MFA Program in Writing at CCA

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  • You Can't Make This Stuff Up: The Complete Guide to Writing Creative Nonfiction--from Memoir to Literary Journalism and Everything in Between

    • ASIN: 0738215546
    • ISBN: 0738215546
    • Brand: Da Capo Lifelong Books
    • Manufacturer: Da Capo Lifelong Books

    From "the godfather behind creative nonfiction" (Vanity Fair) comes this indispensable how-to for nonfiction writers of all levels and genres, "reminiscent of Stephen King's fiction handbook On Writing" (Kirkus). Whether you're writing a rags-to-riches tell-all memoir or literary journalism, telling true stories well is hard work. In You Can't Make... [Read More]

  • The Crafty Art of Playmaking

    • ASIN: B00URTM4JY
    • Manufacturer: St. Martin's Press

    For the first time, Alan Ayckbourn shares all of his tricks of the playwright's trade. From helpful hints on writing to tips on directing, the book provides a complete primer for the newcomer and a refresher for the more experienced. Written in Ayckbourn's signature style that combines humor, seriousness, and heady air of theatrical sophistication ... [Read More]

  • DIY MFA: Write with Focus, Read with Purpose, Build Your Community

    • UPC: 035313664458
    • ASIN: 1599639343
    • ISBN: 1599639343
    • Brand: Writer's Digest
    • Manufacturer: Writer's Digest Books

    Get the Knowledge Without the College! You are a writer. You dream of sharing your words with the world, and you're willing to put in the hard work to achieve success. You may have even considered earning your MFA, but for whatever reason--tuition costs, the time commitment, or other responsibilities--you've never been able to do it. Or maybe you'v... [Read More]

  • 15 Actors, 20 Years: Making Lives In and Out of the American Theatre

    • ASIN: B01DZ5K9KC
    • Manufacturer: Dutch Kills Press, LLC

    What do Siggy the Viking, a celebrity chef and a Blue Man have in common? Believe it or not, theatre school.1995: Young arts journalist Todd London is blown away by the talent-packed graduating class of Harvard's ART. London writes about their first difficult year as professional actors in New York City.2015: London finds out what became of these e... [Read More]

  • The Triggering Town: Lectures and Essays on Poetry and Writing

    • ASIN: 039333872X
    • ISBN: 039333872X
    • Manufacturer: W. W. Norton & Company

    “I don’t know why we do it. We must be crazy./Welcome, fellow poet.”―Richard Hugo Richard Hugo, whom Carolyn Kizer called “one of the most passionate, energetic and honest poets living,” was that rare phenomenon―a distinguished poet who was also an inspiring teacher. The Triggering Town is Hugo’s classic collection of lectures, essa... [Read More]

  • Moment Work: Tectonic Theater Project's Process of Devising Theater

    • ASIN: 1101971770
    • ISBN: 1101971770
    • Manufacturer: Vintage

    A detailed guide to the collaborative method developed by the acclaimed creators of The Laramie Project and Gross Indecency--destined to become a classic. A Vintage Original.By Moisés Kaufman and Barbara Pitts McAdams with Leigh Fondakowski, Andy Paris, Greg Pierotti, Kelli Simpkins, Jimmy Maize, and Scott Barrow. For more than two decades, the me... [Read More]

  • John Singer Sargent: Watercolors

    • ASIN: 0878467912
    • ISBN: 0878467912
    • Brand: Brand: MFA Publications/Brooklyn Museum
    • Manufacturer: MFA Publications/Brooklyn Museum

    John Singer Sargent’s approach to watercolor was unconventional. Going beyond turn-of-the-century standards for carefully delineated and composed landscapes filled with transparent washes, his confidently bold, dense strokes and loosely defined forms startled critics and fellow practitioners alike. One reviewer of an exhibition in London proclaim... [Read More]

  • Don't Call Us Dead: Poems

    • ASIN: 1555977855
    • ISBN: 1555977855
    • Manufacturer: Graywolf Press

    Finalist for the National Book Award for PoetryWinner of the Forward Prize for Best Collection“[Smith's] poems are enriched to the point of volatility, but they pay out, often, in sudden joy.”―The New Yorker Award-winning poet Danez Smith is a groundbreaking force, celebrated for deft lyrics, urgent subjects, and performative power. Don’t C... [Read More]

  • How to be a Travel Writer (Lonely Planet)

    • ASIN: 1786578662
    • ISBN: 9781786578662
    • Manufacturer: Lonely Planet

    Bursting with invaluable advice, this inspiring and practical guide, fully revised and updated in this new edition, is a must for anyone who yearns to write about travel - whether they aspire to make their living from it or simply enjoy jotting in a journal for posterity. You don't have to make money to profit from travel writing. Sometimes, the ri... [Read More]

  • Creative Writing Mfa Handbook: A Guide for Prospective Graduate Students (Revised & Updated)

    • ASIN: 082642886X
    • ISBN: 082642886X
    • Manufacturer: Continuum

    Revised and Updated! The Creative Writing MFA Handbook guides prospective graduate students through the difficult process of researching, applying to, and choosing graduate schools in creative writing. The handbook includes profiles of fifty creative writing programs, guidance through the application process, advice from current professors and stud... [Read More]

  • In the Palm of Your Hand, Second Edition: A Poet's Portable Workshop (Second Edition)

    • ASIN: 0884485315
    • ISBN: 9780884485315
    • Brand: TILBURY HOUSE
    • Manufacturer: Tilbury House Publishers

    *Over 90,000 copies sold*Long an anchor text for college and junior college writing classes, this illuminating and invaluable guide has become a favorite for beginning poets and an ever-valuable reference for more advanced students who want to sharpen their craft, expand their technical skills, and engage their deepest memories and concerns.This ed... [Read More]

  • The Portable MFA in Creative Writing

    • UPC: 035313109799
    • ASIN: 1582973504
    • ISBN: 1582973504
    • Brand: Writer's Digest
    • Manufacturer: Writer's Digest Books

    Get the core knowledge of a prestigious MFA education without the tuition.Have you always wanted to get an MFA, but couldn't because of the cost, time commitment, or admission requirements?Well now you can fulfill that dream without having to devote tons of money or time. The Portable MFA gives you all of the essential information you would learn i... [Read More]

  • How to Write a Damn Good Novel: A Step-by-Step No Nonsense Guide to Dramatic Storytelling

    • ASIN: 0312010443
    • ISBN: 0312010443
    • Brand: St Martin s Press
    • Manufacturer: St. Martin's Press

    Written in a clear, crisp, accessible style, this book is perfect for beginners as well as professional writers who need a crash course in the down-to-earth basics of storytelling. Talent and inspiration can't be taught, but Frey does provide scores of helpful suggestions and sensible rules and principles.An international bestseller, How to Write a... [Read More]

  • The Light the Dead See

    • ASIN: 1557281939
    • ISBN: 1557281939
    • Brand: Brand: University of Arkansas Press
    • Manufacturer: University of Arkansas Press

    Between 1972, when he published his first book, The Signing Knives, and 1978, when he died at the age of twenty-nine, Frank Stanford published seven volumes of poetry. Within a year of his death, two posthumous collections were published. At the time of this death, as Leon Stokesbury asserts in his introduction, “Stanford was the best poet in Ame... [Read More]

  • The Modern Library Writer's Workshop: A Guide to the Craft of Fiction (Modern Library Paperbacks)

    • ASIN: 0375755586
    • ISBN: 0375755586
    • Brand: Modern Library
    • Manufacturer: Modern Library

    “Make [your] characters want something right away—even if it’s only a glass of water. Characters paralyzed by the meaninglessness of modern life still have to drink water from time to time.” —Kurt Vonnegut“‘The cat sat on the mat’ is not the beginning of a story, but ‘the cat sat on the dog’s mat’ is.” —John Le CarréNothi... [Read More]

  • We Wanted to Be Writers: Life, Love, and Literature at the Iowa Writers' Workshop

    • ASIN: 160239735X
    • ISBN: 9781602397354
    • Brand: Brand: Skyhorse Publishing
    • Manufacturer: Skyhorse

    We Wanted to be Writers is a rollicking and insightful blend of original interviews, commentary, advice, gossip, anecdotes, analyses, history, and asides with nearly thirty graduates and teachers at the now legendary Iowa Writers' Workshop between 1974 and 1978. Among the talents that emerged in those years-writing, criticizing, drinking, and debat... [Read More]

  • Ordinary Genius: A Guide for the Poet Within

    • ASIN: 0393334163
    • ISBN: 0393334163
    • Brand: Addonizio, Kim
    • Manufacturer: W. W. Norton & Company

    In this fresh approach to writing poetry, the coauthor of the perennially popular The Poet's Companion offers sharp insights into the craft of writing. "The creative process is just that," maintains Kim Addonizio. "Not a means to an end, but an ongoing participation." A widely acclaimed poet and finalist for the National Book Award, Addonizio medit... [Read More]

  • Art-Write: The Writing Guide for Visual Artists

    • ASIN: 1937303128
    • ISBN: 1937303128
    • Brand: Brand: Luminare Press
    • Manufacturer: Vicki Krohn Amorose

    Art-Write:The Writing Guide for Visual Artists has a single intention: To teach artists how to write about their own artwork. This concise and current career resource is filled with achievable advice on how to write for art promotion and sales. The book offers a step-by-step approach to create a professional artist statement, with thinking and wri... [Read More]

  • The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds

    • ASIN: 0060757388
    • ISBN: 0060757388
    • Brand: Zindel, Paul
    • Manufacturer: HarperTeen

    The Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Paul Zindel, author of the beloved bestselling novel The Pigman, which Publishers Weekly called “remarkable…a story that will not be denied.” Fans of modern classics such as The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton and Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher will find much to love in Paul Zindel's books. The old, converted v... [Read More]

  • The Playwright's Process: Learning the Craft from Today's Leading Dramatists

    • ASIN: 0823088332
    • ISBN: 0823088332
    • Brand: Brand: Back Stage Books
    • Manufacturer: Back Stage Books

    Drawing on personal experience and interviews with playwrights, the author details the entire process of developing an idea into a fully realized play

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