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UGA alumna values flexibility in Low-Residency MFA
November 17, 2020Samantha Bresnahan graduated from UGA in 2018 from the Low-Residency Master of Fine Arts in Narrative Media Writing program. Bresnahan pursued this degree while working for CNN International in their global features unit, where she has produced and written special programs and documentaries for 11 years. “I’ve had…
MFA Student Lands Book Deal First Year in the Program
August 6, 2020Pursuing a graduate degree at UGA had been a desire of Brandon Fleming’s for some time. Initially, he wanted to continue his studies in English or Social Science, however, he was recruited by Valerie Boyd, Director of UGA’s Narrative Nonfiction MFA program. “We connected in another capacity and…
Low-Residency MFA Program Launches Narrative Media Podcast
March 10, 2020UGA’s Low-Residency MFA in Narrative Media Writing program launched its very own podcast in February, 2020. Called Hear-Tell, the podcast focuses on telling true stories, and each episode dives deep into well researched and reported narrative writing by current UGA students, alumni, faculty and visiting lecturers in Grady’s…
John T. Edge Set to speak at UGA annual Signature Lecture Event
October 30, 2019John T. Edge, a nonfiction mentor in our low-residency MFA in Narrative Media Writing, will be speaking at UGA Signature Lecture speakers event. The event will feature 11 writers and authors awarded for their multidisciplinary appeal and compelling bodies of work. Edge is a two-time James Beard…
Local Journalist Graduates MFA Program
August 15, 2019Studying in a graduate program while working a demanding job is no small undertaking. Add the demands of becoming a first-time father, and for many students, that would be a recipe for disaster. But, not for Matt Pearl. “That’s one of the advantages of this program,…
John T. Edge On The Power of Narratives
July 18, 2019The words “story” and “narrative” are in most responses from John T. Edge when he is asked about what students learn in Grady College’s MFA in Narrative Media Writing. It is a simple reminder of the essence and foundation of the low residency graduate program. Edge has taught…
Lori Johnston: MFA in her own Words
April 16, 2019I waited for the Grady College’s Master of Fine Arts in Narrative Media Writing program, and it was worth it. I was enjoying a successful journalism career covering crime, celebrities, politics, business, and home design and architecture. I published freelance stories with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, HGTV.com, American City Business…