{"product_id":"mfa-vs-nyc-paperback","title":"MFA vs NYC - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChad Harbach\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWriters write--but what do they do for money?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a widely read essay entitled \"MFA vs NYC,\" bestselling novelist Chad Harbach (\u003ci\u003eThe Art of Fielding\u003c\/i\u003e) argued that the American literary scene has split into two cultures: New York publishing versus university MFA programs. This book brings together established writers, MFA professors and students, and New York editors, publicists, and agents to talk about these overlapping worlds, and the ways writers make (or fail to make) a living within them. Should you seek an advanced degree, or will workshops smother your style? Do you need to move to New York, or will the high cost of living undo you? What's worse--having a day job or not having health insurance? How do agents decide what to represent? Will Big Publishing survive? How has the rise of MFA programs affected American fiction? The expert contributors, including George Saunders, Elif Batuman, and Fredric Jameson, consider all these questions and more, with humor and rigor. \u003ci\u003eMFA vs NYC \u003c\/i\u003eis a must-read for aspiring writers, and for anyone interested in the present and future of American letters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChad Harbach\u003c\/b\u003e grew up in Wisconsin and was educated at Harvard and the University of Virginia. He is the author of the bestselling novel \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Fielding\u003c\/i\u003e (2011), as well as a founder and editor of \u003ci\u003en+1\u003c\/i\u003e magazine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.83 x 8.35 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 25, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42693965742143,"sku":"9780865478138","price":28.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/ea035a200e6cfb6e13d2c90a2954e367.webp?v=1765000558","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/mfa-vs-nyc-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}