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Creative Writing
at the University of Missouri-Kansas City is a
welcoming, close-knit community of writers of all ages
and backgrounds who are committed to their own writing
and to creating one of the liveliest literary scenes in
the country. Our program works on the principle
that a solid grounding in the traditions of literature,
careful mentoring by published writers, and the powerful
give and take of the workshop experience create the
poets and fiction writers who have the best resources
for making great literary art.
The University
of Missouri-Kansas City, the arts campus of the
University of Missouri system, is a gorgeous urban
campus that lies on 50 acres in a neighborhood of leafy
streets, galleries, gardens, and restaurants. UMKC
is home to an unmatched combination of literary
resources, including
internships at New Letters, New Letters on the Air,
and BkMk Press; Mark Twain Writers Workshop
and New Letters Weekend Writers Conference; several
reading series;
accomplished visiting writers and
writers-in-residence--recent and upcoming including
Edward P. Jones, Lan Samantha Chang, Arthur Phillips,
Eleanor Wilner, Stuart Dybek, B. H. Fairchild, Mary
Gordon, Carlos Fuentes, A. S. Byatt, Barry Lopez, and
many more.
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