MFA in Writing News
Biologist-Turned-Writer Davin Malasarn Makes His Authorial DebutDavin Malasarn, Ph.D., MFA '20 has published his debut novel The Outer Country (One World, 2026).
Richardson Named 2026 Pulitzer Prize FinalistBennington Writing Seminars faculty member Lance Richardson was named a finalist for the 2026 Pulitzer Prize in Biography for his book True Nature: The Pilgrimage of Peter Matthiessen (Pantheon, 2025).
Translation is the Deepest Form of Reading: 5 Questions for Bruna Dantas Lobato '15By Mollie Hawkins
Bennington Writing Seminars recently announced a new dual-genre concentration as part of the MFA in Writing; beginning January 2027, students can study literary translation alongside fiction, nonfiction, or poetry. Designed and led by faculty member Bruna Dantas Lobato '15, the concentration is an opportunity for current and future students to deepen their understanding of literature through a global perspective. We asked Lobato a few questions about the new concentration and the art of literary translation.
Study Literary Translation at the Bennington Writing Seminars
Beginning in January 2027, the Bennington Writing Seminars will offer a dual-genre concentration in Literary Translation led by National Book Award-winning translator Bruna Dantas Lobato '15.
The Accidental PoetExecutive Director of the Bennington Writing Seminars Mark Wunderlich is the 2026 Hal Prize poetry judge. He spoke with Door County Pulse about poetry and publishing.