All Indiana University graduate students have the opportunity to work with the Indiana Review (IR) as well as the summer Indiana University Writers’ Conference (IUWC).
Creative Writing Opportunities
Our student-edited literary publication
Indiana Review (IR) is completely student-edited and offers unique experience in every aspect of literary publication. IR has three funding lines for graduate students, generally for students in their second or third year: The editor-in-chief, fiction editor, and poetry editor each receive a one-course reduction in their annual teaching load. All creative writing students are eligible to compete for these positions, and everyone is encouraged to join the fiction and poetry staffs, read and evaluate submissions, and assist the editors in planning future issues of the magazine.
Hone your craft
Creative writing students also have the opportunity to work with the Indiana University Writers’ Conference (IUWC), serving in the capacity as assistant director. While the IUWC offers the Bloomington community a week of free readings during the summer months, our M.F.A. students give readings throughout the rest of the year. These readings are complemented by additional readings by our faculty and readings and occasional informal talks or lectures by visitors to our campus.
The College of Arts