Write Where Things Are Happening

AULA’s MFA in Creative Writing program is where emerging writers:

• Find their place in the larger creative community
• Develop the skills they need to make it as a writer
• Work one-on-one with professional writers in a mentor-based program
• Create a network with peer writers from across the nation and around the world
• Discover how their writing fosters social justice
• Explore arts, culture, and society, and examine where writers fit in this matrix
• Come to the AULA campus in Los Angeles twice a year for residencies –10-day, all-you-can-eat buffets of writing, reading, craft seminars, and dynamic learning opportunities
• Complete course work between residencies from the quiet of their personal writing studio, communicating with fellow students and mentors via the Internet, mail, and phone.
• Try their hand at translation, community outreach via the field study, and leading online book discussions
• Give a formal, public reading of their creative work as well as a 20-minute presentation on the literary topic of their choice
• Complete a final manuscript that showcases their finest creative work during the time in the program
• Join the community of writers who got their start at AULA, including authors of New York Times’ bestsellers, and winners of countless literary prizes.