To celebrate 45 years of the MFA Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College and 30 years of Friends of Writers (FOW) scholarship support, we are hosting a series of (virtual) literary events across the country. Each is hosted and presented by regional writers but available nationally. Our goal is to raise funds with these regional events to support our ongoing mission to cultivate new and vital literary voices, and to celebrate the community and mutual support of writers. Specifically, your participation will contribute to scholarships and to Grants for Change to benefit BIPOC writers.

Find the schedule, donate to the cause, and order your commemorative T-shirts at this link: http://friendsofwriters.org/friends-of-writers-45th-anniversary-celebration-regional-literary-events/

Join us for our annual MFA Program for Writers reception for alumni, faculty, and current students at The Menger Hotel  204 Alamo Plaza   San Antonio, TX  78205

Friday, March 6 from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. in the Minuet Room

Prospective students of color and prospective LGBTQIA students are invited to join us from 8 to 9 pm.!

Light refreshments ~ Cash bar

MFA Program for Writers faculty, alumni, and current students are all invited to our AWP reception on Friday, March 9 from 8 pm to midnight in the Gandy Ballroom at the Embassy Suites Tampa Downtown, 513 S. Florida Street. The hotel is just a 3-minute walk from the convention center. The first hour of the reception is for prospective students of color, so please encourage potential applicants to join us–and please come to talk with them about your experiences in the program.  Light refreshments and a cash bar will be available.

Schedule of Signings

ARE YOU SIGNING AT AWP ’18?  DID WE MISS YOU?  LET US KNOW, AND WE’LL ADD YOU TO THE LIST.

VISIT THE MFA PROGRAM for WRITERS PROGRAM AT TABLE # T1019!

Request for Volunteers at AWP 2018

The MFA Program for Writers will once again have a table at the AWP Conference.  The Bookfair is open Thursday, March 7 to Saturday, March 10, from 9:00 to 5:00. We seek volunteers in one- or two-hour shifts, to answer questions from prospective students and to talk about their experience in the MFA program.

If you’re coming to AWP and are able to donate some time toward staffing our table, please contact alumna Alison Powell (Fiction, 2010; [email protected], or via FaceBook), a.s.a.p. with specifics about your availability. Allison will coordinate the schedule and will be back in touch with you to confirm.

Our thanks in advance for your assistance. As one of our recent print ads stated, “Our graduates are our best advertisement.” Your many successes—and your abiding enthusiasm for our program—provide impressive evidence of what the Warren Wilson MFA yields and makes possible for our lives as writers.