MFA vs NYC : the Two Cultures of American Fiction /
MFA vs NYC : the Two Cultures of American Fiction /
Two cultures of American fiction 2 cultures of American fiction
edited by Chad Harbach.
- 312 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Chad Harbach and contributors map out the "two cultures" of American fiction: MFA programs and NYC publishing. In a widely read essay titled "MFA vs. NYC," bestselling novelist Chad Harbach (The Art of Fielding) argued that the American literary scene has split into two cultures: New York publishing versus university MFA programs. This book brings together established writers, MFA professors and students, and New York editors and agents to talk about these overlapping worlds, and the ways writers make (or fail to make) a living within them. Should you seek an advanced degree, or will workshops smother your style? Do you need to move to New York, or will the high cost of living undo you? What's worse--having a day job, or having no health insurance? How do agents decide what to represent? Will Big Publishing survive? How has the rise of MFA programs affected American fiction? The expert contributors, including George Saunders, Elif Batuman, and Fredric Jameson, consider all these questions and more, with humor and rigor. A must-read for aspiring writers, and for anyone interested in the present and future of American letters"-- "Chad Harbach and contributors map out the "two cultures" of American fiction: MFA programs and NYC publishing"--
9780865478138 (pbk.) 0865478139 (pbk.)
Authors and publishers--United States.
Autores y editores--Estados Unidos
Autores --Estados Unidos
Editores--Estados Unidos
Fiction--Authorship.
Novela --Autoría
Autoria de ficción
Authorship--Vocational guidance.
Creative writing (Higher education)--United States.
Escritura creativa--Estados Unidos
Fiction--Publishing--United States.
LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Essays.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Composition & Creative Writing.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Publishing.
PN 155 / M617 2014
808.02
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Chad Harbach and contributors map out the "two cultures" of American fiction: MFA programs and NYC publishing. In a widely read essay titled "MFA vs. NYC," bestselling novelist Chad Harbach (The Art of Fielding) argued that the American literary scene has split into two cultures: New York publishing versus university MFA programs. This book brings together established writers, MFA professors and students, and New York editors and agents to talk about these overlapping worlds, and the ways writers make (or fail to make) a living within them. Should you seek an advanced degree, or will workshops smother your style? Do you need to move to New York, or will the high cost of living undo you? What's worse--having a day job, or having no health insurance? How do agents decide what to represent? Will Big Publishing survive? How has the rise of MFA programs affected American fiction? The expert contributors, including George Saunders, Elif Batuman, and Fredric Jameson, consider all these questions and more, with humor and rigor. A must-read for aspiring writers, and for anyone interested in the present and future of American letters"-- "Chad Harbach and contributors map out the "two cultures" of American fiction: MFA programs and NYC publishing"--
9780865478138 (pbk.) 0865478139 (pbk.)
Authors and publishers--United States.
Autores y editores--Estados Unidos
Autores --Estados Unidos
Editores--Estados Unidos
Fiction--Authorship.
Novela --Autoría
Autoria de ficción
Authorship--Vocational guidance.
Creative writing (Higher education)--United States.
Escritura creativa--Estados Unidos
Fiction--Publishing--United States.
LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Essays.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Composition & Creative Writing.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Publishing.
PN 155 / M617 2014
808.02