Mile-High Writing

Looking for a writing program that doesn't just give you the formulas of craft but also tends to the wild unfurling of your soul? The Mile-High MFA at Regis University just might be for you. REGIS.EDU/MFA

Discover the creativity, community, and opportunities that make Regis University's Mile-High MFA in Creative Writing unique! 🎥 Take a glimpse into what makes the Mile-High MFA experience special! #MileHighMFA #CreativeWriting #MFAProgram

Throw back Tuesday!☺️ #EmilyDickinson #CreativeWriting

We’re excited to celebrate alumni Troy Ailan and the publication of his essay, “Between Rage and Resilience,” in Ambrook! Congratulations, Troy, on this wonderful accomplishment! ⛰️💚 📖 Read his newly published essay here: ambrook.com/offrange/perspec… #MileHighMFA #CreativeWriting

📖 Quote Tuesday In Things in Nature Merely Grow, Yiyun Li compares a mother to a shipbuilder, building a vessel without knowing what waters lie ahead⛵ #YiyunLi #ThingsInNatureMerelyGrow

And that’s a wrap on our Fall 2026 Literary Symposium! 📚✨ A heartfelt thank you to Joshua Wheeler, Steven Dunn, and J. Michael Martinez for sharing your stories, creative processes, and insights with our Regis community. 💛 #MileHighMFA #FallLiterarySymposium #CreativeWriting

Ernest Hemingway reminds us that writing isn't just about describing emotions, but capturing the moments and experiences that create them ✍️💛 🧡 📖 Quote featured in The Emotional Craft of Fiction by Donald Maass. #milehighmfa #milehighcreativewriting

We're excited to celebrate Mile-High MFA alumni Becca Downs and her debut poetry collection, Acid Rain Epithalamium, published by Beyond the Veil Press in 2024! 🎉🌎🖋️ 📖 Swipe to learn more about Acid Rain Epithalamium! 💚 #BeccaDowns #milehighmfa #milehighcreativewriting

For this week’s Finish the Sentence Friday, turn an abstract feeling into something your reader can see, hear, smell, taste, or touch. Adapted from an experiment in Paisley Rekdal’s Real Toads, Imaginary Gardens, pp. 80–81 🤍 #milehighcreativewriting #FinishTheSentenceFriday

The Regis University Fall Literary Symposium begins this Friday! 🤎 Swipe to learn more! 📍 Claver Hall, Room 307 🕒 3:00–4:00 p.m. 📅 October 16–18, 2026 #milehighmfa #milehighcreativewriting #milehighmfaalumni #FallLiterarySymposium

Join Mile-High MFA alumni Patty McCrystal at GATHER, a storytelling event supporting The Delores Project! ❤️ 📅 Sunday, October 18 ⏰ 3:00 p.m. We hope to see you there! Purchase your tickets here: 🎟️ secure.qgiv.com/for/gather20… #milehighcreativewriting #TheDeloresProject

Today’s Alumni Celebration recognizes Mile-High MFA alumni Andrew Koch and his short story, “Death Comes for All the Pretty Bunnies,” published in the 2026 fashion-themed Issue 50 of Catamaran Literary Reader. Congratulations Andrew! 🎷 #milehighmfaalumni #milehighmfa \

Join us for the Fall Symposium at Regis University, featuring Joshua Wheeler, J. Michael Martinez, and Steven Dunn 🍂📚 📅 October 16–18 🕒 3–4 p.m. daily 📍 Claver, Room 307 Save the dates and bring a fellow book lover—we hope to see you there!

Today, we’re celebrating Mile High MFA alum Jordan Wyberneit and their poetry collection, After the Anthropocene! 🌎📖 #JordanWyberneit #milehighmfaalumni #milehighmfa #milehighcreativewriting

It’s Finish the Sentence Friday! 🍂✍️ “This fall, I’m finding my way back to the page through…” A favorite book? A change of scenery? Finish the sentence in the comments! #FinishTheSentenceFriday #MileHighMFA #MileHighCreativeWriting #CreativeWriting

This Thursday, we’re reflecting on survival and the small rituals that carry us through, with words from Natasha Marin’s “Ritual for Rehealing,” featured in Black Imagination. 🍂📖🧡 #Natasha Marin #MileHighMFA #MileHighCreativeWriting #QuoteOfTheWeek

Welcome to the Mile-High MFA Class of 2028! We’re excited to welcome Alma Meeker, Christina Stanton, and Christy Stewart into the Mile-High MFA community. Here’s to new voices, new stories, creative growth, and the next chapter of the writing journey. Welcome, writers!