University of Nebraska MFA in Writing

07/24/2026

Tomorrow fifteen students earn their MFA in Writing, the most in the twenty-one-year history of the program. Graduates, you will always be part of our community. Share your successes and come back to Nebraska City to visit!

06/25/2026

Congratulations to Elizabeth Drucker (MFA '25), whose work recently published in the British Medical Journal:

Elizabeth Drucker describes how she and her medical team work together to manage the anxiety she experiences during electroconvulsive therapy I change into a crisp hospital gown and swing my legs over the edge of a rickety stretcher while waiting for the treatment team to surround me and get started...

04/20/2026

Congratulations to Emily Klaumann and Emmy Potter, finalists in Southeastern Louisiana University's Inkslayer Playwriting Contest!

In Emily's "Lords of Song-Ladies of Fate," Lydia Zeitler dreams of being a recognized composer and pianist, but 1820 Vienna society demands marriage. A mischievous will-o’-the-wisp offers to change her fate, for a price.

Emmy's "Sotto Voce" follows two young women from different backgrounds who study with a demanding voice teacher, igniting ambition, art, and rivalry, triggering events that reshape their lives and careers.

Both plays were developed in the MFA in Writing. Emily and Emmy will graduate this summer.

Southeastern Louisiana University’s Inkslinger Playwriting Contest, now entering its 13th year, is dedicated to discovering and championing new theatrical voices.

04/02/2026

Join Jim Peterson at Larksong Writers Place tomorrow (4/3) at noon CDT, details below: