Professor Tekulve Discusses Her Inspiration & Writing Process
Associate Professor of English, Susan Tekulve, was the guest writer for Converse’s low-residency MFA blog. Tekulve is the author of multiple books, including Second Shift: Essays, …
Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
In the Wake of Trauma: an MFA Immersion Residency Experience
By Rebecca L. Cleveland Cartwright Adversarial growth is a psychological phenomenon of post-traumatic changes in which people flourish after extreme adversity. I’d never heard of …
Poetry and the Power of a Converse MFA: Zorina Frey ’23
In this captivating, honest, and humorous blog post, Zorina Frey ’23 (MFA) talks about her journey to—and through—Converse’s low-residency MFA program. An MFA double major …
Professor Tekulve Publishes New Work
Associate Professor of English Susan Tekulve published multiple new poems this year. You can read her poetry on Weekly Hubris. Professor Tekulve is the author of In …
Converse MFA Online Journal Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Converse’s semi-annual online literary journal, South 85, is celebrating its tenth year. The journal publishes fiction, non-fiction, poetry, book reviews and blog posts by new, emerging, …
MFA Faculty is Finalist for Next Generation Indie Book Award
MFA faculty member Marlin Barton‘s book Children of Dust was a finalist for the Next Generation Indie Book Awards in their General Fiction category. The …
MFA Grad Working on Fourth Book
MFA alumna Cinelle Barnes ’15 (Creative Nonfiction) is currently at work on her fourth book. Barnes, the author of Monsoon Mansion and Malaya: Essays on Freedom, signed …
MFA Faculty Present at Miami Book Fair
MFA faculty members Denise Duhamel, Ashley M. Jones, and Rick Mulkey read their poems, spoke with each other about their process, teaching, and the impact …
Converse Debuts First Graduate Student Association Board
During the 2021 Fall term, Converse University introduced the Graduate Student Association Executive Board. The executive team, comprised of Marcus Morris (President), Lexi Stoneburner (Vice …