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MFA Creative Writing

Alumni Q&A: Writer Mary Troy reflects on story inspirations, shaping UMSL’s MFA program and more

Alumni Q&A: Writer Mary Troy reflects on story inspirations, shaping UMSL’s MFA program and more

She taught in and helped mold UMSL’s Master of Fine Arts program for more than 20 years and also served as editor of Natural Bridge for a decade....

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MFA alumnus Jason Vasser-Elong explores his family’s origins and own experiences in debut book, ‘shrimp’

MFA alumnus Jason Vasser-Elong explores his family’s origins and own experiences in debut book, ‘shrimp’

The 174-page collection of poems, published by 2Leaf Press, brings together his passion for writing and interest in culture, heightened by his experiences majoring in anthropology....

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Alumna continues family tradition as ‘Jeopardy!’ contestant

Alumna continues family tradition as ‘Jeopardy!’ contestant

Mary Grace Buckley will test her trivia knowledge on an episode of "Jeopardy!" that airs later this month....

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Bilingual poet’s second collection shifts to second language

Bilingual poet’s second collection shifts to second language

María T. Balogh, who teaches Spanish, creative writing and South American literature at UMSL, is the author of "Cumbia Soul."...

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Jennifer Tappenden introduces poetry to the public one poem at a time

Jennifer Tappenden introduces poetry to the public one poem at a time

Poetry is a hard sell. It has the rap of being difficult, of being inaccessible, of being something only other poets read. No one knows this better than Jennifer Tappenden,...

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