Authority Quote by Molly Peacock

If you're part of any kind of writerly community, some of those people will have gone through MFA programs, and their thinking leaks into…

— Chad Harbach

MFA programs are to the world of art what gentrification is to your neighborhood.

— Sarah Schulman

I did go to an MFA program, at Bowling Green State University in Ohio. For me, it worked perfectly. It was a small program.…

— Anthony Doerr

After finishing my undergraduate work at the University of Iowa, where I took creative writing classes taught by Writer's Workshop students, I applied to…

— Andrew Shaffer

The very good thing about MFA programs is their democratizing. They bring a lot of different people to the table.

— Edward Hirsch

I got an MFA in fiction.

— Kim Brooks

My first MFA was in poetry, and it was very much part of a professional trajectory leading to life as a professor. But in…

— Garth Greenwell

“Be your own guide, confidant and advisor. Trust yourself above all others.”

— Truth Devour

“identify high-potential people, and then provide them with the mentoring, support, and resources needed to grow to achieve their potential.”

— Adam M. Grant

“You could be performing below your potential in areas where you are relying on your own experiences alone and without the guidance of a…

— Mensah Oteh

As a single mother, I qualified for Pell Grants, and received a scholarship from a small organization for domestic violence survivors.

— Stephanie Land

Trusted counselors, mentors and guides make an indelible mark on the lives they touch, and they provide the two ingredients to success in life--caring…

— David Cottrell