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Panel: Publishing and Professionalization After* the MFA *(and sometimes before!)
Join five recent graduates of the Writing Program who’ve had books come out from major trade publishers shortly after receiving their degrees (and in one case, in the same week) as they discuss the mercurial compound of artistic inspiration, scholarly application, and forward-thinking pragmatism that helps a graduate student become a working writer. The panelists are Katie Booth (The Invention of Miracles: Language, Power, and Alexander Graham Bell’s Quest to End Deafness, Simon & Schuster, 2021), Brian Broome (Punch Me Up to the Gods: A Memoir, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2021), Emily Maloney (The Cost of Living,: Essays, Holt, 2022), Sarah Menkedick (Ordinary Insanity, Fear and the Silent Crisis of Motherhood in America, Pantheon, 2020), and Shannon Reed (Why DId I Get a B: And Other Mysteries We’re Discussing in the Faculty Lounge, Atria, 2020). Peter Trachtenberg will be moderating. Bring your questions!
https://pitt.zoom.us/j/92327905102
Meeting ID 923 2790 5102
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MFA Graduation
*Non-Pitt guests are welcome, though they must request a visitor pass through this form (in addition to RSVP-ing) for Cathedral through their MFA connection by April 13.
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Graduate Testimonials
Director of Creative Writing, Interlochen Center for the Arts
The times when I just didn't think I had what it takes—to be a writer, to make the sacrifices necessary to dedicate my life to making art—I was supported by the community. And here I mean not just the faculty and other writers in the program, but the people of Pittsburgh. There's a sense that making art matters in Pittsburgh.
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