SO, YOU WANT TO KICK ASS ON YOUR M.F.A APPLICATIONS?

We know the process of applying for an MFA in creative writing can be overwhelming, confusing, and downright terrifying. From which programs to apply to, how to write your statement of purpose, all the way to crafting a killer portfolio, the application process is anything but straightforward. While college application advising can cost upwards of $1000, all of us ONLY POEMS Editors have been in the position of applying for MFAs and we want to support poets and writers. For this reason, we are offering personalized MFA consultations and application reviews for significantly less than the average cost.

MFA CONSULTATION + APPLICATION REVIEW

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$500* includes:

  • 30 minute “get the ball rolling” Zoom call to discuss your program list and intentions for study (i.e. what genres you’re interested in, specific projects you’re working on, etc.) 

  • Developing your “Statement of Purpose” from the ground up

  • Review of and revision suggestions for your Writing Portfolio

  • Review of and revision suggestions for your CV/resume

  • Review of and revision suggestions for your teaching statement/diversity statement/etc.

  • 30 minute “you’re ready to go!” Zoom call to discuss questions about the suggested revisions and anything else related to the application process

* The cost for the MFA Consultation and Application Review is $500, with options to add on other items (i.e. review and revision of different versions of your Statement of Purpose, essays specific to a program, etc.) for an additional cost.

A bit about who you’ll be working with: 

Our Founding Editor, Shannan Mann, has worked as an editor and educator for over 10 years and has extensive experience with CVs, Statements of Purpose and college essays. She is currently enrolled as a fiction candidate in the fully-funded MFA program at Virginia Tech (although she received offers for both fiction and poetry).

Our Editor-in-Chief, Karan Kapoor, is also doing his MFA in fiction at Virginia Tech, fully funded for all three years. When he was applying, he was accepted into three other fully funded programs as well as waitlisted into seven.

Our Managing Editor, Justine Payton, is an MFA candidate in creative nonfiction at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington where she is a recipient of the Philip Gerard Graduate Fellowship and the Bernice Kert Fellowship in Creative Writing. She was accepted into three other fully funded programs, and waitlisted in one.

You can read our detailed bios on our masthead here. 

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to email us here editors@onlypoems.net