INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

The MFA program offers a number of special programs.  Of particular note are Writers in the Community and the secondary emphasis in literary editing and design.

Writers in the Community is a project that places MFA students as creative writing teachers in public schools, alternative schools, hospitals, corrections facilities, factories, halfway houses, nursing homes, and other locations throughout the Spokane area. Founded in 1994 by faculty member Nance Van Winckel, the project encourages interchange between the university, the community, and the region, and it helps to share the mystery and power of creative writing. For more information on Writers in the Community, please contact witc@mail.ewu.edu.

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Willow Springs was founded in 1977 and has become an internationally known literary journal. Sponsors have included the National Endowment for the Arts, the GE Foundation, and the Coordinating Council of Literary Magazines, from which the journal earned the prestigious Citation of Excellence for Editorial Vision. recent contributors include Alison Baker, Madeline DeFrees, Patricia Goedicke, Albert Goldbarth, Robert Hass, Michael Heffernan, Laura Kasischke, Yusef Komunyakaa, Lisel Mueller, Alberto Rios, Marilynne Robinson, Jess Walter, Robert Lopez, Robert Bly, Beckian Fritz Goldberg, and Michael Van Walleghen. An integral part of the MFA program, Willow Springs offers students the opportunity for real editorial work and influence on the design and composition of the magazine, which is published twice yearly. For more information on Willow Springs, you can contact them at  willowspringsewu@gmail.com.

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EWU Press founded by poet James McAuley, is a national and regional press specializing in poetry, fiction, criticism, and general-interest nonfiction. Authors recently published include D.C. Berry, Elizabeth Cook-Lynn, Philip Dacey, Jim Daniels, Christopher Howell, John Keeble, Carolyn Kizer, Dorianne Laux, Patrick McManus, Paula Meehan, Joseph Millar, Gabriela Mistral, Diana O'Hehir, and Thomas Reiter. At the press, students get hands-on experience in editing, production, and book marketing. Press interns are also invited to assist in the planning and production of Spokane's annual literary festival Get Lit!, which occurs each April and is co-sponsored by the press and The Inland Northwest Center for Writers.

The secondary emphasis in literary editing and design consists of 15 or more credit hours drawn from internships with Willow Springs or the EWU Press, and from courses in design, editing, marketing, and desktop publishing. It is one of our most popular secondary emphases.

Information on Graduate Service Appointments:

For students in their second year of study, four Graduate Service Appointments (GSA) are available, one for each internship—Managing Editor, Willow Springs; Intern Coordinator, EWU Press; and Director, Writer's in the Community. An additional editorial GSA is usually available through EWU Press. These appointments award the recipient with a full tuition waver and monthly stipend. Learn more on at Fellowships & Financial Aid.