Best Creative Writing Graduate Programs - April 2024

How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing

All students and professors need to write, and many struggle to finish their stalled dissertations, journal articles, book chapters, or grant proposals. Writing is hard work and can be difficult to wedge into a frenetic academic schedule. In this practical, light-hearted, and encouraging book, Paul J. Silvia explains that writing productively does not require innate skills or special traits but specific tactics and actions. Drawing examples from his own field of psychology, he shows readers how to overcome motivational roadblocks and become prolific without sacrificing evenings, weekends, and ... [Read More]

• ASIN: B001Y35G60
• ASIN: B001Y35G60
• Manufacturer: APA LifeTools

AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors

For decades indispensable, the AMA Manual of Style continues to provide editorial support to the medical and scientific publishing community. Since the 1998 publication of the 9th edition, however, the world of medical publishing has rapidly modernized, and the intersection of research and publishing has become ever more complex. The 10th edition of the AMA Manual of Style brings this definitive manual into the 21st century with a broadened international perspective. In doing so, the 10th edition has expanded its electronic guidelines, with the understanding that authors now routinely submit ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0195176332
• UPC: 884166076389
• ASIN: 0195176332
• ISBN: 0195176332
• Brand: Iverson, Cheryl/ Christiansen, Stacy/ Flanagin, Annette/ Fontanaroas, Phil B., M.D./ Glass, Richard
• Manufacturer: Oxford University Press

The Art Of Dramatic Writing: Its Basis in the Creative Interpretation of Human Motives

• ASIN: 0671213326
• ASIN: 0671213326
• ISBN: 0671213326
• Brand: Egri, Lajos
• Manufacturer: Touchstone

Creative Writing Mfa Handbook: A Guide for Prospective Graduate Students (Revised & Updated)

Revised and Updated! The Creative Writing MFA Handbook guides prospective graduate students through the difficult process of researching, applying to, and choosing graduate schools in creative writing. The handbook includes profiles of fifty creative writing programs, guidance through the application process, advice from current professors and students including George Saunders, Aimee Bender, Tracy K. Smith, and Geoffrey Wolff, and the most comprehensive listings of graduate writing programs in and outside the United States. The handbook also includes special sections about Low-Residency writi... [Read More]

• ASIN: 082642886X
• ASIN: 082642886X
• ISBN: 082642886X
• Manufacturer: Continuum

A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, Eighth Edition: Chicago Style for Students and Researchers (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)

A little more than seventy-five years ago, Kate L. Turabian drafted a set of guidelines to help students understand how to write, cite, and formally submit research writing. Seven editions and more than nine million copies later, the name Turabian has become synonymous with best practices in research writing and style. Her Manual for Writers continues to be the gold standard for generations of college and graduate students in virtually all academic disciplines. Now in its eighth edition, A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations has been fully revised to meet the needs... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0226816389
• ASIN: 0226816389
• ISBN: 0226816389
• Brand: University of Chicago Press
• Manufacturer: University of Chicago Press

The Dissertation Journey: A Practical and Comprehensive Guide to Planning, Writing, and Defending Your Dissertation

It’s an uphill climb—but the view from the top makes it all worthwhile. A dissertation can be challenging, but this informative book helps you overcome the obstacles along the way. Using graphics, checklist

• ASIN: 1412977983
• ASIN: 1412977983
• ISBN: 9781412977982
• Brand: Corwin Publishers
• Manufacturer: Corwin

Concise Rules of APA Style

TheConcise Rules of APA Style, sixth edition offers essential writing and formatting standards for students, teachers, researchers, and clinicians in the social and behavioral sciences. This easy-to-use pocket guide, compiled from the sixth edition of thePublication Manual of the American Psychological Association, provides complete guidance on the rules of style that are critical for clear communication. Readers will learn how to avoid the grammatical errors most commonly reported by journal editors; how to choose the appropriate format for statistics, figures, and tables; how to credit sourc... [Read More]

• ASIN: 143380560X
• UPC: 884485824340
• ASIN: 143380560X
• ISBN: 143380560X
• Brand: Brand: American Psychological Association
• Manufacturer: American Psychological Association (APA)

Burn Your Portfolio: Stuff they don't teach you in design school, but should

It takes more than just a design school education and a killer portfolio to succeed in a creative career. Burn Your Portfolio teaches the real-world practices, professional do's and don'ts, and unwritten rules of business that most designers, photographers, web designers, copy writers, programmers, and architects only learn after putting in years of experience on the job. Michael Janda, owner of the Utah-based design firm Riser, uses humor to dispense nugget after nugget of hard-won advice collected over the last decade from the personal successes and failures he has faced running his own agen... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0321918681
• ASIN: 0321918681
• ISBN: 0321918681
• Brand: Pearson Educational Group
• Manufacturer: New Riders

Writing a Successful Thesis or Dissertation: Tips and Strategies for Students in the Social and Behavioral Sciences

This comprehensive manual offers direction for every step of the thesis or dissertation process, from choosing an appropriate topic to adapting the finished work for publication.

• ASIN: 141294225X
• ASIN: 141294225X
• ISBN: 141294225X
• Brand: Corwin
• Manufacturer: Corwin

Dissertation and Theses from Start to Finish: Psychology and Related Fields

Aimed to aid student writers through practical, logistical, and emotional stages of writing dissertations and theses, this book offers guidance to students through such important steps as defining topics, scheduling time to accommodate projects, and conducting, analyzing, writing, presenting, and publishing research.

• ASIN: 1591473624
• UPC: 352010001486
• ASIN: 1591473624
• ISBN: 9781591473626
• Brand: American Psychological Association APA
• Manufacturer: American Psychological Association (APA)

How to be a Travel Writer (Lonely Planet)

Bursting with invaluable advice, this inspiring and practical guide, fully revised and updated in this new edition, is a must for anyone who yearns to write about travel - whether they aspire to make their living from it or simply enjoy jotting in a journal for posterity. You don't have to make money to profit from travel writing. Sometimes, the richest rewards are in the currency of experience. How to be a Travel Writer reveals the varied possibilities that travel writing offers and inspires all travellers to take advantage of those opportunities. That's where the journey begins - where it ta... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1786578662
• ASIN: 1786578662
• ISBN: 9781786578662
• Manufacturer: Lonely Planet

The Portable MFA in Creative Writing

Get the core knowledge of a prestigious MFA education without the tuition.Have you always wanted to get an MFA, but couldn't because of the cost, time commitment, or admission requirements?Well now you can fulfill that dream without having to devote tons of money or time. The Portable MFA gives you all of the essential information you would learn in the MFA program in one book. Covering fiction, memoirs, personal essays, magazine articles, poetry, and playwriting, this book provides you with:Inspiration and tips on revision, stamina, and productivityClear instruction on the craft behind the ar... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1582973504
• UPC: 035313109799
• ASIN: 1582973504
• ISBN: 1582973504
• Brand: Writer's Digest
• Manufacturer: Writer's Digest Books

Joyousa Graduation Advice Cards Party Supplies 2019 - 30 Pack - Favors, Graduate Decorations

Graduation Party Supplies, Favors and Decorations for the 2019 Class Make Your Graduate Feel Special for Their Significant Achievement!Specially Commission Artist Rendered Designs & Decor 30 pack graduation advice cards. Party guests can write thoughtful advice to congrats the grad. Great for adult men, women, kids, boys & girls. Matte front, gloss back. Easy to write on, smudge-proof surface, combined with eye catching card back. Thick 250GSM card. Ensure longevity of a precious keepsake so you can enjoy looking back on these for years to come. Timeless graduation design with hat, tassel... [Read More]

• ASIN: B078PJT4L7
• UPC: 760537113917
• ASIN: B078PJT4L7
• Brand: Joyousa

Mastering APA Style: Student's Workbook and Training Guide

This user-friendly training guide includes groups of instructional exercises and practice tests on various aspects and features of the sixth edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, including electronic references and citations, grammar, headings, seriation, statistical and mathematical copy, italics and capitalization, numbers style, and table formatting. The exercises and tests require students to apply APA Style to prove that they can use it accurately in term papers and research reports. This workbook is a self-pacing, self-teaching workbook that can be ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 143380557X
• UPC: 884658037485
• ASIN: 143380557X
• ISBN: 143380557X
• Brand: American Psychological Association (COR)
• Manufacturer: American Psychological Association (APA)

GRE Reading Comprehension & Essays (Manhattan Prep GRE Strategy Guides)

Manhattan Prep’s 4th Edition GRE Strategy Guides have been redesigned with the student in mind. With updated content and new practice problems, they are the richest, most content-driven GRE materials on the market.Manhattan Prep’s 4th Edition GRE Strategy Guides have been redesigned with the student in mind. With updated content and new practice problems, they are the richest, most content-driven GRE materials on the market. Written by Manhattan Prep’s high-caliber GRE instructors, the GRE Reading Comprehension & Essays strategy guide provides a comprehensive approach to Reading Comprehe... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1937707881
• ASIN: 1937707881
• ISBN: 1937707881
• Brand: Manhattan Prep Publishing
• Manufacturer: Manhattan Prep Publishing

Academic Writing for Graduate Students, 3rd Edition : Essential Tasks and Skills

Like its predecessor, the third edition of Academic Writing for Graduate Students explains understanding the intended audience, the purpose of the paper, and academic genres; includes the use of task-based methodology, analytic group discussion, and

• UPC: 20689086
• Rating: 5.0

Insider's Guide to Graduate Programs in Clinical and Counseling Psychology : 2018/2019 Edition

This trusted, bestselling guide, now updated for 2018/2019, is the resource you can rely on for profiles of more than 300 graduate clinical and counseling psychology programs, plus expert advice for choosing and getting into

• UPC: 251884729

Write It Out : Hundreds of Writing Prompts to Inspire Creative Thinking

Provides writing prompts to spark the imagination and inspire the creation of a varied collection of creative

• UPC: 50721843

Basher Basics: Creative Writing

Presents an approach to creative writing that personifies key steps and elements of good writing to explain such areas as creating characters, establishing settings, and enabling events to move in a logical

• UPC: 21308326

The Creative Writing Mfa Handbook, Revised and Updated Edition : A Guide for Prospective Graduate Students

The Creative Writing MFA Handbook guides prospective graduate students through the difficult process of researching, applying to, and choosing graduate schools in creative writing. This second edition updates and builds upon the first edition, which

• UPC: 8150247
• Rating: 5.0

Creative Writing for Kids Volumes 1-4

This complete set of the Creative Writing for Kids series brings together four very distinct books, each with their own personality and overall theme. Creative Writing for Kids 1 is full of story starters, mini-stories,

• UPC: 53588344

Write Away : A Workbook of Creative and Narrative Writing Prompts

Exercises, tools, and tips will teach third graders how to spice up their stories with sensory words, action verbs, supporting details, and point of view. They'll also learn about personal narrative writing, creating a biography,

• UPC: 46038184

Rip the Page! : Adventures in Creative Writing

In this work, Benke invites children to pick up a pen and find out for themselves all the ways that creative writing can be their friend. This interactive book offers experiments to strengthen the "write-side"

• UPC: 13218743

Creative Writing for Teens

Creative Writing for Teens is part of the Creative Writing for Kids series. This series brings out the fun in creative writing and literacy, helping young people to develop creative thinking and gain new skills.

• UPC: 53550916

The Stewart English Program : Book 3 Writing Plus . . .

Here's how to make the connection between reading and writing in your classroom. With examples from authors your students are already reading, you can show them how they, too, can be more specific, more descriptive,

• UPC: 395989657