MFA Program in Creative Writing Lands on Atlantic Monthly's 'Emerging' List (Newswise)

My final piece of advice is this: Don't begin writing with the goal of getting rich. You will be deluding yourself, wasting your time. A few years ago the Writers Guild did a survey and discovered that the average published writer in America made less that $7,000 a year at the craft, hardly enough to quit the day job. Indeed, the Guild said at the time that only about 900 people in America made their living solely from writing.

MFA Program in Creative Writing Lands on Atlantic Monthly's 'Emerging' List (Newswise)

The Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program at the University of Mississippi has been recognized by The Atlantic Monthly magazine as one of five "Up-and-Coming Programs" in the nation. In his Atlantic essay "Where Great Writers Are Made," journalist and fiction author Edward J. Delaney writes, "Some programs, such as Mississippi's and Brooklyn's, seem to form around a dynamic teacher - ...

California College of the Arts at 100: Its writing program sizzles (San Francisco Chronicle)

If you are driving around the South of Market neighborhoods of San Francisco or the Rockridge section of Oakland, it's hard to miss the banners announcing the Centennial of California College of the Arts. From its beginnings in 1907 with three classrooms, 43...

Variety the Spice in Autumn Arts Classes (The Morning News)

There are no classes for children on the Walton Arts Center's fall calendar. But Terri Trotter, WAC vice president for external affairs, says the Fayetteville arts center will continue to touch the lives of thousands of students every year.

Engagements 8/19 (Mesabi Daily News)

of St. Paul, is the daughter of Ron and Sandi Shoden of Virginia.

Spotlight: This week (Tulsa World)

Tulsa Vette Set’s Jenk Car show revs up at the Oklahoma Aquarium between 3-8 p.m. on Saturday. Tulsa Vette Set’s Jenks Car Show , registration 3-5 p.m., awards 7-8 p.m. Saturday, Oklahoma Aquarium grounds, 300 Aquarium Drive, Jenks, 346-1187.

Singer stages Feast of Arts to help pay her music school tuition (The Jamaica Observer)

When Feast of the Arts closes next Sunday night, Alanna Leslie should hopefully acquire the balance of her tuition.

Palo Alto Weekly Moonlight Run & Walk registration has started! (Palo Alto Weekly)

to reserve your space in the 23rd annual event. Palo Alto Online's Master Community Calendar Showing listings from August 14, 2007 to August 14, 2007 in all categories.

Today's Headlines (antiMUSIC)

antiMusic reports: This week we celebrate the DIY spirit of Brad Skistimas, better known as Five Times August, who not only turned down major label deals to stay indie but does everything on his own resulting in over 100,000 in sales at online digital stores like iTunes, placed nine songs from his album on television shows like MTV's "Laguna Beach," the CW's "One Tree Hill," etc. And he has ...

UA Graduates (NWAnews.com)

Local students graduate from University of Arkansas The University of Arkansas announced that these local students completed their course of studies and graduated from the University of Arkansas at the end of the spring 2007 semester. (Northwest Arkansas Times)

SIUC students awarded Fulbright scholarships (The Southern Illinoisan)

CARBONDALE - Two Southern Illinois University Carbondale students working on their doctoral degrees have been awarded Fulbright U.S. Student Scholarships to study abroad this coming school year.

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