MFA Professor Ashley Jones Featured on Good Morning America, NPR & The NY Times
Ashley M. Jones has had a whirlwind fall. She was interviewed by ABC News’ Byron Pitts about being honored as Alabama’s poet laureate, her love of the South, and her …
Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
MFA Student Wins New Southern Voices Poetry Book Prize
Converse MFA poetry student Marlanda Dekine is the winner of the 2021 New Southern Voices Poetry Prize. The prize, sponsored by Spartanburg’s Hub City Press, is offered biennially. Marlanda’s unpublished …
Director of MFA Rick Mulkey Discusses His Approach to Writing
Professor Rick Mulkey was invited as a guest on TBR [to be read]. TBR is an invitation-only interview series with authors of newly released or forthcoming books. Mulkey recently published …
Converse MFA Announces Inaugural Alumni Book Prize Winners
The Converse Low Residency MFA in Creative Writing and Clemson University Press are pleased to announce the winners of the 2021 Converse MFA Alumni Book Prize as selected by this …
MFA Department Begins 2021 with Multiple Triumphs
Converse is extremely proud of the following MFA students and graduates for their recent accomplishments. They were led by our illustrious MFA faculty members Susan Tekulve, Tyree Daye, and Denise …
Converse’s MFA Program Partners with Clemson for Literature Series
Converse College and Clemson University Press are pleased to announce a publishing collaboration in conjunction with the low-residency Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Creative Writing program at Converse. The …
MFA Student’s Essay Published in ‘Gettysburg Review’
MFA student Christine Schott, a YA Fiction writing major, had her creative nonfiction essay, “Bone-House,” accepted for publication in the distinguished literary journal The Gettysburg Review. Christine wrote the essay …
Grad Writes Coming of Age Novel-In-Verse
Award-winning alumna Caroline DuBois ‘93 has written her debut, middle-grade, novel-in-verse, The Places We Sleep. The coming-of-age story, written in poetic verse, is published by Holiday House and will be …
Converse’s MFA Program Celebrates a Decade of Creative Excellence
By Monica Jones ‘03 Ten years is a milestone worth celebrating, and Converse College’s Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program will be commemorating in fine style on Thursday, …