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Antioch MFA Program

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Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing with a social justice mission. We offer degrees in Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Writing for Young People, Screenwriting, Playwriting, and Translation. Community, Not Competition! https://linktr.ee/aulamfa

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Antioch MFA Program @antiochmfa.bsky.social · 19d

Here is the lineup for our December 2025 Antioch MFA residency! We're accepting applications until November 15. Study Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, YA, Playwriting, Screenwriting, or Literary Translation. Attend the residency in person at our Culver City campus, or online. More info in bio.

Antioch MFA Program @antiochmfa.bsky.social · 1d

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Served as the first female president of the Indian Cultural Association.

Want to learn from this writer? We’re accepting applications! Learn more at the link in our bio.

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increase in viewership in women 18-49, children & seniors. She was a digital producer at Television.com, Reelz Channel & SOAPnet (ABC Cable Networks - where she launched SOAPNETIC - the first broadband channel dedicated to a niche fanbase. A native of NYC, she graduated from St. John’s, where she

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the company's content strategy & collaborating with Content Acquisitions, Marketing & Content Operations. Bhavani's responsibilities at ITV (1st South Asian channel in the US) included content acquisitions, producing talk shows, programming strategy & promotions. Her efforts resulted in a 52%

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Wedding) & completed a web series. As the former co-chair of the PGA Mentorship, she created a new mentorship program, Scripted TV Basecamp – a 12-week program that takes PGA non-scripted producers through the scripted development process. Bhavani was the Director of Programming at Sezmi, overseeing

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development and arcs. Currently, she has several one-hour dramas & dramedies in development. She has also produced several short films, created a pilot sizzle with Steve Ecclesine (Bad Santa 2) and Ira Shuman (Night at the Museum), and co-produced a web pilot directed by Joel Zwick (My Big Fat Greek

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Fantasy & Horror. Bhavani Entertainment works on developing, writing, financing, & producing compelling pilots with experienced writers ranging from Breaking Bad & Leverage to new, talented voices for all platforms. Under her flagship, she concentrates on stories with captivating character

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and the next generation of talent through education, partnership, and mentorship. Since 2017, SAWIE has hosted over 60 fireside chats & workshops, providing opportunities for connection & education to both women & allies. She also co-founded South Asian in Entertainment and South Asians in Sci Fi,

Antioch MFA Program @antiochmfa.bsky.social · 1d

founded South Asian Women in Entertainment(SAWIE) - aiming to amplify the voices of South Asian women in Hollywood to achieve greater representation, inclusion, and authenticity. SAWIE leverages the collective experiences, knowledge, and power of its board & members to empower & uplift each other

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specializes in integrating distinctive elements of various cultures while at the same time fostering the narrative’s universal appeal. Bhavani’s unique 360-degree content experience encompasses television programming, production, storytelling, writing, development, mentorship & management. Bhavani

Antioch MFA Program @antiochmfa.bsky.social · 1d

This week, our Writer Wednesday Spotlight goes to one of our guests for the upcoming December Residency: Bhavani Rao, Special Guest in Screenwriting (Playwriting)!

An accomplished entertainment industry expert, Bhavani Rao is a producer, writer, generator, leader, founder, mentor, & storyteller who

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Antioch MFA Program @antiochmfa.bsky.social · 5d

We’re accepting applications! Learn more at the link in bio.

#MFAProgram #MFAincreativewriting #creativewritingprograms #creativewritingcommunity #lowresidencyMFA #writersofinstagram #playwriting #visitingfaculty #facultyfriday #spotlight @thejesucia @antiochuniversity.bsky.social

Antioch MFA Program @antiochmfa.bsky.social · 5d

The Flea, The Lortel, Manhattan Theatre Club, OUTsider Festival, The Playwrights’ Center, The Playwrights Realm, Sewanee Writers’ Conference, Teatro Vivo, and The VORTEX. Valles received their MFA in writing for performance from Brown University.

Want to study with Jesús I. Valles?

Antioch MFA Program @antiochmfa.bsky.social · 5d

Series (Bathhouse.pptx), the 2022 Kernodle New Play Award (a river, its mouths), and named the 2022 Emerging Professional Award by the National Theatre Conference. Other works include Play Maid and (Un) Documents. Valles’ playwriting has received support from The Bushwick Starr, Clubbed Thumb,

Antioch MFA Program @antiochmfa.bsky.social · 5d

This week, our Faculty Friday Spotlight goes to one of our visiting faculty members in Playwriting for the upcoming December Residency, Jesús I. Valles!

Jesús I. Valles (they/them) is a queer Mexican immigrant, writer-performer from Cd. Juarez/El Paso. Valles is the winner of the 2023 Yale Drama

Antioch MFA Program @antiochmfa.bsky.social · 5d

#accessiblelearning #writersresidency #lowresidencymfa #writersofinstagram @davidobowles @jose_hdz_dz @francescaliablock

Antioch MFA Program @antiochmfa.bsky.social · 5d

Learn more about our faculty and program at the link in bio.

#MFAProgram #MFAincreativewriting #creativewritingprograms #creativewritingcommunity #poetry #fiction #creativenonfiction #Writingforyoungpeople #playwriting #screenwriting #literarytranslation #dualgenre #culvercity #onlinedegree

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Antioch MFA Program @antiochmfa.bsky.social · 5d

(Speculative).

Study Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Writing for Young People, Playwriting, Screenwriting, Literary Translation, or do a dual-genre concentration. You can attend the residency in person at our Culver City campus, online, or a combination of both. Scholarships are available.

Antioch MFA Program @antiochmfa.bsky.social · 5d

We’re so excited to announce the lineup for our December 2025 Antioch MFA residency! We are accepting applications until November 15. Some faculty and guests include Francesca Lia Block (Fiction/Young people), Jack Chang (Young People/Fiction), Jose Hernandez (Alum at Work), and David Bowles

Antioch MFA Program @antiochmfa.bsky.social · 5d

Here is the lineup for our December 2025 Antioch MFA residency! We're accepting applications until December 1. Study Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, YA, Playwriting, Screenwriting, or Translation. Attend the residency in-person at our Culver City campus, or online. Learn more @ link in bio

Antioch MFA Program @antiochmfa.bsky.social · 6d

#MFAProgram #MFAincreativewriting #creativewritingprograms #creativewritingcommunity #lowresidencyMFA #writersofinstagram #poetry #visitingfaculty #facultyfriday #spotlight @safiamafia @antiochuniversity.bsky.social

Antioch MFA Program @antiochmfa.bsky.social · 6d

in the low-residency MFA program at Antioch University.

Want to study with Safia Elhillo? We’re accepting applications! Learn more at the link in bio.

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the Kirkus Prize and the LA Times Book Prize, and was longlisted for the National Book Award. Her work has appeared in Best American Poetry, The Penguin Book of Migration Literature, and The New Yorker, among others. She lives in Los Angeles, where she is a co-poetry editor at Callaloo and teaches

Antioch MFA Program @antiochmfa.bsky.social · 6d

and Bright Red Fruit, and co-editor of the anthology Halal If You Hear Me. She has received fellowships from Cave Canem and Stanford University, and her awards include a California Book Award, the Brunel International African Poetry Prize, and an Arab American Book Award. She has been a finalist for

Antioch MFA Program @antiochmfa.bsky.social · 6d

This week, our Faculty Friday Spotlight goes to one of our faculty members in Poetry for the upcoming December Residency, Safia Elhillo, Visiting Faculty in Poetry.

Sudanese by way of Washington D.C., Safia Elhillo is the author of Girls That Never Die, The January Children, Home Is Not a Country,

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