Hey! I'm Maggie May.
No, I'm not named after the Rod Stewart song. I'm a working writer traveling the US with my super-mutt, Piglet. Right now I’m headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, but a whole lot’s about to change…
In 2021, finances got in the way of accepting my place in a low-residency MFA program, so I started this blog as a way to share my adventures, stay accountable to my writing, and get an education on the road.
In 2023, I was a remote student in The Loft’s Year-Long Novel Writing Project with instructor Peter Geye.
And in March 2024, I found out I’d been accepted to the MFA in Creative Writing at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks!!! That means we’re taking this show back on the road, baby.
The Highway MFA is a place for writing resources, tips on starting (and finishing) projects, and navigating the submission world. It’s also a place to hear me blather on about my writing goals, my dog, and the random books I’m reading. Stay tuned for updates as I make my move to ALASKA in August 2024!
(Disclaimer: Maggie is not a bird. This is a temporary example of Maggie’s flighty brain until they can get actual professional headshots.)
Wait… but who’s Tyler?
For any poor confused souls looking for the blog of M. Tyler Tuttle, you’ve found the right place.
M. Tyler Tuttle is a pen name, the result of axe murderers, family history, and a longstanding joke about the letter “M.”
Enjoy. <3
M. Tyler Tuttle (they/them) is a writer, journalist, and wandering pit demon from Baltimore, Maryland. Tyler holds a degree in Creative Writing & English from the George Washington University in Washington, DC, and is a graduate of the The Loft’s Year-Long Novel Writing Project in Minneapolis, MN. Tyler’s work has been published in Cosmic Horror Monthly, Trace Fossils Review, Wooden Teeth, the Horror Over the Handlebars anthology, and multiple philanthropy journals. Their work has been considered for the Halifax Ranch Prize for Fiction (semi-finalist, 2021), F(r)iction Magazine’s Short Story Contest (finalist, fall 2023), and “Best Original Script” at the Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival (winner, 2022). You can catch up with Tyler online at TheHighwayMFA.com or @mtylertuttle on Twitter and Instagram, where they will be documenting their journey as an incoming MFA candidate at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. If you look close—and if you’re very, very lucky—you’ll find them meandering through the wilderness with their dog Piglet, or dancing in a field somewhere, pretending to be Stevie Nicks.