{"product_id":"short-story-critique-and-or-2026-mfa-prep-with-kelly-luce","title":"Short Story \u0026 Personal Essay Critique or 2026 MFA Application Preparation with Kelly Luce","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"sqs-block-content\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eApplications accepted on a rolling basis. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/59oYA4vVEYkPfnXw6\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClick here to apply \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sqs-block-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDo you need help finalizing\/editing a short story or personal essay and prepping it for submission? Or, are you getting ready to apply for an MFA and want help preparing your MFA application materials (including your creative sample and SOP)?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf so, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.kellyluce.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKelly Luce\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, author of the novel \u003cem\u003ePull Me Under\u003c\/em\u003e (Farrar, Straus, and Giroux) and the story collection \u003cem\u003eThree Scenarios in Which Hana Sasaki Grows a Tail\u003c\/em\u003e (A Strange Object), is available to work with you. Kelly received an MFA from the Michener Center for Writers at UT Austin and is editor-in-chief of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/electricliterature.com\/category\/lit-mags\/the-commuter\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Commuter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003cem\u003eElectric Literature's\u003c\/em\u003e weekly literary magazine featuring flash, poetry, and graphic narrative. Kelly is also a former fellow at Harvard’s Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFind more details and application instructions below:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSHORT STORY or PERSONAL ESSAY CRITIQUE\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eIncluded in this package:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThorough constructive feedback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLine edit and editorial memo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFollow-up via email\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscussion of goals and submission process\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCritique Pricing\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cem\u003eIndividual Pieces 5,000 Words or less: $500; Individual Pieces between 5,000 - 8,000 words: $650.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/59oYA4vVEYkPfnXw6\" style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAPPLY FOR A CRITIQUE\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMFA APPLICATION PREP\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncluded in this package:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThorough critique of work sample (up to 25 pages)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLine edit of 1 personal statement (up to 700 words)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne meeting to discuss revisions and application process\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2026 MFA Application Prep Pricing\u003c\/strong\u003e: $700\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/59oYA4vVEYkPfnXw6\" style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAPPLY FOR MFA APPLICATION PREP\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sqs-block-content\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sqs-block-content\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sqs-block-content\"\u003eContact us \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/writingworkshops.com\/pages\/contact\" title=\"Contact WritingWorkshops.com Here\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHERE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e if you have any questions about these services.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sqs-block-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMentor Kelly Luce \u003c\/strong\u003eis the author of \u003cem\u003eThree Scenarios in Which Hana Sasaki Grows a Tail\u003c\/em\u003e (A Strange Object), winner of Foreword Review’s Editor’s Choice Prize for Fiction, and the novel \u003cem\u003ePull Me Under\u003c\/em\u003e (Farrar, Straus, and Giroux), a Book of the Month Club selection and one of \u003cem\u003eElle’s\u003c\/em\u003e Best Books of 2016. She grew up in Brookfield, Illinois. After graduating from Northwestern University with a degree in cognitive science, she moved to Japan, where she lived and worked for three years. Her work has been recognized by fellowships from the MacDowell Colony, Yaddo, Ucross Foundation, Sozopol Fiction Seminars, Ragdale Foundation, the Kerouac Project, and Jentel Arts, and has appeared in \u003cem\u003eNew York Magazine, Chicago Tribune, Salon, O, the Oprah Magazine, The Southern Review\u003c\/em\u003e, and other publications. She received an MFA from the Michener Center for Writers at UT Austin in 2015. She is the editor of \u003cem\u003eElectric Literature’s Recommended Reading Commuter \u003c\/em\u003eand was a 2016-17 fellow at Harvard’s Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. 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