LSU’s Creative Writing program was founded in 1968 by David Madden. Our fully-funded MFA is nearly 40 years old. Home to @deltajournal and @ndrmag.
Baton Rouge, LA
Joined September 2014
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Aaaand we're back! 💋 Join The Underpass Reading Series and Delta Mouth for a kickoff reading and fundraiser at the Radio Bar on September 7th at 2 PM.
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Today's the day! The 2025 Delta Mouth Literary Festival kicks off tonight at the LSU Ogden Honors College at 6 PM. But tomorrow afternoon, our panels will begin at 12 PM, so make sure to not miss those. See you later!
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Only two days until 2025 Delta Mouth! Keep an eye out for more information on our Saturday panels!
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Ready for Baton Rouge's hottest book event? The 2025 Delta Mouth Literary Festival is only one week away. With our biggest line-up ever, we can't wait to celebrate such literary talent with you. So clear your calendars and make your way to Baton Rouge!
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It's here & I’m still in mild disbelief at it all. Thank you so much to everyone at @sarabandebooks.
A special thanks to @thejsdavis, @jgwheel, and Randolph Thomas- this book wouldn't have been what it was without all your help.
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It's almost time to do it all again! We had an amazing first night last year, and we can't wait to see you in Baton Rouge to kick off the 2025 Delta Mouth Literary Festival on March 21st!
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fantastic mail day when I receive the DEBUT story collection by my @LSUCWprogram colleague & friend @anchangjoon1 😍
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And the lineup keeps growing! Our 9th author for Delta Mouth 2025 is Dr. Taylor Byas! 🎉 Taylor’s debut, I Done Clicked My Heels Three Times, has won numerous awards, and her next collection, Resting Bitch Face, is coming August 2025. We can’t wait to hear her amazing work!
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We’re not done yet! Our 8th author on our lineup is Jami Nakamura Lin! 📖 Author of the award-winning The Night Parade, Jami’s work blends memoir and mythology, earning recognition from Boston Globe, New York Magazine, and more. We’re so excited to have her at Delta Mouth 2025!
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We’re thrilled to welcome Alejandro Heredia to Delta Mouth 2025! A Bronx-born writer and LAMBDA Literary fellow, he’s received support from the Dominican Studies Institute and Black Mountain Institute. His debut novel, Loca, is on the way. Don’t miss him at this year’s festival!
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José Olivarez will make his way to Baton Rouge this March for Delta Mouth 2025! José is the acclaimed author of Promises of Gold and Citizen Illegal. His work speaks to identity, language, and belonging with power and heart. We’re thrilled to have him at this year’s festival!
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Nicole Cooley is coming to Delta Mouth 2025! A New Orleans native and award-winning poet, Nicole’s latest collection, Mother Water Ash (LSU Press), continues her powerful exploration of place, memory, and resilience. We’re so excited to welcome her to this year’s festival!
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noam keim is joining the 2025 Delta Mouth lineup!🎉 A trauma worker, medicine maker, and flâneur freak based in Philadelphia, noam’s writing explores antizionism, healing, queerness, colonialism, and reverence for the land. Don’t miss them at this year’s festival!
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Lots of industry badies opened for submissions this week. I mean badies in a good way…. goodies? Ick, no.
Whatever PLACES TO SEND YOUR WRITING THIS WEEEEEK
Find them all on chillsubs.com/browse
ALT 16 of your favorite lit mags just opened for submissions 1 Planet Scumm 2 Southword Journal 3 Waxwing Literary Journal 4 Gulf Stream Magazine 5 Lunch Ticket 6 Mudroom 7 The London Magazine 8 Flash Point SF 9 New Delta Review 10 BODY 11 Indiana Review 12 ZYZZYVA 13 Swamp Pink 14 Vestal Review 15 Identity Theory 16 32 Poems
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Delta Mouth 2025 is bringing the best in literature to Baton Rouge!🐊We’re thrilled to welcome Vanessa Saunders to our lineup. She is the author of The Flat Woman, winner of the Ronald Sukenick Innovative Fiction Prize. Join us in March to celebrate her innovative storytelling!
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Join us for Stories for Sippin’, an afternoon of literary magic and open mic at Hayride Scandal on Sunday, February 2! Featuring Carolyn Hembree, Maurice Ruffin, and Vanessa Saunders, this event supports the 2025 Delta Mouth Festival. Scan the QR codes to save your spot today!
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Next Delta Mouth event, happening soon! Click the link for more details.
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Welcome back, Tigers! 🐅 We’re so excited to have everyone back in the Journalism Building and to kick off a new semester! Have a great first day of class!
#geauxmanship #lsustudents #lsu – at Baton Rouge, LA
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LSU's MFA in Creative Writing is where writers geaux to grow! With our three-year, fully funded program, you have the ability to focus on your writing and learn from our award-winning faculty and visiting authors.
Applications are open and are due January 15th, 2025.
