Georgia State University

MFA Program

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Program Established: 
1989
Location: 
Atlanta, GA
Genre: 
Poetry, Fiction
Residency: 
Full
Duration: 
3 Years
Incoming Class Size: 
10-15 (MFA & PhD combined)
Application Deadline: 
February 5, 2024
Application Fee: 
$50
Contact E-mail: 
Contact Name: 
Prof. Josh Russell
Core Faculty Includes: 

Poetry: Danielle Cadena Deulen, Beth Gylys
Fiction: John Holman, Sheri Joseph, Josh Russell
Nonfiction: Danielle Cadena Deulen

Funding/Employment Opportunities: 

The program and department offer a limited number of editorial and writing studio assistantships to incoming MFA students, as well as the Paul Bowles Fellowship ($5,000), and other smaller scholarship awards. The program also offers a limited number of teaching assistantships to incoming MFA students who hold the MA.

Affiliated Publications/Publishers: 
Other Features: 

This program features a Visiting Writers Series. 

Graduates: 

Caroline Crew, Dionne Irving, Andrea Jurjevic, Soniah Kamal, James Davis May, Derek Nikitas, Kristin Robertson, Marcela Fuentes, Jenny Sadre-Orafai