MFA Payday
Join us as we explore how to make your MFA in Creative Writing pay on our new podcast, MFA Payday!Through interviews with MFA graduates, publishing industry insiders, and more, we will share the most up-to-date info on what to do with that degree in your hand. Get your FREE pitch submission tracker at www.mfapayday.com.
- Update frequency
- every 15 days
- Average duration
- 28 minutes
- Episodes
- 19
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
"All In" A Poem Written and Read by Drema Drudge (guest appearance by a loud bird)
In this mini episode, Drema Drudge reads her original poem, All In, recorded live from her porch with a very vocal bird as uninvited co-host.
A quiet reflection on mutual wisdom.
Background ambiance i…
Andrew Najberg Reads His Lyrical Fiction, Discusses Its Origins
Andrew Najberg returns with a couple of short readings from his forthcoming releases and a discussion of the origins of his novels. You don't want to miss this!
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Once Upon a Disney Podcast Co-hosts, Larry Brenner and Andie Redwine
Our guests on this episode are the co-hosts of Once upon a Disney Podcast, Larry Brenner and Andie Redwine.
Check out their Facebook fan page https://www.facebook.com/onceuponadisneypodcast, and lis…
Sweet Tea, Country Music, and Some Southern-Fried Woolf: an Interview with Author Drēma Drudge
Here's an interview with the co-host of MFA Payday, Drēma Drudge.
Her bio:
"Welcome! I’m Drēma Drudge, author. From reading cereal boxes on the breakfast table when I was a wee thing to reading my fi…
Helen Zuman, Harvard Graduate and Award-Winning Memoirist, Talks about her Half-FA
Recently we had a fascinating conversation with Helen Zuman.
Bio:
After graduating from Harvard in 1999, Helen Zuman joined a cult—oops!—stayed for five years, then composted the stinky guck of that e…
MFA PAYDAY MINI: ON A BEACHY ARTISTS' DATE WITH BARRY AND DREMA
Just stopping in to say a quick hey from a beach on Lake Michigan and encourage you to find your happy place and tell you to take a well-deserved artist's date!
Hearts Forged in Resistance: Chella Courington's Evocative New Poetry Collection
Friend of the podcast, Chella Courington, returns to read from her “Hearts Forged in Resistance.”
Chella Courington returns to our podcast to share her latest release, a dynamic volume of poetry call…
Journalist-turned-novelist Patricia Hudson discusses Traces, a novel about Rebecca Boone
Patricia Hudson has been a freelance writer for more than 30 years. She's written for magazines ranging from Country Living to Women's Sports and Fitness, but her favorite assignments focus on histo…
Anne Armistead: Down the Rabbit Hole with Historical Fiction and More
On this episode we talk with author Anne Armistead. Take a listen!
From Anne:
Welcome to my writing journey! I write love stories, set in the past and present. I earned my English literature degree f…
Kate Beer Writing As Eliza MacArthur Shares Best Advice from Grad School: "Everything Is a Love Story"
We recently interviewed the fabulous, talented, and hilarious Kate Beer writing as Eliza MacArthur.
The quote in the title "Everything is a love story" is her sharing the best advice she received in …
Keep Writing No Matter Your Age: Interview with Teddy Jones
On today's episode we speak with author Teddy Jones about writing no matter your age. She was a joy to interview, and what a lovely voice she has.
Teddy Jones is the author of five published novels, …
Each Other's First and Last Editor: Writing Couple Ted Chiles and Chella Courington
On this episode, Barry and I talk with a wonderful writing duo, Ted Chiles and Chella Courington.
Chella Courington (she/her) is a writer and teacher whose poetry and fiction appear in numerous antho…
Goodbye, Gatekeepers: Self-Publishing Advice from Ashley B. Davis, author of The Space Between You and Me
Today, we speak with Ashley B. Davis about self-publishing and more.
Ashley B. Davis writes the ordinary and extraordinary. She has poetry and short work appearing in Trembling With Fear, The Grey Ro…
Submission Etiquette: Interview with Editor Elizabeth Burton, Round Table Literary Journal
Elizabeth Burton is a working writer whose fiction and non-fiction have appeared in numerous literary journals and anthologies. She holds an MFA from the Naslund-Mann Graduate School of Writing at Sp…
Science, Puppetry, and Writing: "Think bigger," Melissa Hamilton (interview)
The delightful Melissa Hamilton joins us on this episode to talk about her MFA experience, her work in science, puppetry, and planning unicorn parties!
BONUS! The "Pitch Your Pants Off" Challenge
Have you published everything you wanted to in 2022?
Let’s submit everything on your computer BEFORE the end of the year!
We’ve just put the finishing touches on the six-week Pitch Your Pants Off Cha…
Publish Frequently by Frequently Being in the State of Writing: An Interview with Andrew Naiberg on MFA Payday
Andrew Najberg is the author of the speculative horror novel Gollitok (Cactus Moon Press, 2023), the collection of poems The Goats Have Taken Over the Barracks (Finishing Line Press, 2021), and the c…
The Writing-Photography Connection: the Matt Berman Interview on MFA Payday
On this, episode one of MFA Payday, we interview Matt Berman who sees himself has half writer, half photographer. We love this deep dive with Matt into how his after-the-MFA journey has developed.
Jo…
Teaser: MFA Payday
You’ve spent countless hours and thousands of dollars earning your MFA in Creative Writing. Now what?
How do you build your writing career with intention?
What are the tools and tricks to keep your …