MIU Students Launch Online Literary Magazine
Students in MIU’s BFA in Creative Writing program recently launched Metafore, a new online literary magazine that publishes poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction.
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Should my story be made into a film or a video game? [Professional Tips]
Last fall, Media & Communications instructor Cullen Thomas gave a lecture titled Cave Paintings and Video Games (read the recap here). He touched on the differences between films and video games, and the creative processes behind them. Cullen emphasized that when creating a story it’s important to use the right medium when no other medium can be used. “Some stories have to be novels, some stories have to be films,” he said. But how do you know what the right medium is for your story?...
New Poetry Book Features MIU Community
The newly published poetry anthology River of Earth and Sky: Poems for the Twenty First Century by Diane Frank features several writers from the MIU community and is now available for purchase on Amazon.com.
Q & A with Conner Carey, Class of ’15 and Writer for iPhone Life
Conner Carey (pictured center) graduated from MIU in the summer of 2015 with a major in English Literature with an emphasis in Creative Writing. Not long after, she became an intern – and, soon, employee! – at the wildly successful iPhone Life magazine. In this interview, Conner talks about how she succeeded in finding a job in her area and gives advice to those who haven’t yet graduated from MIU:
Taylor Irezumi: MUM Student, Model, Writer, and Artist [Gallery Post]
Taylor Irezumi is a woman of many talents – modeling, writing, and visual art, to name just a few.
Dr. Johan Svenson on Getting a PhD: Pick a Topic That you Love!
Dr. Johan Svenson is an experienced Physics teacher. He taught physics in Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment for 5 years and was an adjunct faculty at MIU before he became a full-time faculty 6 years ago. He was my Physics teacher in the MVS Master’s program. Physics was never my strong area, nor was I interested in the subject. However, Johan’s “sweet and simple” style of teaching made me a fan of the subject!
Dr. Svenson recently finished his PhD dissertation. I asked him about his experience...
Rohini Grace: Sharing the Magic of India
MIU alumna Rohini Grace was born in India and grew up in Australia and Fairfield, Iowa. It wasn’t until she graduated from MIU that she returned to India and became so enchanted with her country of birth that she stayed for the next four years.