MFA Grad Selected as Finalist for Eric Hoffer Book Award
MFA fiction graduate Kim Shegog ’15 was selected as a 2023 Eric Hoffer Book Award finalist for the short story collection, “Crossing Over”. “Crossing Over” …
Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
Lisa Hase Jackson ‘15 Wins Converse MFA Book Prize
The Converse Low Residency MFA in Creative Writing and Clemson University Press announce the 2023 Converse MFA Alumni Book Prize winner, Lisa Hase-Jackson ‘15, author …
Converse & Hub City Writers to Host Author Charles Frazier
Hub City Writers Project and Converse University will host bestselling author and National Book Award Winner Charles Frazier on April 26, 2023, on the Converse …
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, …
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 …