The Debutante Ball

Seven debut authors. Seven books. One big dance toward publication.

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Tag: education

  • Posted on Wednesday, May 13, 2020Tuesday, May 12, 2020
  • by Karen Osborne

Make Your Own MFA

I’m going to cut to the chase. I firmly believe that there are only two things you really need to…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, May 12, 2020Monday, May 11, 2020
  • by Kathleen West

I Don’t Have an MFA, But You Should Get One if You Want To

This week, we’re talking about a writing education. Do you need an MFA from a prestigious program in order to…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, April 25, 2018Monday, April 23, 2018
  • by Kimmery Martin

An Eloquent Defense of Writing Degrees (Not Written By Kimmery)

This week’s topic is “MFA and Writing Classes” and I’ve got precious little to say here. It’s probably glaringly apparent…

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  • Posted on Friday, September 16, 2016Thursday, September 15, 2016
  • by Tiffany D. Jackson

How a Film Nerd became an Author

This past March I attended the AWP Conference in LA. If you’ve never heard of it, it’s a four day…

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  • Posted on Thursday, September 15, 2016Thursday, September 15, 2016
  • by Jenni L. Walsh

From One-Page Stories to Full-Length Novels

With classes underway across the country, I’m reminded how school helped shape who I am today. Growing up, I always knew…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, September 14, 2016Tuesday, September 13, 2016
  • by Lynn K Hall

MFA, Schm-MFA…and Other Reasons Why I’m the Unlikeliest of Authors

I’ve always been a reader. My first word was “book,” and some of my most treasured childhood memories are from…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, September 13, 2016Monday, September 12, 2016
  • by Amy Poeppel

Happy New Year … in September

During a catastrophically bad job interview, Kate, the main character in Small Admissions says that, in her mind, the year…

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  • Posted on Monday, September 12, 2016Monday, September 12, 2016
  • by Crystal King

I Did It My Way or The Importance of the Liberal Arts

Last week I was reading an article in the Washington Post about how my generation has been churning out helicopter parents who…

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  • Posted on Thursday, September 17, 2015Sunday, October 18, 2015
  • by Abby Fabiaschi

My piecemeal writing education…

My honors English teacher turned me into a lifetime reader. She talked about characters as if they were real, as…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, September 15, 2015Tuesday, September 15, 2015
  • by Jennifer S. Brown

Learning to Write: an Alarm, a Gun in the First Act, and an MFA

To all those also celebrating Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year), I wish you l’shanah tova tikatevu! My writing education…

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Since 2007, the Debutante Ball has been celebrating first-time authors and their books. Learn more.

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