Lewis Millholland, a third-year MFA student in fiction at Boise State University, appeared on the MFA Writers Podcast. The podcast, created and hosted by Jared McCormack, features creative writing MFA students from across the country to discuss “their program, their process, and a piece they’re working on,” according to the website.
On the episode, Millholland reads one of his stories and discusses his writing process and the MFA program at Boise State. On what drew him to the program, Millholland notes the published works by alumni and faculty, including “Brood” by Jackie Polzin and “God’s Dogs” by Mitch Wieland. Millholland also notes how much he enjoys teaching fiction classes as an MFA student. “Teaching in your genre, you teach work that you care about, and I really care about my students’ work,” Millholland said. “To see their growth was so exciting.”
Millholland also described the benefits of a small MFA program, and praised the faculty, saying, “They always make time for students and show up for us.” Millholland and McCormack discussed the Sun Valley Writers’ Conference Fellowship Program, Storyfort, the joys of working on The Idaho Review and more.