MFA in a Box: A Why to Write Book by John Rember

Eric Hoffer Book Award Grand Prize Short List, and 1st Runner Up – Reference Category (2011)

Midwest Book Awards, Finalist – Reference Category (2011)

Nautilus Book Awards, Silver Winner – Writing/Creative Process Category (2011)

Part craft talk, part philosophical tome, part memoir, MFA in a Box is not so much a book about how to write as it is about whyto write. In chapters that explore the relationships between the writer and love, grief, place, family, race, violence, and other topics, Rember helps writers dive deep into their own writing. He tells them how they can breathe down there and how they can get back.