Author: Ai Jiang
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An Essay on My Writing Journey, Thoughts on Awards, & Pitfalls Along the Way
On School & Balancing I’ll be attending my master’s graduation in two weeks, and I must say that the year has been utterly frantic but rewarding. During the program, I split my time between badminton training, writing and readings for courses, along with writing and reading outside of the program and slush reading. I found […]
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Awards Eligibility 2021 (& some stats)
I’m still not 100% sure how awards and eligibility works but here are the stories I’ve had published in 2021 for consideration! If you have the time to read them or have already read and enjoyed them, do consider nominating them for an award! (If you only have time for one or two stories, I’ve […]
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Fog, Rain, Wind, & Inspiration
Image by Bryan Walker (https://unsplash.com/@bryanmillarwalker) It’s been a minute since my last post, and I’ve been really procrastinating. But I’ll be starting the MSc in Creative Writing (Fiction) program at the University of Edinburgh in the following weeks, so I’ve been preparing for that. I’m officially in Scotland, but I haven’t moved into my term […]
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With May Comes Weeds
A day ago, I spent two-and-a-half hours pulling weeds from the front lawn. They never seem to disappear! If only the number of words I write multiples as fast as the weeds. Writing Update: Currently, I’m halfway through the free writing workshop offered by Writer’s of the Future. I find what was the most effective […]
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Master’s in Scotland
Wrapping up my second MA/MFA application season with four acceptances, one waitlist, and nine rejections. Last year, I applied to seven programs with one acceptance (unfunded), but looking back, I still cringe at my writing sample—I’m sure I’ll also cringe at this year’s sometime down the line. I think this year I fell into the […]