Texas State MFA Creative Writing

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San Marcos, TX english.txstate.edu/mfa/ Joined September 2018

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Texas State MFA Creative Writing @txstmfa 4d

💫 Announcing the Clark Fiction Prize Shortlist 💫

🖊️THE LONELINESS OF SONIA AND SUNNY by Kiran Desai
🖊️AUDITION by @katiekitamura
🖊️THE DREAM HOTEL by Laila Lalami
🖊️GODDESS COMPLEX by @sanjenasathian

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Clark Fiction Prize shortlist poster from Texas State University Department of English displaying four book covers — The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny (Kiran Desai), The Dream Hotel (Laila Lalami), Audition (Katie Kitamura), Goddess Complex (Sanjena Sathian).

Texas State MFA Creative Writing @txstmfa Nov 6

💫Program News: KAP House Featured in Texas Highways💫

The Katherine Anne Porter Literary Center was recently recognized as a must-visit literary destination by Texas Highways!

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Program News — Texas State University's Department of English featured in Texas Highways; inset shows a hand holding the magazine cover "A Booklover's Guide to Texas" in front of a house, alongside a vintage black-and-white woman reading papers.

Texas State MFA Creative Writing @txstmfa Oct 5

Congratulations to #TXSTMFA's 2024-2025 Endowed Chair, Layli Long Soldier, on being named a 2026 MacArthur Fellow! Her extraordinary poetry and fearless voice inspire us all. We are so proud to celebrate her at Texas State University. 🎉

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Smiling woman seated in front of bookshelves, presented as a 2026 MacArthur Fellow by Texas State University Department of English, wearing patterned clothing, layered necklaces, and dangling earrings.

Texas State MFA Creative Writing @txstmfa Oct 4

✨Texas State MFA Alumni Virtual Reading✨

Please join us for a virtual reading honoring 4 poetry alumni, all sharing work from their recently published collections. @TXSTEnglish

WHEN: Sat., Oct. 10 @ 2 PM CST, via Zoom

Advanced registration required:
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MFA Alumni Virtual Reading poster from Texas State University Department of English featuring four alumni headshots and event details: Saturday, October 10 | 2 PM CST.

Texas State MFA Creative Writing @txstmfa Aug 26

🏡Clark House Writer-In-Residence Announcement🏡

We have more exciting residency news: recent MFA fiction graduate Saint J. Kinnebrew will serve as the 2026-2027 Clark House Writer-In-Residence!

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