<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3952378162650817179.post1979209561954947887..comments</id><updated>2007-06-22T08:07:14.228-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Comments on Life After My MFA: residencies and fellowships and other sweet deals</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifeaftermymfa.blogspot.com/feeds/1979209561954947887/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3952378162650817179/1979209561954947887/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeaftermymfa.blogspot.com/2007/06/residencies-and-fellowships-and-other.html'/><author><name>the llama</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05141260548819963844</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>2</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3952378162650817179.post-4457383167853108520</id><published>2007-06-22T08:07:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-06-22T08:07:00.000-07:00</updated><title type='text'>sounds like Mr. D'Souza has his head screwed on st...</title><content type='html'>sounds like Mr. D'Souza has his head screwed on straight. A basic rule of thumb is: no debt!&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;It's common sense, really. I mean, why would you pay tens of thousands of dollars to do something that you could do FOR FREE?</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3952378162650817179/1979209561954947887/comments/default/4457383167853108520'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3952378162650817179/1979209561954947887/comments/default/4457383167853108520'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeaftermymfa.blogspot.com/2007/06/residencies-and-fellowships-and-other.html?showComment=1182524820000#c4457383167853108520' title=''/><author><name>the llama</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05141260548819963844</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='05814647365519985426'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://lifeaftermymfa.blogspot.com/2007/06/residencies-and-fellowships-and-other.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3952378162650817179.post-1979209561954947887' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3952378162650817179/posts/default/1979209561954947887' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3952378162650817179.post-3038740312603405228</id><published>2007-06-14T12:46:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-06-14T12:46:00.000-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Thanks for this amazing list, and the link to The ...</title><content type='html'>Thanks for this amazing list, and the link to The Publishing Spot. Last year I had Tony D'Souza stop by and discuss how he completed his book. It actually made him angry to think about how some MFA programs "fleece" young writers. &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;As a guy who graduated from journalism school, I still have to agree with you--fight for fellowships, scholarships, or work study programs, it's the only way to go.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Anyway, great site, I look forward to reading more.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3952378162650817179/1979209561954947887/comments/default/3038740312603405228'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3952378162650817179/1979209561954947887/comments/default/3038740312603405228'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifeaftermymfa.blogspot.com/2007/06/residencies-and-fellowships-and-other.html?showComment=1181850360000#c3038740312603405228' title=''/><author><name>Jason Boog</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17842922436113020380</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://lifeaftermymfa.blogspot.com/2007/06/residencies-and-fellowships-and-other.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3952378162650817179.post-1979209561954947887' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3952378162650817179/posts/default/1979209561954947887' type='text/html'/></entry></feed>