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Lindsay J. Cropper Creative Writing Contest

To submit your work to the Lindsay J. Cropper Creative Writing Contest, please see the submission guidelines .

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Note: All Cropper Contest-winning submissions and those of Honorable Mention recipients are published in The Alcalá Review . Works previously submitted to or published in The Alcalá Review remain eligible for contest submission.

Previous Winners (2023)

Winner: 'Three Poems' Jessica Mills

Honorable mention: 'Three Poems' Olivia Case

Non-Fiction

Winner: 'House of Angels' Maria Simpson

Honorable mention: 'Dootł'izh' Ava Kline

Winner: 'The Living Room' Elisabeth Harris

Honorable mention: 'A Night of Bodies' Miriam Castanon

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Applications for Clarion 2024 are open December 1, 2023 to March 1, 2024!

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Clarion science fiction and fantasy writers’ workshop at uc san diego.

Established in 1968, the Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers’ Workshop is the oldest workshop of its kind and is widely recognized as a premier proving and training ground for aspiring writers of fantasy and science fiction.

Workshop Applications

Applications for the 2024 Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers’ Workshop are open from December 1, 2023 to March 1, 2024.

Our 2024 Instructors

Sam j. miller.

Sam J. Miller‘s books have been called “must reads” and “bests of the year” by USA Today, Entertainment Weekly, NPR, and O: The Oprah Magazine, among others, and have been translated into nine languages. His work has won the Nebula, Locus, Shirley Jackson, and Subjective Chaos Kind of Awards, as well as the hopefully-soon-to-be-renamed John W. Campbell Memorial Award. He’s also the last in a long line of butchers. Sam lives in New York City.

Jeffrey Ford

Jeffrey Ford was born on Long Island in New York State in 1955 and grew up in the town of West Islip. He studied fiction writing with John Gardner at S.U.N.Y Binghamton. He’s been a college English teacher of writing and literature for thirty years. He is the author of nine novels including The Girl in the Glass and five short story collections, including A Natural History of Hell . He has received multiple World Fantasy and Shirley Jackson awards as well as the Nebula and Edgar awards among others. He lives with his wife Lynn in a century old farm house in a land of slow clouds and endless fields.

Matt Bell is the author most recently of the novel Appleseed (a New York Times Notable Book) and the craft book Refuse to Be Done , a guide to novel writing, rewriting, and revision. He is also the author of the novels Scrapper and In the House upon the Dirt Between the Lake and the Woods , as well as the short story collection A Tree or a Person or a Wall , a non-fiction book about the classic video game Baldur’s Gate II, and several other titles. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, Esquire, Tin House, Fairy Tale Review, American Short Fiction, Orion, and many other publications. A native of Michigan, he teaches creative writing at Arizona State University. His novel In the House upon the Dirt between the Lake and the Woods was a finalist for the Young Lions Fiction Award and an Indies Choice Adult Book of the Year Honor Recipient, and was selected as the winner of the Paula Anderson Book Award, among other honors. Both In the House and Scrapper were selected by the Library of Michigan as Michigan Notable Books. 

Nalo Hopkinson

Nalo Hopkinson was born in Jamaica, and spent the first 16 years of her life in Jamaica, Guyana, Trinidad and the US before her family moved to Canada. She writes science fiction and fantasy, exploring their potential for centering non-normative voices and experiences. Her first novel, Brown Girl in the Ring, won the Warner Aspect First Novel Contest in 1998. She has published six novels and numerous short stories. Her writing has received the John W. Campbell Award, Locus Magazine’s Best First Novel Award, the Sunburst Award for Canadian Literature of the Fantastic, the World Fantasy Award, the Andre Norton (Nebula) Award, the Gaylactic Spectrum Award, the Inkpot Award, the Octavia E. Butler Memorial Award, and Canada’s Prix/Aurora Award. From 2018 to 2020, she was the lead writer of “House of Whispers” (co-writer Dan Watters), a series of comics published by DC Comics and set in the universe of Neil Gaiman’s “Sandman.” She has received honorary Dr of Letters degrees from Anglia Ruskin University and the Ontario College of Art and Design University. Hopkinson has been a Writer-in-Residence a number of times at the Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers’ Workshops in San Diego, California and Seattle, Washington. She was the editor of the fiction anthologies Mojo: Conjure Stories , and Whispers From the Cotton-Tree Root: Caribbean Fabulist Fiction . She was co-editor of So Long Been Dreaming: Postcolonial Science Fiction (with Uppinder Mehan), Particulates (with Rita McBride), Tesseracts 9 (with Geoff Ryman), and the fiction editor (with Kristine Ong Muslim) of “People of Colo(u)r Destroy Science Fiction,” a special issue of Lightspeed Magazine. Hopkinson was one of the founders of the Carl Brandon Society, which exists to further the conversation on race and ethnicity in speculative fiction. As a professor of creative writing at the University of California Riverside, she was a member of a research cluster in science fiction, and of the University of California’s “Speculative Futures Collective.” In 2021 the Science Fiction Writers of America honored her with the Damon Knight Memorial “Grand Master” Award, recognizing her lifetime of achievements in writing, mentorship and teaching. In 37 years she was the youngest person to receive the award, and the first woman of African descent.

Alyssa Wong

Alyssa Wong writes award-winning fiction, comics, novels, and games. Their stories have won the Nebula Award, the World Fantasy Award, and the Locus Award. Alyssa was a finalist for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, and their fiction has been shortlisted for the Hugo, Bram Stoker, and Shirley Jackson Awards. Alyssa’s comic credits include Star Wars: Doctor Aphra, Marve l (S hang-Chi, Iron Fist, Alligator Loki, Extreme Carnage) , DC ( Batwoman, Wonder Woman, Spirit World) , and Adventure Time . In 2023, Alyssa joined the S tar Wars: The High Republic storytelling initiative and their debut novel will be released in January of 2024. Alyssa has also written for Overwatch and Blizzard Entertainment’s Story and Franchise Development.

Isabel Yap writes fiction and poetry, works in the tech industry, and drinks tea. Born and raised in Manila, she has lived in the US since 2010. She holds a BS in Marketing from Santa Clara University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Her debut story collection, Never Have I Ever , was published in 2021 by Small Beer Press and won the British Fantasy Award for Best Collection. Her work has been a finalist for the Ignyte, Locus, Crawford, and World Fantasy Awards, and has appeared in venues including Lithub and Year’s Best Weird Fiction.

Jac Jemc (Faculty Director)

Jac Jemc teaches creative writing at UC San Diego. Her story collection False Bingo won the Chicago Review of Books Award for fiction, is a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ Speculative Fiction, and was longlisted for The Story Prize. Her novel Empty Theatre was published in February 2023 by MCD x FSG. Her novel The Grip of It was released from FSG Originals in August 2017, receiving starred reviews in Publishers Weekly, Kirkus and Library Journal, and recommended in Entertainment Weekly, O: The Oprah Magazine, Marie Claire, Esquire, W, and Nylon. Her stories have appeared or are forthcoming from Guernica, LA Review of Books, Crazyhorse, The Southwest Review, Paper Darts, Puerto Del Sol, and Storyquarterly, among others. Jemc is also the author of My Only Wife (Dzanc Books), named a finalist for the 2013 PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Fiction and winner of the Paula Anderson Book Award; A Different Bed Every Time (Dzanc Books), named one of Amazon’s Best Story Collections of 2014; and a chapbook of stories, These Strangers She’d Invited In (Greying Ghost Press). Jac received her MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and has completed residencies at the Oberpfälzer Künstlerhaus, Hald: The Danish Center for Writers and Translators, Ragdale, the Vermont Studio Center, Thicket, and VCCA.

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How many students are admitted each year, is there a part-time or online study option, how much time should i expect to spend on campus when classes are in session.

The MFA is a full-time study, full residency program. To be a full-time student you must enroll in 12 units per quarter, typically consisting of a workshop and two graduate seminars (one of which might be a teaching apprentice course in some quarters).

'Full residency' means you must be physically present on campus from September to June to participate in seminars and workshops, fulfill teaching duties, and attend orientations and training sessions. You should expect to devote a minimum of 3-4 mornings a week to teaching responsibilities; 2-3 afternoons a week to seminar attendance; and 1-2 late afternoons or evenings to meetings, training sessions, or public readings.

  • Full-time study and full residency are prerequisites for receiving financial support.
  • It's not possible to hold a job while pursuing the MFA.
  • You will want to reside in San Diego County; commuting on the I-5 or I-15 freeways to/from the nearby counties of Los Angeles, Orange, and Riverside can take 2-4 hours each way.

Can I transfer graduate credits earned elsewhere?

You may petition to transfer up to 8 quarter units of work completed at an institution other than the University of California or up to 36 units of work completed at another UC campus.

The transfer coursework must be graduate seminar credits in literature or an art practice.

Eligible transfer coursework cannot have been used to fulfill the requirements of any other degree, must have been completed with a B- or better grade, and must have been taken prior to enrollment as a graduate student at UCSD.

You must submit a degree check or letter from the other institution that states the coursework wasn't used to satisfy requirements for any other degree program. 

Transfer coursework can be used for the MFA's Graduate Seminars in Literature or Graduate Seminars in an Art Practice or Theory requirements. Transfer coursework cannot be used for the LTTH 250/255 theory seminars or LTWR 215 workshop requirements.

Is there a progression between an MFA and a PhD?

No. An MFA is a terminal professional degree. There is no overlap between an MFA and a progressive academic degree such as an MA-PhD. Whether or not courses from the MFA may be applied to future PhD requirements depends on the policies of the specific PhD Program, and students should seek advising from the applicable graduate coordinator.

The MFA in Writing can be completed in 6 quarters. Students who opt to complete it in 9 quarters will have extra units that will not have been used for the degree and that may be transferable to a PhD program. The student must petition the other program to accept the transfer units.

NOTE: Generally, the University of California allows its graduate students a maximum of 18 quarters to complete  all  graduate degrees. Many doctoral programs are designed to be completed in 18 quarters of time/support; therefore, if you pursue a PhD at UC after you complete the MFA, you may have to complete it in 9 quarters instead of 18.

While it's possible to complete both an MFA and a PhD at UC within 18 quarters, it's a very difficult path and requires advance planning. Seek advising from faculty and graduate coordinators at both programs before you start the MFA.

I missed the application deadline; can I be placed on a waitlist?

Sorry, no. We do not accept applications after the deadline. Please apply next year.

What do MFA alumni do with their degrees after graduation?

Here's a partial list of our alumni's career-related pursuits:

PhD studies in literature/writing, media/communication, or performance studies Teaching at community college or UCSD (typically as adjuncts) Teaching K-12 Administrative position in higher education UX design Translation Social work Founding/editing online literary magazine or zine Documentary film production

Will the teaching apprenticeship prepare me to teach after graduation?

While the MFA has a pedagogical component, its main focus is on the arts. Students who plan to apply for teaching positions after graduation are advised to seek additional training and experience during their MFA program. Examples:

  • Develop and teach a course for  Academic Connections.
  • Take the free courses offered by the Teaching + Learning Commons.
  • Enroll in a  UCSD Extension teaching program (free vouchers that cover a significant portion of Extension course fees may be available).

  Note: The courses above do not offer academic credit that can be used for the MFA.

Where can I find more information about the campus?

About the campus:

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  • Links to visitor information and a virtual tour on  UCSD's undergraduate recruitment site .  
  • List of campus services and communities on our  Campus Services   page.
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These videos offer great views of San Diego:

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May I speak with a current student?

Sorry, no. Our students can't respond to the volume of requests we receive from applicants. We forward contact requests from admitted students only.

Can I visit the program?

Yes. Here are tips for planning your visit:

  • Visit during one of our less-busy periods: mid-October to mid-November, February, or mid-April to mid-May.
  • Avoid visiting during final exams or quarter breaks.  
  • Attend one of our  New Writing Series  events, which are well-attended by our faculty and students.
  • Write to an MFA faculty member  well in advance of your visit to request a meeting to discuss your research interests and whether the program is a good academic fit.
  • Schedule a meeting with the MFA graduate coordinator if you have questions about funding, degree requirements, or the admission process.
  • Search UCSD's quarterly schedule of classes  for our Cross-Genre Workshop meeting schedule (code: LTWR 215); email the instructor for permission to attend a class meeting.

The campus is well-served by public transportation . The nearest hotels are the  Sheraton La Jolla  and the Estancia La Jolla . The  La Jolla Shores   is the closest beach hotel; it's a few miles from campus but it has a courtesy shuttle. There are many AirBnb rentals close to campus; use zip codes 92037 (La Jolla) and 92122 (University City) to narrow your search.

Note: Campus buildings do not have physical addresses. The Literature Building is on the northwest corner of Voigt Drive and Matthews Lane .  In summer 2020 the department will move to a new building west of Peterson Hall .

What advice would you give a prospective applicant?

Read a few books by our   core faculty  and  New Writing speakers before you apply.

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Each MFA course in Creative Writing is taught by an award-winning poet, essayist, or fiction writer, all with an extensive body of published work, who agree upon the same professional principles of running an MFA Program. 

We view our aesthetic diversity as a strength of the program. Students will find a varied and informative approach to the writing process from each writer with whom they study. What remains common practice is our willingness to privilege the manuscript dialogue. It is not unusual for members of the MFA faculty to have book consultations with a student over a two or three-year period.

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UC San Diego Reports $1.73 Billion in Research Awards for FY24

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UC San Diego announced $1.73 billion in new research funding in its newly released fiscal year 2024 annual report. The university continues its long-standing among the top public research institutions in the world. The report highlights key trends and shifts in research funding expenditures across all campus entities.

"The most important takeaway from this year’s numbers is to recognize that UC San Diego’s commitment to innovation and research excellence remains world-class and steadfast,” said Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla. “The fluctuations in funding sources present both challenges and opportunities. We have an eye on decreases in federal funding but we are particularly encouraged by the increased support from state and private non-profit sectors, which highlights the continued confidence in our research capabilities.

TOP AWARDS 

Among the academic areas, Scripps Institution of Oceanography registered the highest increase in funding with a total of nearly $302 million, a 17 percent increase over the previous year. Health Sciences continues to have the most active research awards (3,321) and accounts for 54 percent of the university’s total active awards (5,568).

Researchers in those divisions account for most of the university’s top 100 awards.

Marine Biology Professor Brice Semmens received $6 million from NOAA for research to assess the extent and scope of contaminant impacts and mitigation strategies for deep ocean industrial waste dumping sites off the coast of Southern California . This award funds a team of researchers from Scripps Oceanography researchers working in collaboration with teams at UC Santa Barbara, San Diego State University and the Southern California Coastal Water Resources Project  to further characterize the extent and ecosystem impacts of the legacy of industrial dumping.   

Professor Michael Hogarth, a biomedical informatics faculty member in the School of Medicine, received $25.4 million for Informatics to Support the California Integrated Vital Records System from the California Department of Public Health.

The most important takeaway from this year’s numbers is to recognize that UC San Diego’s commitment to innovation and research excellence remains world-class and steadfast.

Total award dollars include dollars from new awards and previously funded multi-year awards that are distributed over a period of time.

This year the amount of new award dollars increased, although the number of new awards fell slightly from 631 to 610, representing a trend of faculty attracting grants with higher monetary amounts. 

Social Sciences was awarded 13 percent of new awards in FY24, the same amount as Physical Sciences and Biological Sciences. All three earned about 80 new awards each but the total award amounts for each division varied widely — $24 million in Social Sciences,  $61 million in Physical Sciences and $81 million in Biological Sciences. All three recorded increases over the previous year. 

The only school to rank higher in the number of new awards was Jacobs School of Engineering with 211 new awards, amounting to 35 percent of all new awards.

“Our strategic focus will continue to adapt and align with emerging trends, ensuring that UC San Diego remains a leader in advancing knowledge and addressing critical issues,” said Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation Corinne Peek-Asa. “As leaders in a number of large and exciting new grant programs, our research standing and its potential for growth and social impact is undeniable. Our impact arises from projects large and small, and I am confident that our future contributions to advancing knowledge and solving critical problems will continue to expand.”

Reflecting our research prowess, Peek-Asa noted that the university was once again named No. 7 among U.S. public universities in the latest Center for World University Rankings, upholding its position from the previous year. 

And looking ahead, the report shows that the number of proposals submitted for future grants grew by more than 15 percent in FY24. More than 800 new proposals for grants were submitted in FY24 over the past fiscal year — amounting to well over $1 billion in new funding requests.

OVERALL RESULTS

Total federal award dollars fell by 6 percent compared to the previous fiscal year, signaling a federal funding trend.

Notably, awards from  UC San Diego’s largest funding source The National Institutes of Health saw an 8 percent reduction, while National Science Foundation funding decreased by 18 percent, and NASA awards fell by 19 percent. 

Conversely, UC San Diego experienced increases in award funding from the Department of Energy and the Department of Defense — 12 percent and 3 percent, respectively. 

Expenditures related to the State of California also surged by 30 percent, and private non-profit organizations contributed 14 percent more than the previous year.

Industry and other government funding saw declines of 12 percent and 18 percent, respectively, reflecting broader shifts in the funding landscape. 

Despite these reductions, UC San Diego's commitment to diversity and inclusion remained evident, with a 13 percent increase in grant submissions by women principal investigators and an 18 percent rise in submissions by underrepresented minority faculty.

Total research funding obligations, meaning all funds available to the university, are not reflected in the annual figure. The annual report identifies only grant money received during this fiscal year. This does not include any funding that will become available in future years, for instance, in subsequent years of a multi-year award.

The report covers the period from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024.

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    At SDSU, we believe our Creative Writing program is uniquely situated to provide writers with an exciting, informative, personalized—and affordable—path to attaining their MFA. ... Kayla Rodney is a poet and graduate of Xavier University of Louisiana, San Diego State University, and received her Ph.D. from the University of Florida. ...

  16. Admission Overview

    NOTE: Generally, the University of California allows its graduate students a maximum of 18 quarters to complete all graduate degrees. Many doctoral programs are designed to be completed in 18 quarters of time/support; therefore, if you pursue a PhD at UC after you complete the MFA, you may have to complete it in 9 quarters instead of 18.

  17. Writing

    From Science and Technical Communication to Creative Writing Classes, our Writing Programs offer something for every type of writer. ... June 17th, 2024, we have moved to our brand-new campus at 8980 Villa La Jolla Drive, directly across the street from UC San Diego. Student Services and International Programs are on-site and ready to assist ...

  18. Writing Program

    Writing Program - College of Arts and Sciences - University of San Diego. Writing at USD supports the university's Writing Center as well as writing courses through workshops and consultations with faculty.

  19. Meet Our Faculty

    San Diego State University COLLEGE OF ARTS AND LETTERS. MFA in Creative Writing. Apply; Tour the Campus; Contacts. ... Each MFA course in Creative Writing is taught by an award-winning poet, essayist, or fiction writer, all with an extensive body of published work, who agree upon the same professional principles of running an MFA Program ...

  20. Screenwriting

    Creative Writing Program 450 Jane Stanford Way, Bldg. 460 Stanford, CA 94305-2087

  21. UC San Diego Reports $1.73 Billion in Research Awards for FY24

    UC San Diego announced $1.73 billion in new research funding in its newly released fiscal year 2024 annual report. The university continues its long-standing among the top public research institutions in the world. The report highlights key trends and shifts in research funding expenditures across all campus entities.

  22. Copywriting I: Writing for User Experience

    Please contact the Arts, Humanities, Languages & Digital Arts department at 858-534-5760 or [email protected] for information about when this course will be offered again. UC San Diego Division of Extended Studies is open to the public and harnesses the power of education to transform lives. Our unique educational formats support lifelong learning ...

  23. Featured Profiles

    Announcing the 2021-2022 Cropper Creative Writing Contest! Open to all USD undergraduate students, regardless of major, students may submit entries in Poetry, Fiction, or Nonfiction. Prizes of $150, for each genre, are awarded. Winners and runners-up for each category will be published the Alcalá Review, USD's literary journal. For all the guidelines and to submit your entry, please go to ...

  24. Creative Writing Students Read at Cropper Student Reading

    Contact: Malachi Black. [email protected]. (619) 260-4696. Students completing the Creative Writing Emphasis and Creative Writing Minor read from their own works at our Cropper Creative Writing Student Reading held on April 27, 2023, held on the terrace of La Gran Terraza in the University Center. Eight students participated in the ...

  25. Copyediting

    A solid background in copyediting is one of today's most desirable and marketable skills for both full-time and freelance work. Hone your skills and learn to help take copy from draft form to reader-ready in our online copyediting program. Enroll online or call Student Services at (858) 534-3400.