Welcome to Aimee Liu's MFA Lore!

Where you get the essence of an MFA in creative prose writing, minus the tuition

Hi there!

I’m Aimee Liu, and I write novels, essays, and nonfiction books.

Here at MFA Lore, my mission is to offer you the essence of an MFA in creative writing, minus the tuition. As a subscriber, you’ll receive weekly creative prompts and literary craft and publishing advice culled from my long experience as a bestselling author, veteran ghostwriter, and MFA advisor. Paid subscribers receive intensive craft and business essays each Saturday, plus bimonthly zoom salons. And members of my Take-5 program get my personal feedback on their work, both in writing and at our monthly online workshops.

Why this work, and why now? I firmly believe that, in this historic moment of moral crisis, it’s more important than ever for writers of all stripes to learn the craft of literary writing, because that is the writing that ultimately conveys truth to hearts and minds and dismantles false assumptions.

We’re drowning today in superficial words that lie and distract and manipulate and delude. What thi…