Curious about the MFA in creative writing at AU? Take a look at Café MFA, a literary blog that lives on FOLIO’s website, to explore articles written by MFA students. Articles range in content from MFA stories/poems, literary events around the DMV area, craft posts, and more. Café MFA also hosts events on campus such as open mic nights for the MFA and broader AU community. Check out Cafe MFA site below:

Café MFA

PAST ISSUES

FOLIO is a nationally recognized literary journal affiliated with the College of Arts and Sciences at American University in Washington, DC.

Since 1984, we have published original creative work by both new and established authors. Past issues have included work by Roxane Gay, Michael Reid Busk, Franny Choi, Billy Collins, Ivan Pinkava, Hettie Jones, William Stafford, Bruce Weigl, Yumi Sakugawa, and Ross Gay, as well as interviews with Carmen Maria Machado, Michael Cunningham, Allen Ginsberg, Charles Baxter, Amy Bloom, Ann Beattie, Walter Kirn, and Marie Howe.

With over 40 years of history, FOLIO is proud to continue publishing great work.