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My school just approved a 4% tuition hike while also greenlighting hundreds of in-person lecture classes for the fall. This is primarily to make up for lost revenue, and it's

Wish we'd stop putting literature and creative writing programs in these weird silos, where one is only academic and one is only studio-based, with zero overlap between. Creative writing requires

Academic jobs stop asking for reference letters challenge. Just stop. It’s an enormous effort for everyone involved and most won’t even be read (at least not closely). It stresses everyone

Butler's NS interview reminds us that writers/scholars evolve. Their earlier work in Gender Trouble and Bodies That Matter--despite being revolutionary--also did harm to trans & nonbinary communities. This new interview

When I was a semi-closeted and even 100% more awkward 1st year undergrad in 1997, Dr. Lisa Storozynsky took one look at my cardigan/earring combo and gently asked: "Have you

What's some writing advice you've received that you'd share?Neil Gaiman has a simple point about conflict: having 2 characters who want opposing things = a story. My high-school English teacher

Name 6 books that defined your childhood:1. Le petit prince/The Little Prince2. The Seventh Princess3. A Wrinkle in Time4. So You Want to Be a Wizard5. The Black Cauldron6. The

I've been writing about medievalist YA--i.e., YA (& middle-grade) books set in versions of the Middle Ages or that engage with the Middle Ages in some way. Here's a list