It’s a question many writers face: should I apply to an MFA program? If so, which one? Is the timing right? How do I determine which programs might best fit my needs? Is an MFA worth the expense? Am I good enough? What do I need to be ready?

In this one-night class, writer and MFA graduate Lee Strickland will lead an in-depth discussion of all these questions and more. We’ll talk about the advantages and disadvantages of working toward your Masters in Fine Arts degree, as well as other options available outside the university sphere.

Bring your questions, fears, ideas, and goals.

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Who Should Attend:

Adults, 18 and over
All writing levels

About the Instructor: Lee Strickland’s fiction has appeared in Gettysburg Review, Sou’wester, Other Voices, StoryQuarterly, River Oak Review, Summerset Review and other places. Her short stories have won Illinois Arts Council grants and a “100 Distinguished Stories of the Year” notation in Best American Short Stories. Lee has just finished a memoir, an excerpt of which appeared in The Sun and won a “Notable Essay of the Year” accolade from Best American Essays 2011. Lee has an MFA from Warren Wilson College, teaches at North Park University and StoryStudio, and, having recently fallen back in love with short stories, is at work on a novel-in-stories about a Chicago family struggling through the turbulent years after September 11th.