MFA in Writing News

Photo of Lucy Murrell in a black jacket, standing in front of a flowering tree Lucy Murrell Selected as Residential Teaching Fellow at Bennington Writing Seminars

Lucy Murrell, an MFA student in poetry, has been selected to be the fifteenth Residential Teaching Fellow at Bennington Writing Seminars.

Image of Briana Magnifico '08 Self Starters

Bennington alumni make the lives they want and places for others.

By Ashley Brenon Jowett

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Image of book covers Bennington College Book News: Spring 2025

Bennington College alumni and faculty members are publishing novels, memoirs, short story collections, non-fiction books, and poetry books. Check out the round up below to learn who was published this spring.

Image of Lucie McKee A Lifetime of Reflection, Wonder, and Presence

At age 92, Lucie McKee MFA '86 has released her poetry collection debut, Anything and Its Shadow, published through Vermont's Green Writers Press.

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Ciaran Cooper '87 Bennington College Welcomes Ciaran Cooper ’87 MFA ’04 to Its Board of Trustees

Writer and medical technology executive Ciaran Cooper ’87 MFA ’04 has been elected to join the Bennington College Board of Trustees.