he University of Michigan has just announced that it will provide one year of post-MFA funding to all of its MFA graduates, starting with the cohort entering its second year this fall. Says a press release:
Thanks to a new gift from Helen Zell, the MFA Program in Creative Writing at the University of Michigan [...]

Don’t miss Oprah’s live webcast discussion with Uwem Akpan about his collection Say You’re One of Them this Monday, November 9th, at 9pm EST. The conversation will be simulcast on both Oprah.com and CNN.com, as well as on Facebook.
Also be sure to check out Eileen Pollack’s wonderful essay for CNN.com about working with Uwem [...]