Jim Turner
“The MIU MFA is about more than learning to write well. It is a transformative experience. I am not the same person who began this program two years ago. I am 66 years old. I thought I was too old to be a student, to meet the challenges and fulfill the requirements of a master’s degree. I no longer think that way. I now think I am too young to stop learning and growing and doing the things I love. And I love to write now. I owe all that to the professors of this program who are unfailingly kind, encouraging, and enthusiastic.”
Jim Turner (he/him) joined our program in Spring ‘21. He is studying creative nonfiction, writing down his family stories. Jim already published a book about education, drawing on his many years of experience as a school teacher. He has been such an engaged, present, supportive member of our community. Jim is always the first one to stand up for his classmates and support not only their writing, but also their business endeavors. We are so happy to have him in our program!