MFA in creative writing

Randolph celebrates mid-year graduates

President Sue Ott Rowlands poses with a group of mid-year graduates in the Maier Museum of Art

Randolph honored its winter graduates at the annual Mid-Year Graduation Luncheon on Wednesday, Dec. 10. ... READ MORE >>

Kaveh Akbar, founding MFA faculty member, named National Book Award finalist

M.F.A. faculty member Kaveh Akbar shares his work during a public reading at the first residency last summer

He was also just included on the Time 100 Next List, which spotlights 100 rising stars who are shaping the future of business, entertainment, sports, politics, science, health, and more. ... READ MORE >>

MFA in creative writing program hosting reading series

Author John Vercher speaking at a podium, with an MFA in creative writing poster next to him

Randolph College’s Master of Fine Arts in creative writing program is hosting a series of public readings in conjunction with its summer residency.... READ MORE >>

Three MFA faculty members win Guggenheim Fellowships

Jos Charles, Kaveh Akbar, and Julia Phillips were part of a  group of 188 fellows chosen this year. ... READ MORE >>

Anna Badkhen ’24 MFA returning to Randolph for Visiting Writers Series

dkhen’s most recent book, Bright Unbearable Reality, was longlisted for the 2022 National Book Award.... READ MORE >>

Dop’s poetry published in ‘North American Review’

“North American Review” is the oldest literary magazine in the United States. ... READ MORE >>

MFA grad makes National Book Awards longlist in poetry

John Lee Clark’s “How to Communicate” also won the 2023 Minnesota Book Award for Poetry. ... READ MORE >>

Ryan Russell ’22 M.F.A., Randolph Writer In Residence, to read from work

Russell is an emerging contemporary writer based in Central Virginia.... READ MORE >>

Pearl S. Buck Writer in Residence William Evans ’21 M.F.A. to read from work

William Evans ’21 M.F.A, Randolph’s Fall 2022 Pearl S. Buck Writer in Residence, will read from his work at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27, as part of the College’s Visiting Writer Series.... READ MORE >>

M.F.A. students named new hosts of Poetry Foundation podcast

Ajanae Dawkins ’22 M.F.A., left, and Brittany Rogers ’22 M.F.A. will take over the Poetry Foundation’s “VS” podcast this fall.... READ MORE >>