MFAW News
“Writing is the Last Thing I Do”: 5 Questions for Hugh RyanBy Craig Morgan Teicher
Hugh Ryan graduated from the Bennington Writing Seminars in 2009 and went on to publish two acclaimed books of nonfiction, When Brooklyn Was Queer (2019) and The Women’s House of Detention: A Queer History of a Forgotten Prison, which won the Stonewall Book Award/Israel Fishman Award for Nonfiction and the Warren Johansson Award. He has taught nonfiction at the Writing Seminars since 2022, and just sold his next book, Becoming History, a memoir in essays. He talked with me about turning research into writing and falling back in love with the essay.
Etan Kerr-Finell Selected as Residential Teaching Fellow at Bennington Writing SeminarsEtan Kerr-Finell, a fourth term MFA student in poetry, has been selected to be the eleventh Residential Teaching Fellow at Bennington Writing Seminars.
Sarah Zoric Selected as Residential Teaching Fellow at Bennington Writing SeminarsSarah Zoric, an MFA student in fiction, has been selected to be the tenth Residential Teaching Fellow at Bennington Writing Seminars.
2022: A Year in BooksIn 2022, undergraduate and Bennington Writing Seminars alumni and faculty published over 50 books. Their writing spanned a wide range of genres from nonfiction essays, memoirs, and biographies, to novels, poetry, young adult literature, and short stories.
Bennington Books Gift Guide for 2022 (and Beyond!)Whether you’re looking for the perfect gift for a loved one or for yourself this holiday season (you deserve a ‘lil treat), we’ve rounded up a handy list of new and classic books written by the Bennington community to delight even the pickiest of readers.
Bennington Writing Seminars Faculty Member Eula Biss Named a 2023 New America National FellowBennington Writing Seminars faculty member Eula Biss has been selected as a 2023 New America National Fellow.
New Positions and Appointments at Bennington Writing SeminarsBennington College is pleased to announce the following promotions and staffing at the Bennington Writing Seminars.
Kim Cooper Selected as Residential Teaching Fellow at Bennington Writing SeminarsKim Cooper, an MFA student in fiction, has been selected to be the ninth Residential Teaching Fellow at Bennington Writing Seminars.
Jobs for Girls with Artistic FlairFor Writer's Digest, Jen Hinst-White '02 MFA '12, who publishes under the pen name June Gervais, discusses the debut novel publishing process, what it's like growing up feeling like a misfit, and the joys of finding an artistic community.
Ferrell Publishes Poem in The New YorkerBennington Writing Seminars faculty member Monica Ferrell has published a poem, "Infancy," in the June 6, 2022 issue of The New Yorker.