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We are the account of the award-winning MFA in Writing at Lindenwood, a fully-online program of study (with on-campus options!) in fiction, nonfiction, writing for young adults and middle grade readers, and poetry! www.lindenwood.edu/MFAwriting
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The MFA faculty at Lindenwood University are exceptionally well-published: look at all of these gorgeous books--and this is just a sampling of their creative work!

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Lindenwood University's MFA in Writing was recently ranked by Research.com as one of the most affordable online MFA programs in the country for 2025! Want to join our robust community? Apply today! research.com/degrees/most...

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Dreaming of studying writing with diverse and excited students and faculty? There's still time to apply to Lindenwood's MFA for our second spring term, which starts on March 17! Take some great courses in writing science fiction, sonnets, YA novels, and more! www.lindenwood.edu/arts-and-hum...

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Many congrats to MFA alum Gina Keating, whose book RAVEN 23, about four US military veterans accused of a massacre that never happened and the efforts to free them, will be published by Harper Collins in September of this year! We're so proud of you, Gina!

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Today, we feature one of our newest faculty members: Tom Cooper! Tom is the author of the novels Florida Man (Random House) and The Marauders (Broadway Books/Crown Publishing). His short stories have appeared in Mid-American Review, Gulf Coast, Boulevard, Smokelong Quarterly, and Oxford American.

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Big congratulations to Lindenwood MFA alum @nyurtsaba.bsky.social on the publication of her poetry collection THE PALE GOTH. Nicole also has poems on the way from New Eastern Europe, Chytomo, and The Polish Review in the next few weeks. Order it here: alienbuddhapress.wordpress.com/2023/12/20/s...

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Next up, we have the great and prolific Ted Morrissey! Ted Morrissey's novel excerpts, short stories, poems, critical articles, reviews and translations have appeared in more than 120 publications (Glimmer Train Stories, Paris Transcontinental, North American Review, Southern Humanities Review).

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Still trying to decide what to do with your spring? Well, why not start an MFA? Unlike many programs, we've got rolling admissions, and a fresh term begins this March, with a great array of classes in fiction, poetry, nonfiction, writing for young adults, and more! www.lindenwood.edu/MFAwriting

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Today, we share a profile of one of our great adjunct instructors, Kali VanBaale! Kali White VanBaale is the author of three novels, most recently The Monsters We Make, an All Iowa Reads finalist, as well a forthcoming linked short story collection (2026), essays, and articles.

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We're back from winter holiday and getting warmed up for the spring semester. Even though it's right around the corner, there's still plenty of time to apply and join our program! See what we're all about at www.lindenwood.edu/arts-and-hum...

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Check out the writerly chitchat of our very own Ted Morrissey! If you like what you hear, why not come study writing with Ted and the rest of our excellent faculty?

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Still thinking up your New Year's resolution? Why not take the plunge and start that MFA in Writing you've been thinking about? We've got a rolling deadline and are happy to still consider admits for the spring term! Apply today! www.lindenwood.edu/MFAwriting

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Interested in writing for young adult and middle grade readers? This spring, we're offering classes in the foundations of this genre, workshops on middle grade and young adult literature, and literature classes on first loves and losses as well as contemporary YA lit!

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Looking for a writing program with robust and unique course offerings? Lindenwood's MFA is home to a range of classes on poetry, writing for young adult and middle grade readers, fiction, nonfiction, screenwriting, and the practices of professional writing life: www.lindenwood.edu/arts-and-hum...

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Do you dream of writing your own great YA novel? An epic surrealist drama? Confessional poetry? In our MFA program, you can do so from the comfort of your own home! No residency requirement, online classes with flexible timelines, and amazing faculty! www.lindenwood.edu/arts-and-hum...

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A shoutout to our very own @shanayoungdahl.bsky.social for the starred review in Kirkus for her forthcoming novel A CATALOG OF BURNT OBJECTS! Check it out here: www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

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