in Writing, Mount Holyoke College, Mt. Holyoke, New England, novel research, Orchard House, Ralph Waldo Emerson, rental car, road trip, The Evergreens, VCFA, Vermont College of Fine Arts
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Friday Stuff: New Column & Upcoming Literary Road Trip
Hi, all! My new column is up at The Greenville News. This one’s all about fatherhood–and is especially for fathers of daughters. Read it here. In other news, on Monday things get wild in my world. I’m headed … Continue reading
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Tagged daughters, fatherhood, fathers, Katherine Scott Crawford, literary pilgrimmage, low residency MFA in Writing, Massachusetts, MFA in Writing, Monticello, Montpelier, Mount Holyoke College, newspaper column, road trip, summer, The Greenville News, traveling with kids, Vermont, Vermont College of Fine Arts
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