If you were able to attend the recent AWP conference in Minneapolis, we hope that you stopped by the Miami University table. We had a wonderful time meeting and talking with so many talented writers. With so many opportunities to discuss, you may have missed out on something Miami has to offer—we understand how overwhelming AWP is. Here are some highlights of what’s happening in creative writing in Oxford:
Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing
As of January 2016, Miami will now offer a low-residential MFA program for creative writers, in addition to the long-standing Residential Creative Writing MA. Fiction, poetry, screenwriting, CNF, and hybrid form writers are all encouraged to apply. Rolling admissions just opened April 15th and we are eager to get this program in motion!
Miami University Press
Each year Miami University Press publishes one book each of poetry, poetry in translation, and fiction. Their latest publications are Monetized by Alissa Quart (here’s an article from The New Yorker about Quart and her poetry), Fountain by Tote Hughes (read the first seven pages here), and Hafez: Translations and Interpretations of the Ghazals by Geoffrey Squires (winner of the 2014 Lois Roth Persian Translation Prize). Information on the annual novella contest is also available on the press’s website.
Creative Writing at Miami Facebook
Of course, social media is one of the easiest ways to track opportunities and events in Oxford. The Facebook page gives details on readings, open-mics, guest lecturers, and more.
OxMag
And there’s always us! We accept submissions for poetry, fiction, CNF, and art/new media. Check our guidelines here: www.oxmag.submittable.com. And don’t forget to submit to our inaugural Golden Ox contest. Winners in categories of poetry and prose will garner themselves a handsome $100 bill and publication in the pages of OxMag!
-Jess Marshall