Opportunities Coming Up

May 31 - June 2: Homecoming! Check out the schedules, and register now--it's free! In-person and virtual.

May 27, 28, 30. If you're in Louisville, attend our faculty and guest readings.

Every Sunday. Write with Me. 6-9 p.m. ET, hosted by Chella Courington.

Every Tuesday. Write with Me. 7 p.m. ET (30-60 minutes), hosted by Diana McQuady.

Every Friday. Write with Me. 10 a.m. ET (around 75 minutes), hosted by Terry Price.

Faculty News

Congratulations to Silas House, who this week was inducted as Kentucky's Poet Laureate for 2023-2024! Here he is (below, far right) with past Kentucky Poets Laureate Frank X Walker (far left) and Crystal Wilkinson, along with Gov. Andy Beshear. Frank, Crystal, and Silas are all Spalding MFA alums from the charter graduating class of 2003.

Congratulations to Maggie Smith, whose memoir You Could Make This Place Beautiful debuted at No. 3 on the New York Times Best Seller list. She was profiled this week in The New York Times .

ICYMI: Our new Alumni Website!

Visit our gorgeous new alumni website, designed by the talented Nancy Chen Long (P '13)! Bookmark spaldingmfaalum.com for our yearly calendar, alumni programs, writer resources, more.

Alumni News

The latest issue of Life of a Writer is up on the Good River Review blog!

Send us your Life of a Writer news. Next deadline is June 15, but you can submit anytime.

Congratulations to Brian Hampton (PW '06), our Distinguished Alumni Lecturer for the Spring 2023 residency! Brian will lecture on writing for and about teens. His teen plays have been been produced by over 450 theater companies and schools on five continents.

Brian Hampton

On the Blog: Latest Posts

"I used to walk a several-mile stretch of the river regularly to report on changing conditions. I set myself the task of writing on site." - Greg Pape, The Plein Air Writer: Writing as an Outdoor Activity

"If there’s something about the true story that allows me to imagine characters with conflicted hearts, I take heed." - Lee Martin, Reimagining True Stories

"Doubt is an addictive elixir, a mind-altering potion ..." - Karen Salyer McElmurray, Foxes

Scholarship Referrals

The $2,000 Alumni Select Scholarship is for applicants you refer. August 1 is the next early-decision application deadline.

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