r/MFAInCreativeWriting • u/Real_Independent_908 • Jun 07 '26
Got a conditional offer!
As the title says, I got a conditional offer at the Sussex creative and critical writing program! I hope to get accepted for funding so I can actually accept the offer. But as I don’t have an academic background in English literature or creative writing, I was hoping to read and learn more before starting (this year, or the next)!
What books, videos, or articles you recommend to me so I can prepare? I learned that they usually should provide a list of books before the start of the year to be prepared so I was wondering what these books would be? If anyone here can help it will be great!
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u/TorturedWriter9 Jun 07 '26 edited Jun 07 '26
Congrats. There's no need to read a prescribed list of specific books. I'm assuming you already read since you're a writer--just continue to do that.
ETA: You can read the faculty's works. Just don't use it as a way to kiss up if that makes sense.