MFA in Writing News

Image of woman presenting on Zoom Bennington Writing Seminars Alumni Host Black Bennington Literary Salon

On September 20, Bennington Writing Seminars alumni hosted a virtual Black Bennington Literary Salon.

Image of Nico Amador Nico Amador Selected as Residential Teaching Fellow at Bennington Writing Seminars

Nico Amador MFA '22, a second-term MFA student in poetry, has been selected to be the fifth Residential Teaching Fellow at the Bennington Writing Seminars.

Image of Moriel Rothman-Zecher Rothman-Zecher Receives Donald Hall Scholarship for Poets

The Bennington Writing Seminars is pleased to announce that  is the recipient of the Donald Hall Scholarship for Poets. He will begin his studies in January 2021. 

Image of Carmen Gim茅nez Smith Gim茅nez Smith Awarded Academy of American Poets Fellowship

Bennington Writing Seminars faculty member Carmen Gim茅nez Smith has been awarded the Academy of American Poets Fellowship for 鈥渄istinguished poetic achievement,鈥

Image of MFA class photo collage A Long Becoming

Author Eula Biss delivered the 50th Bennington Writing Seminars Commencement address at the program's first-ever virtual residency.