Our Sweet Sixteen: Help Us Determine the Best Writin’ School in the Land

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Once again it is time to scientifically determine the best writing school in the country.  This year’s seeding is based on last year’s results.  Can Vermont defend its title?  Stay tuned.

We ask that you leave your vote on the comments page of this post.  Only one vote per person per school this round please.  But if you like you can vote for two schools, yours and another.  This next round of voting will determine the final 2!  Because how long can we really keep this up?

 

LAST YEAR’S RESULT’s

1. Vermont College: 192

2. Bama: 64

3. Ohio State: 51
 
4. McNeese: 44
 
5. Goddard: 43 (a spate of late votes would have made G number 3, but…..)
 
6. George Mason: 35
 
7. UNCW: 23
 
8. Ashland: 22
 
9. SDSU: 21
 
10. Virginia Tech: 15
 
11. Arizona State: 13
 
12. BGSU: 9
 
13. New School: 7
 
14. Arizona: 7
 
15. Iowa: 7
 
16.  Penn State RIP: 5

 

 

 

 



  1. Lynne Heinzmann writes:

    Fairfield University’s MFA is the best! The best faculty, the best location, and extremely successful alumni!

  2. Kate writes:
  3. Graham writes:
  4. Samara writes:

    OSU! OSU! OSU!

  5. Linsey writes:

    Write-in: Fairfield U!

  6. Yo writes:
  7. T writes:

    Ohio State FTW!

  8. Daisy Abreu writes:

    Write in: Fairfield University!

  9. Elizabeth Hastings writes:

    Fairfield University – students and alums getting published – great island residencies – the best!

  10. Ryan O writes:

    Fairfield University if a great school and should be added to this list (as #1!)

  11. Lisa Calderone writes:

    Fairfield University

  12. Erin writes:

    Write In: Fairfield University for the win!

  13. Joshua Wise writes:

    Fairfield University!

  14. A.J. O'Connell writes:

    Fairfield University!

  15. Alena writes:

    Fairfield University, of course

  16. David writes:
  17. Ana writes:
  18. Jonathan Greenfield writes:

    Fairfield University MFA

  19. farren writes:

    ROLL BAMA ROLL

  20. Tasha writes:

    Alabama, Roll tide

  21. Adamtroy Newson writes:

    Fairfield University!

  22. Kirk Wisland writes:

    Arizona as a 14 seed? Below AZ State? Not bloody likely! Go Wildcats!

  23. Kim B. writes:

    UNC-W! Pull an upset!

    Also, writing in Western Michigan University.

    • Bill writes:

      Of course, UNCW is going up against the ghost program… And may have been born in Kenya!

  24. Colin writes:

    No Middlebury? No Emerson?
    My vote goes to Fairfield. Their alums have been cranking out publications and winning awards left and right over the last year or so.

  25. Kate Gorton writes:

    Are our Fairfield votes coming? I only see one and lots of us have written in! Thanks 🙂

  26. Tina DeMarco writes:
  27. Write in — FSU.

  28. Susan Daniels writes:

    Fairfield University!

  29. Lisa Kastner writes:

    Fairfield University

  30. Colin H writes:

    I vote for Fairfield University

  31. Sam writes:

    Write in: Fairfield University!

  32. Valerie writes:

    Fairfield University’s MFA Low Residency Program ROCKS!!!!

  33. Zac writes:

    Write-in: Fairfield University!

  34. Kate Gorton writes:

    Write-in for Fairfield U!

  35. Mark L Berry writes:

    Write In: Fairfield University – MFA

  36. mama writes:

    Write in: Fairfield!

  37. Kate Gorton writes:

    Fairfield University! (not sure if my other one posted.)

  38. Sonya Huber writes:

    Write in: Fairfield!

  39. Ioanna Opidee writes:

    Fairfield University’s relatively new low-residency MFA!!!

  40. Kate writes:

    Write-in vote for FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY! Expect more.

  41. Janet McAdams writes:

    Alabama — Roll Tide Roll!

  42. Jon Snow writes:

    I want to write for the side that writes for the living. Did I come to the write place?

  43. Sandi Wisenberg writes:

    It seems that the deck is stacked toward Vt College. I vote for Bama, where I’m teaching this semester, and Iowa, my alma mater.

  44. Peter writes:

    Vermont College, without a doubt!

  45. Emily writes:
  46. Vanessa Bray writes:

    Vermont College!! The Best of the Best!!

  47. DrJCE writes:

    Alabama’s Magically Fecund Allegorists… 😉

  48. Mortimer Snerd writes:
  49. Scott writes:
  50. Sue writes:

    Vermont College!