Writing

A stickler for the rules, Justin Loughrey prides himself on consistently following every standard operating procedure by the letter. His...

“Use the right word.” Oakland native Lia Mezzio says her mother—an English major who taught her early on to love reading, writing...

Think about your daily life: You write texts and emails to friends, family and colleagues. You make comments and posts on Instagram,...

“I would not have applied to nor been accepted to an M.F.A. program if it weren’t for the instruction I received through the...

“Nay, an I tell you that, I’ll ne'er look you i' th’ face again: but those that understood him smiled at one another and shook...

When I first contacted Certificate Program in Writing graduate and author Bill Truran, he had just heard back from his editor about his...

Many writers dream of one day being published. Not many people aspire to call themselves an editor. Yet editing is a competitive field,...

“As is common with many English teachers,” Barbara says, “I thought of myself as a teacher who might have been a writer if my life...

Now in the thick of University of San Francisco's M.F.A. in Writing, post-bacc writing grad Rose Heredia reflects on the good...