Stonecoast MFA in Creative Writing

The Stonecoast MFA community is using writing as activism to share their voices and work to build a better world.

An interview with Amanda Johnston on embodiment, awareness, and creative writing.

Stonecoast MFA's graduating class of Summer 2020

Robin Talbot and the Stonecoast Writing for Inclusivity and Social Equity (WISE) initiative.

Join the Stonecoast MFA community for a week of inspiring readings and discussions with Stonecoast’s award-winning faculty and guest writers June 21-27th, 2020.

Stonecoast MFA guest faculty member and award-winning poet Chen Chen shares insight on poetry and the writing life.

The Stonecoast WISE (Writing for Inclusivity and Social Equity) Spotlight highlights Stonecoast community members who use creative writing as a tool for positive social change. Student Cody Mower, a retired veteran, puts his education to work helping war veterans address toxic masculinity, process trauma, and--ultimately--rebuild their lives.

Cara Hoffman is the author of Running, a New York Times Editor's Choice, an Esquire Magazine Best Book of 2017, and an Autostraddle Best Queer and Feminist Book of 2017. She first received national attention in 2011 with the publication of So Much Pretty, which sparked a national dialogue on violence and retribution and was named Best Suspense Novel of the year by the New York Times Book Review.

Stonecoast MFA announces a new partnership with Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance.

Public events of the Stonecoast MFA Winter 2020 Residency.