Thesis Draft 1.0

My first-draft thesis had to be replaced with an entirely different text. My thesis adviser, following a workshop, said that she wanted me to complete the first fifty pages of a novel before I finished my MFA program. She recommended this because I've been working on a science fiction epic for a long time. Unfortunately, the requirement for the thesis was that it had been previously seen in a workshop. Because of this, the fifty new pages could not be submitted for the thesis.

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Submitting the Text

The text is submitted on acid-free cotton manuscript paper, which is then bound by the library. One-inch margins are required, and I had to re-print a copy because I had included a header, and the header violated the one-inch margin.

I wanted an extra copy, so I had two copies printed with the header (one for the school, and one for myself). Then I had to re-print. Afterwards, I paid the library to bind two extra copies for me rather than just one extra.

The copy must be on acid-free paper so that it won't break down while in storage.

Purpose of MFA Thesis

The thesis is meant to prove that one has accomplished a major work of creative writing at the conclusion of two years of workshops and seminars.