{"id":650,"date":"2021-05-21T03:49:16","date_gmt":"2021-05-21T03:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/?p=650"},"modified":"2021-12-15T22:19:03","modified_gmt":"2021-12-15T22:19:03","slug":"mfa-in-creative-writing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/2021\/featured-stories\/mfa-in-creative-writing\/","title":{"rendered":"MFA in Creative Writing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"651\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/2021\/featured-stories\/mfa-in-creative-writing\/attachment\/blog_600x300_mfa\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/05\/Blog_600x300_MFA.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,300\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/05\/Blog_600x300_MFA-300x150.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/05\/Blog_600x300_MFA.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/05\/Blog_600x300_MFA.jpg\" alt=\"Blog_600x300_MFA\" class=\"wp-image-651\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/05\/Blog_600x300_MFA.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.stthom.edu\/encounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/05\/Blog_600x300_MFA-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>University of St. Thomas is positioned to be the leader in a renewal of literary craft rooted in robust Catholic tradition and imagination. 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