What is the likelihood of getting a teaching position in an undergraduate-level or a graduate-level creative writing program if you have an MFA degree?
Although there are more academic jobs than ever before due to the proliferation of MFA programs, there are also more writers with MFA degrees competing for these positions. One of the recipes to success includes an MFA degree, academic teaching experience, and a published book. Writers with the degree, a strong publication history in literary journals, and teaching experience sometimes find positions at small liberal arts colleges. However, there are many writers with all the right credentials who would like to be teaching but haven’t had any luck.
