The Butler MFA program is growing faster than ever, and in the early summer that growth paid dividends to a handful of students who got to spend three weeks in writerly nirvana, attending intensive workshops in Chamonix, France. Part graduate workshop, part scenic vacation, part mad-science experiment, the first Chamonix Summer Writing Program was a resounding success– so much so that it is being offered again, now a permanent offering to Butler students.
But you absolutely shouldn’t take my word for it. You should, however, take part-time action hero and mountain-summiteer Farhad Anwarzai‘s word for it. On top of pounding out a respectable hillock of pages during his time in France, Farhad carped the diem like there was no tomorrow. After some gentle coaxing, prodding, and friendly threats, I got him to put one of his adventures to paper– so to speak. Continue reading