Today was the first full day at Stonecoast.

The morning started off with a general meeting and orientation for all students by Robin Talbot, including a presentation on the Stonecoast in Ireland program by Ted Deppe.

Next was the first workshop. So. This is the where students get critiqued by the …

I’ve written before about how to choose an MFA writing program, as well as how to get the most out of a writing workshop. I’ve even written about how to just get started writing.

What I want to do here is sketch what it is like to attend a Stonecoast residency, which happens for 10 days at the start …

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