Resources for Creative Writers

The following resources have been identified by Hampshire students, staff, faculty and alums and compiled by workers at the Career Options Resource Center. This is one of several Resource Guides geared towards students in popular concentrations. It is by no means a comprehensive list.

Local Internships

 * Valley Advocate
 * http://www.valleyadvocate.com
 * Editorial and marketing internships available each semester.
 * 116 Pleasant St, Suite 3350, Easthampton, MA 01027 (413) 529-2840, Kendra Thurlow: kthurlow@valleyadvocate.com@undefined


 * Daily Hampshire Gazette
 * http://www.gazettenet.com
 * Semester and Summer internships. Contact Stan Moulton, Hampshire Alum and internship director for the Gazette.
 * Daily Hampshire Gazette, Northampton, MA 01060 413-584-5000.

Outside Internships

 * Fine Arts Work Center
 * http://www.fawc.org
 * Provincetown, MA. Provides housing, financial assistance, and creative support for writers in the beginning stages of their careers. Summer, winter, and fall sessions.
 * 24 Pearl Street, Provincetown, MA 02657 (508) 487-9960, general@fawc.org@undefined

Scholarships, Fellowships, Grants

 * Funds For Writers
 * Information on contests, grants, markets, ebooks, etc.
 * http://www.fundsforwriters.com/


 * Annual Summer Writing Scholarship for Div II or III
 * Stipend to support a deserving IA creative writing concentrator in a summer writing project. Contact: prjHA@hampshire.edu@undefined

Resources for Minority Students

 * Neal-Marshall Graduate School Fellowship in Creative Writing
 * A fellowship of $4,000 granted to students of color interested in poetry and fiction writing. This is offered by Indiana University’s Creative Writing graduate program.


 * Callaloo Journal
 * The premier literary journal of the Diaspora, known for its fiction, poetry, and arts of all African people, holds two-week workshops for students at Texas A&amp;M University during the Spring.
 * http://callaloo.tamu.edu/


 * The Fund for Women Artists
 * List of funding resources for women writers
 * http://www.womenarts.org/fund/FundingSourcesforLiteraryArtists.htm#Individuals

Graduate School Programs

 * Indiana University Creative Writing Program
 * http://www.indiana.edu/~mfawrite/diversity.html
 * One of America’s oldest and most distinguished creative writing programs, Indiana University’s MFA program is dedicated to having a strong representation of students of color &amp; GLBT students, as well as faculty of color in the MFA program. Twelve new students (six in poetry, six in fiction) are generally accepted per year.


 * University of Iowa Writer’s Workshop
 * http://www.uiowa.edu/~iww/about.htm
 * The first creative writing workshop in the US, the University of Iowa continues to give workshops and seminars to students interested in pursuing creative writing. Many US Poet Laureates have graduated from these very courses! The primary focuses of the workshops are poetry and fiction, but nonfiction courses are also available.


 * University of New Mexico
 * http://www.unm.edu/~english/CreativeWriting/index.htm
 * UNM instructors and students alike have gained notoriety for receiving numerous writing awards. The three-year program is split into studio-based workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, and seminars in literature and pedagogy. In the final three semesters, students work one-on-one with their instructors towards a book suitable for publishing. The university also has a national literary magazine, and is lauded for its Taos Summer Writing Conference.


 * New York University
 * http://cwp.fas.nyu.edu/page/graduate
 * “The program is not defined by courses alone but by a life built around writing.” Located in the heart of Greenwich Village, NYU is known as a breeding ground for writers of all sorts. Students participate in seminars and workshops taught by practicing writers rather than critics of writing. There are also literary outreach fellowships, wherein students travel to NY high schools and prisons to exchange their writing with the writings of the community.


 * San Francisco State University
 * http://www.sfsu.edu/~cwriting/program.html#mfa
 * Located in the thriving Bay area, SFSU is known for its emphasis on creative process and its commitment to variety in writing--style, subject, and approach. The MA in English or Creative Writing is also offered if students have time constraints on their graduate experience.


 * New School University
 * http://www.writing.newschool.edu/
 * For writers who wish to strengthen their craft—be it fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or even writing for children—this school should be high on the list. Both in the classroom and through a program of distinguished visitors, including New York City magazine and book editors, publishers, literary agents, and prominent teachers of writing, the New School Writing Program aims to animate, expand, and intensify the writer's life.

Faculty and Staff Contacts

 * Robert Coles, Associate Professor of African/American Literature rcoles@hampshire.edu@undefined,, ext. 5363
 * Has tons or resources for students interested in pursuing creative writing (poetry, prose, screenwriting), and great advice for those who want to have a career in these fields. Great resource for students of color.


 * Ellie Donkin, Professor of Theatre, edonkin@hampshire.edu@undefined,, ext. 5511
 * Has resources for students interested in pursuing playwriting.


 * Ellie Siegel, Professor of Writing, esiegel@hampshire.edu@undefined, Writing Center, ext. 5577
 * Has national internship contacts, knows Hampshire alumni Kathleen Anderson and Melaga Baldi (Literary Agents).


 * Lynne Hanley, Professor of Writing, lhanley@hampsire.edu@undefined,, ext. 5407
 * Has tons of referrals to alumni, as well as knowledge of graduate school programs.

On-Campus Opportunities

 * The Climax
 * climax@hampshire.edu@undefined, Hampshire’s official student-run newspaper


 * The Omen
 * omen@hampshire.edu@undefined, Weekly Student Magazine


 * The Reader
 * reader@hampshire.edu@undefined, Accepts all poetry and prose in the fall

Creative Writing Contests

 * Wordpress
 * http://writingcontests.wordpress.com/
 * information about creative writing contests, literary magazines theme issues, writing residencies, etc.


 * Manuscriptediting.com Creative Writing Contests
 * http://www.manuscriptediting.com/contests.htm
 * long listing of creative writing contests, many with no entry fees.


 * Newpages.com
 * http://www.newpages.com/literary/contests.htm
 * lists contests by month of submission deadline.