MFA in Writing News

Guggenheim banner Bennington Faculty and Former Visiting Faculty Awarded Guggenheim Fellowships

Mark Wunderlich, Director of Bennington Writing Seminars, faculty member Craig Morgan Teicher, and past faculty Paul Yoon, Ephraim Asili, Kaitlyn Greenidge, and Alexander Chee are recipients of the prestigious 2021 Guggenheim Fellowships.

NEA logo Abonado and Williams Receive NEA Creative Writing Fellowships

The National Endowment for the Arts has announced that Bennington Writing Seminars alum Albert Abonado MFA '10 and faculty member Phillip B. Williams will receive Creative Writing Fellowships of $25,000. 

Image of BWS Commencement Commons The Quality of Self-Belief

Poet and author Paisley Rekdal delivered the 51st Bennington Writing Seminars Commencement address at the program's virtual winter residency.

Image of Forbes 30 Under 30 Logo Malik, Jerkins Selected as Forbes 30 Under 30 Honorees

Bennington College alum Asad J. Malik '19 and Bennington Writing Seminars alum Morgan Jerkins MFA '16 have been selected as 2021 Forbes 30 Under 30 honorees.

Image of woman presenting on Zoom Bennington Writing Seminars Alumni Host Black Bennington Literary Salon

On September 20, Bennington Writing Seminars alumni hosted a virtual Black Bennington Literary Salon.