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Converse College

MFA Program

MFA Program Established:

2009

Location:

Spartanburg, South Carolina

Genres Include:

Poetry, Fiction, and Creative Nonfiction

Residency:

Low

Duration:

2 Years

Program Size:

Application Deadline:

October 1, 2014

Application Fee:

$40

Website:

http://www.converse.edu/mfa

Contact E-mail:

Contact Name:

Rick Mulkey

Core Faculty Includes:

Marlin Barton, Denise Duhamel, Albert Goldbarth, Robert Olmstead, Leslie Pietrzyk

Funding/Employment Opportunities:

Partial Work Scholarships

Affiliated Publications/Publishers:

Other Features:

Students in this program attend two nine-day residencies per year and can participate in the reading series and Writers Studio Workshop.
The application deadline for the Winter/Spring semester is October 1. The application deadline for the Summer/Fall semester is February 15.

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