Creative Writing

I’m reading a biography on Sandra Cisneros for a book report, and I’d like to know what “MFA,” “NEA,” and “PEN” stand for.

Here are the sentences they are used in.

MFA ~ “Graduates from University of Iowa with MFA in creative writing.”

NEA ~ “Receives first NEA grant; works to complete “The House on Mango Street;” residency at Micael Karolyi Artist’s Foundation in Venice, Italy; write poems for “My Wicked Wicked Ways;” meets lifelong from Jasna K.”

PEN~ “‘Woman Hollering Creek’ published and awarded the PEN Center West Award for Best Fiction of 1991; Cisneros recieves Lannan Litereary Award.

Thank you for your answers. Anonymous - Thank you for your answer! 10 points!

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