MFA Payday

About MFA Payday

Join us as we explore how to make your MFA in Creative Writing pay on our new podcast, MFA Payday!Through interviews with MFA graduates, publishing industry insiders, and more, we will share the most up-to-date info on what to do with that degree in your hand. Get your FREE pitch submission tracker at www.mfapayday.com.

Publisher

Barry and Drēma Drudge

Category

arts · arts · education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

9 Aug 2022

Latest episode

3 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

8 of 27 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   3 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Flattened Grass: After a Month of Writing, read by the author, Drema Drudge

   Author Drema Drudge reads her poem "Flattened Grass," exploring the aftermath of intense creative focus and the unexpected metaphors that emerge.

2. 

   11 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   "Renewal," read by the author, Drema Drudge

   Author Drema Drudge reads her poem "Renewal," exploring themes inspired by "Logan's Run" and its publication history.

3. 

   14 May 2026

   “Sonshine” | Poem Read by Drema Drudge (CW: death)

   Drema reads her poem, "Sonshine," about a face painter who tells a story about a opossum and her dog. CW: death While this is not a polished reading, it is heartfelt and I hope it might ease your pain if you've suffered loss. This first appeared on my blog, then recently was published by Bards Against Hunger.

Inside a recent episode

Flattened Grass: After a Month of Writing, read by the author, Drema Drudge

Published 3 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] I've just been through a month of all novel, all August, and it was a lot of fun. It was a lot of work. And even though technically it's over, my novel won't leave me alone. Actually, today I did not mean to work on it, but work on it I did. Anyway, that's sort of where that poem came from, that and the fact that I sort of had this, oh, no, the month is over. I'm not working on my novel. What am I working on? And, well... […]

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

10 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 13 / 100

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Quality

5

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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