{"id":835,"date":"2012-03-27T10:35:28","date_gmt":"2012-03-27T15:35:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/inside.augsburg.edu\/news\/?p=835"},"modified":"2017-05-10T17:26:26","modified_gmt":"2017-05-10T17:26:26","slug":"augsburg-launches-mfa-in-creative-writing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/2012\/03\/27\/augsburg-launches-mfa-in-creative-writing\/","title":{"rendered":"Augsburg launches MFA in creative writing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-836\" src=\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2013\/04\/mfa.jpg\" alt=\"mfa\" width=\"280\" height=\"234\" \/>Augsburg College celebrated its new Master of Fine Arts in creative writing with a reading by Stephan Clark from his newly published book <em>Vladimir&#8217;s Mustache and Other Stories. <\/em>Clark is an assistant professor of English and a member of the MFA faculty.<\/p>\n<p>In 2013, the MFA will offer four genres: fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and screenwriting. A fifth genre, playwriting, will be added in 2014.\u00a0 A national book prize and concentrations in publishing, teaching and translation will also begin that year.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;An Augsburg MFA leverages our distinguished faculty and the strength of our undergraduate programs while delivering things no other program in Minnesota or the surrounding states offers, including a book prize, a screenwriting track, and low-residency programming for all four of our genres,&#8221; said Augsburg College President Paul C. Pribbenow. &#8220;The program and its format show the ability of our school to meet marketplace demand and to use technology to increase accessibility and contain costs.&#8221;<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The Augsburg MFA includes three 10-day summer residencies, complemented by online coursework as well as individualized mentorship semesters. During the residency, students will participate in daily workshops, readings, and mini-courses focused on literary craft, career skills in teaching, editing, publishing, book arts, advertising, translation, adaptation, and new media. Learn more on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mfa\">MFA admissions<\/a> website.<\/p>\n<p>Clark is a writer of fiction, creative nonfiction, and screenplays. Stories from <em>Vladimir&#8217;s Mustache<\/em> were published in such literary journals as <em>Witness<\/em>, <em>Ninth Letter<\/em>, and <em>Cincinnati Review<\/em>. His creative nonfiction has been recognized as notable in Best of the Web 2009 and Best American Essays 2009 and 2010. Professionally represented as a screenwriter while living in Los Angeles, Clark has optioned two scripts and seen his screenwriting honored by the Monterey County Film Commission and Francis Ford Coppola&#8217;s American Zoetrope film studios. Clark worked as a print and radio journalist before returning to academia.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Augsburg College celebrated its new Master of Fine Arts in creative writing with a reading by Stephan Clark from his newly published book Vladimir&#8217;s Mustache and Other Stories. Clark is an assistant professor of English and a member of the MFA faculty. 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