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George Mason University

MFA Program

Faculty member Alan Cheuse and author Amy Tan, a recent visitor to George Mason University, discuss her work.

Credit: 
Grace Kendall
MFA Program Established: 
1980
Location:
Fairfax, Virginia
Genres Include:
Poetry, Fiction, and Creative Nonfiction
Residency: 
Full
Duration: 
3 Years
Program Size: 
100
Application Deadline:
January 2, 2013
Application Fee: 
$65
Website: 
http://creativewriting.gmu.edu
Contact E-mail: 
Contact Name: 
William Miller
Core Faculty Includes: 

Jennifer Atkinson, Courtney Brkic, Alan Cheuse, Stephen Goodwin, Helon Habila, Sally Keith, Kyoko Mori, Eric Pankey, Susan Richards Shreve, Susan Tichy

Funding/Employment Opportunities: 

Teaching Assistantships, Fellowships, Teaching positions with partner organizations

Affiliated Publications/Publishers: 

Phoebe, So to Speak

Other Features: 

This program features the Fall for the Book festival, the New Leaves Writers' Conference, and 12 visiting writers a year. The program also offers teaching opportunities to students who are unable to take full-time graduate teaching assistantships.

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