Low-Residency Master of Fine Arts in Writing: The Bennington Writing Seminars

Core Faculty

George Scialabba, Nonfiction

Scialabba’s first book of nonfiction, Divided Mind, was published in 2006 by Arrowsmith Press. His second book, What Are Intellectuals Good For?, is awaiting publication. Scialabba has published hundreds of reviews and essays in magazines such as Dissent, The Nation, The American Prospect, Agni, The Village Voice, The Boston Review, Harvard Review, The Boston Globe, Washington Post, and many others. He received the Citation for Excellence in Reviewing from the National Book Critics Circle, and the literary award from St. Botolph Club. Scialabba took a BA from Harvard and an MA in history from Columbia. He has worked as a social worker and has been on the building staff of the Harvard University Center for International Studies. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.