Tuesday, September 20, 2011

News at Eleven: Poets & Writers should add a "manuscript placement"

column to its yearly rankings spreadsheet, alongside fellowship placement and job placement. What percentage of fiction graduates secure a publishing contract worth at least four figures within 10 years of graduation? What percentage of poets win a prize that results in the publication of a book within 10 years of graduation? Including these figures would create a more informed worldview for a student thinking of getting an MFA and would allow students to attend the graduate school that most closely fits their own definition of "success."

from Slate: Nice Try
then Poets & Writers: Poets & Writers Responds to Open Letter

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