Accepted

[breakinglight11]

Earlier this week I received notice that I was accepted into the Writing for Stage and Screen MFA program at Lesley University. :-)

I am really pleased by this. I have been ready to move forward professionally for a while now, and getting into this program will give me a chance to develop my writing as well as work towards an advanced degree. It's a two-year low-residency program, which means I will generate several significant pieces of writing and critical analysis over the course of four semesters and be in correspondance with a professor who will give me feedback and guide a process of revision. 

I got in on the strength of To Think of Nothing, since that was the piece I used to apply. All four professors who made the decision liked it a lot, which makes me feel really good. The program also gives opportunities for plays to be staged, and entrances into competitions to have work more widely recognized. That's pretty exciting.

It doesn't start until June, so I have some time to kill before then. I still need to figure out the finances of this, so I'm glad for the breathing room. The amorphous structure of the program means I'll still be able to work part-time, which is good. And thankfully all the larp writing will be finished by then.

So this is a really nice thing. It's nice to have something positive happen, after being so rough for so long. :-)

Comments

[blendedchaitea.livejournal.com]

HOORAY!! Congratulations, Phoebe! :D

[breakinglight11.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much, dear. :-)

[in-water-writ.livejournal.com]

Hooray! Congratulations! My friend Pat is also in a low-residency program there, but he's in the Creative Writing program. I'm so happy for you!

[breakinglight11.livejournal.com]

Thank you, sweetie. :-) Actually this is part of the Creative Writing program too, it's just the one for stage and screen as opposed to fiction. I take it Pat's there for fiction?

[in-water-writ.livejournal.com]

Actually, I'm pretty sure he's been writing a huge screenplay for his program, so it may also be the stage and screen program... maybe you guys will run into each other during on-campus portions of the semester!

[katiescarlett29.livejournal.com]

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm *SO* proud of you!!!!!

[acousticshadow2.livejournal.com]

I'm so excited for you! This is the year of everybody getting into grad programs I guess! Best of luck! Just remember (as I remind myself daily) I can DO this! No matter how hard it seems! I can do this and I can do it AWESOME!

[lightgamer.livejournal.com]

Congratulations, Phoebe! You deserve it.

[offside7.livejournal.com]

Congrats! Did the video of To Think of Nothing ever make it online?

[katiescarlett29.livejournal.com]

This is a fantastic idea and I think it should happen. I would be a BIG FAN of this happening.

[laurion]

Rawk! Lesley's a great place.

[staystrong62805.livejournal.com]

Congratulations, Phoebe :)

[ninja-report.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! I vaguely remember looking at that program when I was debating an MFA.

Are you leaning more toward the stage or the screen aspect? (*curious*)

[morethings5.livejournal.com]

This is SO AWESOME. I hope you will remember us small folks when you are the Next Big Thing in American Theater (or film?).

[ultimatepsi.livejournal.com]

Congratulations!

[arthoniel.livejournal.com]

Wow, that's so awesome! Congradulations! :D