More Great News from Our Students

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Great news continues to pour in from our students and alumni. Congratulations to all!

Screen Shot 2016-04-25 at 8.58.41 AMKatie O’Neill accepted an offer from the University of Louisiana PhD program. She has been awarded a full-time Graduate Teaching Assistantship. Congratulations and best wishes to Katie.

 

 

561572_10200982865428728_86753973_nTy Sassaman recently received publication acceptance of two nonfiction essays. “Swimming” will appear in The Sun “Readers Write”. The second piece, an essay about Coleman Barks, will be printed in a special issue of The Georgia Review.

 

 

12743679_10106000690844378_3462442359712497869_nKaveh Akbar continues to see his poems in print across a variety of publications. Most recently, “Some Boys Aren’t Born They Bubble” appeared in Puerto del Sol and “Portrait of the Alcoholic with Craving” is up now at the Boston Review. “This Could’ve Been Yours if You Wanted It: the Mountains” is at The Collagist. Jubilat published “Besides, Little Goat, You  Can’t Just Go Asking for Mercy” and also posted a video of Kaveh reading his poem. In addition to all of this amazing publications, Kaveh’s poem “Heritage” won the Lucille Medwick Memorial Award.  For a complete list of Kaveh’s exciting accomplishments these past few months, visit KavehAkbar.com

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Terri Procopio received her first fiction story acceptance letter from Watershed for her story “Leanna.”

 

 

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John Eckerd (Leo) published three poems on NoiseMedium: “Vogt, (Three Short Movements)”, “Catechism”, and “Three Dead Things.”

 

 

 

 

More Great News from Our Students

Posted by MS

Great news continues to pour in from our students and alumni. Congratulations to all!

Screen Shot 2016-04-25 at 8.58.41 AMKatie O’Neill accepted an offer from the University of Louisiana PhD program. She has been awarded a full-time Graduate Teaching Assistantship. Congratulations and best wishes to Katie.

 

 

561572_10200982865428728_86753973_nTy Sassaman recently received publication acceptance of two nonfiction essays. “Swimming” will appear in The Sun “Readers Write”. The second piece, an essay about Coleman Barks, will be printed in a special issue of The Georgia Review.

 

 

12743679_10106000690844378_3462442359712497869_nKaveh Akbar continues to see his poems in print across a variety of publications. Most recently, “Some Boys Aren’t Born They Bubble” appeared in Puerto del Sol and “Portrait of the Alcoholic with Craving” is up now at the Boston Review. “This Could’ve Been Yours if You Wanted It: the Mountains” is at The Collagist. Jubilat published “Besides, Little Goat, You  Can’t Just Go Asking for Mercy” and also posted a video of Kaveh reading his poem. In addition to all of this amazing publications, Kaveh’s poem “Heritage” won the Lucille Medwick Memorial Award.  For a complete list of Kaveh’s exciting accomplishments these past few months, visit KavehAkbar.com

11181209_10153790891690379_3939196305664560503_n

 

Terri Procopio received her first fiction story acceptance letter from Watershed for her story “Leanna.”

 

 

12814016_10153266055586883_6008315892205176551_n

 

John Eckerd (Leo) published three poems on NoiseMedium: “Vogt, (Three Short Movements)”, “Catechism”, and “Three Dead Things.”

 

 

 

 

Readings Celebrate 2016 MFA Class

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As the semester comes to an end, the Butler MFA sends off the 2016 graduating class with a small army of support and encouragement. All graduating students were invited to read from their thesis in a celebration of their achievement and hard work.

Two readings showcased the talent of our soon to graduate class of Butler MFAs in fiction, creative non-fiction, and poetry. Both readings drew a crowd of friends, family, MFA faculty and staff, peers, and alumni.

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Readers from the first night included Elisabeth Giffin, Laura Kendall, Thaddeus Harmon, Rachel Sahaidachny, and Lisa Washington. There wasn’t an empty seat in the house. Not only are these five talented writers considered friends to many MFA students, this group of readers included two Booth: a Journal editors and the Butler Bridge Program Assistant- all vital positions at Butler’s MFA program.

 

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Close friends Lisa Renze-Rhodes, Ashley Petry, and David Marsh read on the second Friday. Many alumni returned to give their best wishes to the three veterans of the MFA program. Over the years, the three have become mentors to many younger students.

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The love and respect for the 2016 creative writing students overflowed the Efryomson Center for Creative Writing during the annual Grad Readings. As with all MFA events, food and drinks were served and there was plenty of time for visiting and animated story telling.

Readings Celebrate 2016 MFA Class

Posted by MS

As the semester comes to an end, the Butler MFA sends off the 2016 graduating class with a small army of support and encouragement. All graduating students were invited to read from their thesis in a celebration of their achievement and hard work.

Two readings showcased the talent of our soon to graduate class of Butler MFAs in fiction, creative non-fiction, and poetry. Both readings drew a crowd of friends, family, MFA faculty and staff, peers, and alumni.

read1

Readers from the first night included Elisabeth Giffin, Laura Kendall, Thaddeus Harmon, Rachel Sahaidachny, and Lisa Washington. There wasn’t an empty seat in the house. Not only are these five talented writers considered friends to many MFA students, this group of readers included two Booth: a Journal editors and the Butler Bridge Program Assistant- all vital positions at Butler’s MFA program.

 

reading

Close friends Lisa Renze-Rhodes, Ashley Petry, and David Marsh read on the second Friday. Many alumni returned to give their best wishes to the three veterans of the MFA program. Over the years, the three have become mentors to many younger students.

readingcrowd

The love and respect for the 2016 creative writing students overflowed the Efryomson Center for Creative Writing during the annual Grad Readings. As with all MFA events, food and drinks were served and there was plenty of time for visiting and animated story telling.

Panel Offers Career Advice to MFA Students

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A marketing panel of Butler graduates, including four Butler MFA in creative writing alums, assembled in the ECCW for the conversations@efroymson event: A job that doesn’t feel like a job: Creative Writers in Marketing & Advertising.

The Butler MFA degree fosters not just creative writers, but creative thinkers, and creative thinkers are in demand in Indianapolis businesses. Butler’s own MFAs have ave turned their degrees into careers as advertising directors, copywriters, and marketing consultants.These creatives love their jobs and highly encourage other creative minds to consider advertising or marketing as career choice. Last week, a panel of creative minds shared advice and encouragement with MFA and English students. The panel featured Ken Honeywell, the president of Well Done Marketing, and many beloved alumni, including Linda Brundage, Alyssa Chase, Jay Lesandrini, and Alex Mattingly.

Read below for some highlights of some of the main topics discussed during the candid conversations.

Why a job in advertising and marketing?

It’s fun. I laugh all day long. – Ken Honeywell

It’s the closest you can come to having a real job without feeling like a real job.  -Linda Brundage

It’s collaborative work with other creative people. – Alyssa Chase

What is it all about, anyway?

It’s good for curious people. It’s about finding what makes a product interesting and how to communicate that with others. – Alex Mattingly

In both creative writing and advertising, there’s a lot of talk about story and telling our story. Story is about change. Something always changes. -Ken Honeywell

There’s always something new. If you are working on a boring project now, your next project won’t be. – Linda Brundage

It can be as small as tweet or internal email or as large as a full article, blog, or brochure. – Jay Lesandrini

Okay, so how do we get one of these jobs?

Don’t be shy about asking for advice or ideas. – Ken Honeywell

Value your skill set. Don’t under sell yourself – Jay Lesandrini

You can never go wrong saying yes. The worst you could do is embarrass yourself, but you get credit for saying yes. – Alex Mattingly

Consider nonprofits. Be an extraordinary writer. -Ken Honeywell

 

 

 

Panel Offers Career Advice to MFA Students

Posted by MS

panel

A marketing panel of Butler graduates, including four Butler MFA in creative writing alums, assembled in the ECCW for the conversations@efroymson event: A job that doesn’t feel like a job: Creative Writers in Marketing & Advertising.

The Butler MFA degree fosters not just creative writers, but creative thinkers, and creative thinkers are in demand in Indianapolis businesses. Butler’s own MFAs have ave turned their degrees into careers as advertising directors, copywriters, and marketing consultants.These creatives love their jobs and highly encourage other creative minds to consider advertising or marketing as career choice. Last week, a panel of creative minds shared advice and encouragement with MFA and English students. The panel featured Ken Honeywell, the president of Well Done Marketing, and many beloved alumni, including Linda Brundage, Alyssa Chase, Jay Lesandrini, and Alex Mattingly.

Read below for some highlights of some of the main topics discussed during the candid conversations.

Why a job in advertising and marketing?

It’s fun. I laugh all day long. – Ken Honeywell

It’s the closest you can come to having a real job without feeling like a real job.  -Linda Brundage

It’s collaborative work with other creative people. – Alyssa Chase

What is it all about, anyway?

It’s good for curious people. It’s about finding what makes a product interesting and how to communicate that with others. – Alex Mattingly

In both creative writing and advertising, there’s a lot of talk about story and telling our story. Story is about change. Something always changes. -Ken Honeywell

There’s always something new. If you are working on a boring project now, your next project won’t be. – Linda Brundage

It can be as small as tweet or internal email or as large as a full article, blog, or brochure. – Jay Lesandrini

Okay, so how do we get one of these jobs?

Don’t be shy about asking for advice or ideas. – Ken Honeywell

Value your skill set. Don’t under sell yourself – Jay Lesandrini

You can never go wrong saying yes. The worst you could do is embarrass yourself, but you get credit for saying yes. – Alex Mattingly

Consider nonprofits. Be an extraordinary writer. -Ken Honeywell