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<rss version="2.0"><channel><description>A 2-Year, fully-funded, residency program, The MFA Writing Program at UNC Greensboro is one of the oldest such programs in the country.</description><link>https://bsky.app/profile/mfagreensboro.bsky.social</link><title>@mfagreensboro.bsky.social - UNCG Creative Writing</title><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/mfagreensboro.bsky.social/post/3mjhgwx23o62g</link><description>Happy Pub Day to UNCG Creative Writing alum Mark Caskie! Field Notes for Extinction launches today from Grayson Books. buff.ly/s9NeZi5</description><pubDate>14 Apr 2026 13:03 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:fmsaegd7oazz2gazjw3ybidw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhgwx23o62g</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/mfagreensboro.bsky.social/post/3min5a3xkuy2w</link><description>Introducing our Keynote Speaker for the 2026 Spring Conference: Crystal Simone Smith! 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