SMC MFA in Creative Writing: Meet with Marilyn Abildskov (Prose)

Write prose and thinking about pursuing an MFA degree?

You're invited to join Saint Mary's MFA in Creative Writing core faculty member Marilyn Abildskov for an evening discussion revolving around prose, pursuing an MFA degree, and finding a fulfilling career in writing. All prospective students and current applicants interested in fiction and creative nonfiction are strongly encouraged to attend!

This will be a virtual event hosted on Zoom.

Saint Mary's Virtual Information Sessions are designed to give prospective students the opportunity to connect directly with our faculty, staff, and students in a smaller environment. While we'll often speak specifically to the program here at SMC, we hope that this session will be informative and beneficial for anyone who's looking to pursue an MFA in Creative Writing.

Our Assistant Director of Admissions, Collin Skeen, will also be on hand to answer any questions about the application process. Our application deadline is Friday, February 2nd, 2024 and you can check out our Admissions page for more details.

Marilyn Abildskov is the author of The Men in My Country. She received her MFA from the University of Iowa’s Nonfiction Writing Program and is the recipient of a Rona Jaffe Writers’ Award for her nonfiction, and a Glenna Luschei Prairie Schooner Award for her fiction, as well as honors from the Corporation of Yaddo, the Djerassi Writing Residency, and the Utah Arts Council. Her essays and short stories have been published in Ploughshares, Story, The Sun, Colorado Review, The Southern Review, AGNI, and Best American Essays, and elsewhere. She teaches regularly at the Iowa Summer Writing Festival.

Register below for this event and a link to our Zoom portal will be emailed to you with your confirmation. 

Interested in poetry or pursuing teaching pathways? Check out our other upcoming meet the faculty events:

Meet the Faculty: Matthew Zapruder (Poetry)
Meet the Faculty: Chris Arnold (Teaching)

Have any questions? Contact Collin at 925-631-4190 or writers@stmarys-ca.edu.

We look forward to meeting you!