Steeped in the College's prestigious literary tradition, the Bennington Writing Seminars is more than an MFA–it's a transformative experience, a diverse and inspiring community to call home. Our mission is to connect each student with the best that has been done, while keeping the focus trained on his or her own emerging work.

Why choose Bennington?

• Study with celebrated and accomplished faculty.
• Read 100 books; write one. Create an expansive, customized, reading list to diversify and deepen your relationship with the culture of letters.
• Work alongside high quality peers and alumni, who inhabit diverse spaces in the literary landscape, from novelists with big book contracts to poets at independent presses, teachers and doctors, activists and editors.
• Join a lively and diverse culture that celebrates and supports new and emerging voices.
• Participate and lead our One Book Initiative and World Lit Cafe.
• Gain teaching experience through our Graduate Fellows and Assistant Fellows program.
• Enjoy the flexibility of a rigorous program that allows you to continue your work life while engaging studiously in the life of letters.
• Maximize professional development opportunities by editing the MFA literary journal.
• Get to know alumni editors, writers, book reviewers and other Benningtonians in the publishing world.
• Immerse yourself in an inspiring residency experience twice a year on our historic campus in the Green Mountains of Vermont.

Contact

To learn more or to request a brochure
Dawn Dayton (802-440-4452)
Megan Culhane Galbraith (802-440-4454)