Writers Helping Writers: Solstice MFA Scholarships

Thank you to everyone who supported our 2025 Writers Helping Writers Fundraising Campaign. With your gifts, shares, and other aid, we crushed our original $5,000 goal by December 31 and raised 75% of our $7,500 stretch goal.

As we enter a new year full of possibilities, let us continue standing together to create more equitable paths toward an MFA in creative writing degree. With each writer who joins and then graduates from the Solstice community, we expand a global network of working artists who grow their craft and create space for others. 

Thank you again for standing with us along the way. We see a future with even more funding to support writers. Your contributions now propel us toward that reality.

Thanks to all of your generosity and support, we're getting closer to raising $6,000 for our $7,500 stretch goal. Help us spread the word about our campaign this Giving Tuesday by sharing it on social media, via email, or any other way you keep in touch with family, friends, colleagues, and others. Every donation and share is another step toward keeping our need-based scholarship fund healthy for years to come.

And just like that, we've reached our $5,000 goal with several weeks left in our campaign. We extend our deepest gratitude to all who donated, shared the campaign, and otherwise have so far supported our Writers Helping Writers need-based scholarship fund.

Let's keep the momentum going with our first stretch goal of $7,500!

As of this update, we've raised more than $4,830, meaning we have less than $200 left until our target.

Thank you for all of your generosity so far. Your help means everything to our program and our students.

We're so close to $5,000 with six more weeks left in the campaign. Gift a $25, $50, or $100 gift today to bring us over the line.

Plus, reaching our target early means we can kick off our first stretch goal of $7,500! That's even more funding for our need-based scholarships to support writers as they earn an MFA degree with Solstice

Donate and share our campaign to join us on our journey toward even more scholarships and in larger amounts.

As of this post, we've raised more than $4,000, meaning we have less than $1k to go to our goal.

Thank you for all of your support so far. We appreciate your donations and how you've spread the word about our mission to reduce the financial barriers to earning an MFA degree.

Special thanks to those of you who joined us for our Nov. 12 online fundraiser reading featuring our student Sr. Allison Regina Gliot, alum Annette Marquis, and faculty member Tara Betts. During the event, we raised more than $600! If you couldn't attend, you can check out the recording here: 

As of this update, we've raised more than $3,200 toward our $5,000 goal. Thank you again to everyone who has so far supported this campaign by donating and/or encouraging others to donate. Not before long, we'll be at $4,000, putting us on the home stretch toward meeting our objective.

Want to learn more about our community and the writers who benefit from these scholarships? Join us tonight, Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. ET, for our virtual fundraiser reading featuring our student Sister Allison Regina Gliot, alum Annette Marquis, and faculty member Tara Betts. We're aiming to add $500 to the total during the event, and we'd love to have you join us. Register here and invite a few friends to tune in!

Thank you to everyone who has so far donated to our 2025 Writers Helping Writers fundraising campaign for our need-based scholarships. Not even a week into the campaign, and we're already more than halfway to our goal!

Help us get over the $3,000 mark by donating or sharing the campaign. Plus, don't forget that you can encourage others to give by setting up Match and Challenge Goals under "Matches & Challenges." 

Let's reach $5,000 and beyond before Dec. 31!