MFA in Writing News

Image of Jefferey Spivey Spivey Named Finalist for $20,000 DAG Prize for Literature

Jefferey Spivey MFA '26 is a finalist for the 2026 DAG Prize for Literature.

Read more at LitHub
Image of Patricia Martin Persona Fog in a Digital World

Patricia Martin MFA ’22 appeared on the Harvesting Happiness podcast through the Public Radio Exchange (PRX) in May.

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Image of Davin Malasarn and book cover Biologist-Turned-Writer Davin Malasarn Makes His Authorial Debut

Davin Malasarn, Ph.D., MFA '20 has published his debut novel The Outer Country (One World, 2026).

Read more at Pasadena Now
Image of Lance Richardson and book cover Richardson Named 2026 Pulitzer Prize Finalist

Bennington 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).

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Photo of the writer and translator Bruna Dantas Lobato with her chin resting on her hand Translation is the Deepest Form of Reading: 5 Questions for Bruna Dantas Lobato '15

By 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.