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Scenario

How age differences affect creative education

I got into a good MFA program but I am thirty-eight and watching twenty-two-year-olds workshop their first stories makes me feel ancient and behind.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Starting or restarting creative education later in life triggers complex feelings about lost time and comparative achievement.

Your guide for this
Mura
Mura works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Publishing and the literary world?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.