It’s October, and that means a big part of my job involves the Eudora Welty Writers’ Symposium. Usually, I would be lining up catering, coordinating with Resources Mangaement on setting up Poindexter Hall, getting a van to shutttle our writers to and from their hotel, sending maps and directions for how to get to campus,Continue reading “Virtual Eudora Welty Writers’ Symposium”
Author Archives: Kendall Dunkelberg
Do You Need an MFA to Be a Writer?
This morning WordPress showed me a link to this post: You Don’t Need an MFA to Be a Writer by Roxanna Coldiron. Though I direct a low-residency MFA program, I couldn’t agree more. I liked the post, but there was no way to comment, so I decided to write my response here. In her post,Continue reading “Do You Need an MFA to Be a Writer?”
Update on Submission Tracking
While working on a way to export my submission records from SuperCard to a file, I discovered I’ve recorded submissions for 541 titles. Here’s what I did.
The Story Behind My Tennessee Williams Poem
The story behind the poems I’ll read at the Tennessee Williams Tribute, Sept. 12, 2020.
MFA Applications Advice 2020
Over the past five years, I’ve been writing advice for MFA applicants. Here’s my latest post and links to more.
A Writer’s Labor Day: Submissions
How I spent my Labor Day sending out submissions.
Book Review: Memorial Drive by Natasha Trethewey
Memorial Drive: A Daughter’s Memoir by Natasha Trethewey My rating: 5 of 5 stars Trethewey’s memoir recounts her life with her mother and her odyssey to understand her mother’s murder at the hands of her stepfather. It is an exploration of memory and of the narratives we tell about our lives to make some senseContinue reading “Book Review: Memorial Drive by Natasha Trethewey”
Why I Delete Click Bait
A little rant about emails with false or misleading subjects. I just got one with the subject line “Ruth Bader Ginsburg.” The message went on to say that Justice Ginsburg would not be confirmed by the Senate today. On the one hand, that’s undoubtedly true. Mitch McConnell, the true subject of the email, probably wouldn’tContinue reading “Why I Delete Click Bait”
First Day of School
Remember all those pictures of kids on their first day of school? The pictures may be a little different this year. Yesterday was the first class day at Mississippi University for Women, where I have taught for 26 years, and though campus was abuzz with activity (at least compared to being a ghost-town during quarantineContinue reading “First Day of School”
The Value of Rejection
I’d like to thank Alan Squire Publishing @alansquirepub for their thoughtful rejection of my book. I mean it, and here’s why.
Kendall Dunkelberg 