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MFA Program for Writers @warrenwilsonmfa.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Our Fall 2026 Instagram Live series is in full swing, and we're so excited to be less than a week away from our next interview, with Wally alum Devon Halliday (@thehalliday), Fiction, Class of 2024! Join us on our Instagram (@warrenwilsonmfa) on October 30th, 6 PM EDT. Be there or be square!

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MFA Program for Writers @warrenwilsonmfa.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Happy Wally Wednesday! Congratulations to Wally alum Sonny Buttar on the release of her novel The Daughters of Rosebud, and congrats to faculty member Nafissa Thompson-Spires--her novel The Four Wives and Five Deaths of Richard Milford has made the Center for Fiction's First Novel Prize shortlist!

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MFA Program for Writers @warrenwilsonmfa.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Time for Submission Sunday! Check out these fantastic submission opportunities from our friends at: @ic.docs @inscape.journal Follow us and the folks tagged to stay in the loop, and check out our Instagram, @warrenwilsonmfa, for the full Submission Sunday list!

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MFA Program for Writers @warrenwilsonmfa.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Join us for our next MFA Open House on Sunday, December 6th, at 1 PM EDT! Ask questions and get more info about the MFA Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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MFA Program for Writers @warrenwilsonmfa.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This Wally Weds, we congratulate alum Michelle Collins Anderson on securing publication for her third novel, The Magnificent Redheads, forthcoming 2027. Congratulations also to poetry student Henry Harriman on publication in the Laurel Review, and Wally alum Grace Spulak on securing a Fullbright!

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MFA Program for Writers @warrenwilsonmfa.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Submission Sunday has come around again! Check out these submission opportunities from our friends at: Glassworks Magazine Palette Poetry Black Ocean Publishing Head to Instagram for the full Submission Sunday List (@watrenwilsonmfa), and follow to keep up with submission opportunities!

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MFA Program for Writers @warrenwilsonmfa.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

In continuing celebration of 50 years of our program, today we offer you two poems: one from founding faculty member Louise Glück, and one from recent faculty member, Kaveh Akbar. "Telescope" by Louise Glück / "My Kingdom for a Murmur of Fanfare," Kaveh Akbar.

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MFA Program for Writers @warrenwilsonmfa.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

We are delighted to celebrate our inimitable program director, Rita Banerjee, and her forthcoming speculative literature anthology, DISOBEDIENT FUTURES, available from the University Press of Kentucky in May 2027. Preorder now, and congrats, Rita!

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MFA Program for Writers @warrenwilsonmfa.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Our Fall '26 Instagram Live series starts in one week! Join us September 30th, 6PM EDT, for an interview with Reed Turchi, Poetry, Class of 2023. We'll be talking all things writing and discussing Reed's book of poetry, Dancing With Poets, winner of the Colorado Prize for Poetry (available 11.15.26)

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MFA Program for Writers @warrenwilsonmfa.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Congrats to: > Wally alum Adrie Rose on publication of her chapbook, Dear,, with Sundress Press! Get your copy ar: www.sundresspublications.com/e-chaps/dear_ > Current Wally Alyse Carlson on publication of three poems in the 26 issue of the Georgia Review! Good news to share? Let us know!

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MFA Program for Writers @warrenwilsonmfa.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

In ongoing celebration of 50 years of the MFA Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College, today we're featuring some of the earliest program faculty and students, and a poem by the program's founder, Ellen Bryant Voigt. For the full photo IDs, check: www.warrenwilsonmfa.org/faculty/past...

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MFA Program for Writers @warrenwilsonmfa.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Check out these opportunities from: Warren Wilson's Peal Magazine! Murphy Writing of Stockton University's Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway, offering scholarships to first-time attendees: wintergetaway.com Fractured Lit Head to our Insta, @warrenwilsonmfa, for the full Submission Sunday list!

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MFA Program for Writers @warrenwilsonmfa.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

We're continuing our celebration of 50 years of the MFA Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College. Our faculty and students from 1979, and a poem by program founder Ellen Bryant Voigt, entitled "Practice," from Messenger. For who's-who, check out: www.warrenwilsonmfa.org/faculty/past...

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MFA Program for Writers @warrenwilsonmfa.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Announcing our Fall 2026 Instagram Live Series! Join us on Sept, 30th, Oct. 14th, and Nov. 4th, 6-6:45 PM, for interviews, readings, and Q&As with Wally alumni. Featuring interviews with Reed Turchi (Poetry, 2023), Devon Halliday (Fiction, 2024), and Lauren Francis-Sharma (Fiction, 2023).

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MFA Program for Writers @warrenwilsonmfa.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Congratulations to Wally alum Neal Lulofs on securing publication for his debut novel, A Place Called Normal, with Regal House! And congratulations to poetry faculty member Jason Schneiderman on receiving the 2026 Pegasus Award for Poetry Criticism! Good tidings to share? Send them our way!

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MFA Program for Writers @warrenwilsonmfa.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Welcome back to Submission Sunday! Check out these great opportunities from our literary friends at: @reedmagazine @craftliterary @nelle_journal Follow us, and the tagged folks, to stay up to date, and check out our full Submission Sunday list at our Insta, @warrenwilsonmfa!

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MFA Program for Writers @warrenwilsonmfa.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The middle of the Wally term is upon us, so what've we been reading, Wallies? Check out the titles on some of our reading lists--and let us know in the comments what you're currently reading!

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MFA Program for Writers @warrenwilsonmfa.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

This Wally Wednesday, we're celebrating Margaret Ray (@m_rray), who has been selected as a winner of the 2026 National Poetry Series Open Competition--congratulations! Good news? DM us to be featured on our next Wally Wednesday!

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MFA Program for Writers @warrenwilsonmfa.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Submission Sunday is here! Check out these opportunities our friends at Subito Press, Craft, and Frontier Poetry. For the full Submission Sunday roundup, visit the Warren Wilson MFA instagram, @warrenwilsonmfa. Follow for more Submission Sunday opportunities!

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MFA Program for Writers @warrenwilsonmfa.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Hey prospective Wallies! The MFA Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College will be back at AWP 2027 in Chicago, IL, at the McCormick Place Lakeside Center, March 17-20. Are you a prospective student interested in learning more about our program? Come stop by Booth #626!

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MFA Program for Writers @warrenwilsonmfa.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Calling all Wallies to our new Coworking Wallies program! Reach your writing goals, see some familiar faces, and know you aren’t alone as you navigate the wild world of the MFA. No event registration required! September 6 and September 20 (4PM EST, 1PM PST), Zoom: us02web.zoom.us/j/8987907211...

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MFA Program for Writers @warrenwilsonmfa.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Celebrating our Wallies! Congrats to fiction writer Mia Zhu (@miasma.z), who was awarded Runner Up in the Hayden's Ferry Review Fiction & Poetry Contest (@hfrlitmag) for her story "Grandkin," publication of which is forthcoming. Good news to share? Send it our way to be featured!

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MFA Program for Writers @warrenwilsonmfa.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Last call! Applications for the next cohort of Wallies at the Warren Wilson College MFA Program for Writers are closing! Check out warrenwilsonmfa.org for more info, and head to warrenwilson.submittable.com to submit. Applications submitted overnight will be honored.

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MFA Program for Writers @warrenwilsonmfa.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Our latest issue of The Wally Times is out! Check out program, faculty, and alumni news, fresh publications, and a wonderful interview with fiction faculty Nafissa Thompson-Spires (@nafissa.thompson.spires). Access the newsletter here: mailchi.mp/warren-wilso...

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MFA Program for Writers @warrenwilsonmfa.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Today, the MFA Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College celebrates its 50th anniversary. Our program has embodied community, diversity, and meaningful dialogues between writers at all stages of their writing journey for half a century. Here's to 50 years--and here's to 50 more.

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MFA Program for Writers @warrenwilsonmfa.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Submission Sunday is here! Polish up those drafts, prep those cover letters, and check out these great opportunities from our friends at: @coloradoreview @quarterlywest @jetfuelreview (Abridged for Bluesky - for the full Sub Sunday list, head to @warrenwilsonmfa on Instagram.)

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MFA Program for Writers @warrenwilsonmfa.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Are you looking to obtain an MFA in Fiction, Poetry, or Creative Nonfiction? The MFA Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College is accepting applications through Sept. 1st! We'd love for you to join us at the first low-residency MFA program in the US, and the world. More info: warrenwilsonmfa.org.

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MFA Program for Writers @warrenwilsonmfa.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

This Wally Wednesday, we're celebrating Wally alum Michelle Collins Anderson (@michelle_collins_anderson), whose novel The Moonshine Women is a finalist for the 2026 Heartland Booksellers Award! Congrats, Michelle! Good tidings to share? DM them our way to be featured!

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MFA Program for Writers @warrenwilsonmfa.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Applications are open for the MFA Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College until September 1st! Looking to get your MFA in Fiction, Poetry, or Creative Nonfiction (and maybe play some softball)? Apply now! For more information, and to submit your application, visit warrenwilson.submittable.com.

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MFA Program for Writers @warrenwilsonmfa.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

An abridged Submission Sunday for our Bluesky folks (what with the photo limit!). For the full Submission Sunday roster, check out our Insta, @warrenwilsonmfa, and in the meantime, enjoy these submission opportunities from: @thehooghlyreview @five_points_journal @mississippireview

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MFA Program for Writers @warrenwilsonmfa.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

The deadline to apply to for the Warren Wilson MFA Program for Writers is approaching. Earn your MFA in poetry, fiction, or creative non-fiction! Visit www.warrenwilsonmfa.org/apply to learn more and apply. Here are some blue skies and blue sights from our campus for you to enjoy :)

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MFA Program for Writers @warrenwilsonmfa.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Today we conclude our parade of July graduates with fiction writer Trevor Thornton! He's @trevorpthornton on IG. Trevor, like all of our grads, will teach a class during the residency and give a public reading before walking the stage. Tomorrow, to Swannanoa!

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MFA Program for Writers @warrenwilsonmfa.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Our parade of July graduates continues! Today get to know Joy Notoma, fiction writer. She's @joywriteshermedicine on IG and @Joy Notoma Journo on Facebook.

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MFA Program for Writers @warrenwilsonmfa.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Our parade of July graduates continues! Today get to know Paula Motta, fiction writer. She's @paula.c.motta on IG.

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MFA Program for Writers @warrenwilsonmfa.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Our parade of July graduates continues! Today, get to know poet Kate Moser. She's @larksfive on IG.

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MFA Program for Writers @warrenwilsonmfa.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Our parade of July graduates continues! Today, get to know fiction writer Sara Grace. She's @saragracer on IG and Facebook.

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MFA Program for Writers @warrenwilsonmfa.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Our parade of July graduates continues! Today, get to know poet Halley Cotton. She's @ashortnomad on IG.

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MFA Program for Writers @warrenwilsonmfa.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Our parade of July graduates continues! Today get to know poet Matthew Church. He's on IG at @matthewthomasbernell and on Twitter @ImmanentFlux.

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MFA Program for Writers @warrenwilsonmfa.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

The schedule is up for our series of public lectures and readings on the Warren Wilson campus, starting the evening of July 1 in Swannanoa. The full schedule is linked in our IG stories today -- or head to warrenwilsonmfa.org and find it under the Community news tab.

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MFA Program for Writers @warrenwilsonmfa.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Our parade of July graduates continues! Today get to know Mary Burge, fiction writer! She's on IG at @lolaburge.

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MFA Program for Writers @warrenwilsonmfa.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

And so begins our parade of July graduates! Today get to know poet Alan Baer! He's on IG at @abaer, and you can connect with him on Threads as well.

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MFA Program for Writers @warrenwilsonmfa.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Curious about our low-residency MFA program? Already planning to apply by September 1st and have some questions? Join our next virtual open house on June 26, 2026 at 4 PM EST to speak with Director Rita Banerjee and other faculty members. Sign up at warrenwilsonmfa.org!

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MFA Program for Writers @warrenwilsonmfa.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Polish it up, send it out! Opportunities from... @iselemagazine @narrativemag @blreview - specifically for work (all genres) on the themes of health, illness, and healing (note the amazing judges!) @fourwaybooks @storybottleco

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MFA Program for Writers @warrenwilsonmfa.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Green and blue are our logo colors for a reason. It's the palette of tree, sky, and mountain in Swannanoa. Our summer residency dates are July 1 - 11. Have you booked your travel?

A faculty lecturing with green trees behind.

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MFA Program for Writers @warrenwilsonmfa.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

It's the last day of the Winter semester!! -- so get those final evals in and start daydreaming about summer residency in July. Here's your bingo card, an old favorite from the archives.

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MFA Program for Writers @warrenwilsonmfa.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

🎉 Announcing .... Our summer faculty! 🎉 Teaching poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, they will be on campus for the July residency and guide our students through the fall non-resident semester. Follow us to learn more about our public residency readings and lectures this July.

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MFA Program for Writers @warrenwilsonmfa.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Today is all poetry, all the time. Polish it up, send it out. A couple in here for full chapbooks! Today's calls from: @palette_poetry @autumnhousepress @blacklawrencepress @variant.lit @rattlemagazine @buttonpoetry

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MFA Program for Writers @warrenwilsonmfa.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Part II of our spotlight on Creative Nonfiction faculty books!

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