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Louisiana State University

MFA Program

MFA Program Established:

1987

Location:

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Genres Include:

Poetry, Fiction, and Creative Nonfiction

Residency:

Full

Duration:

3 Years

Program Size:

Application Deadline:

January 25, 2013

Application Fee:

$50

Website:

http://www.lsu.edu/creativewriting

Contact E-mail:

Contact Name:

Rhonda Amis

Core Faculty Includes:

James Gordon Bennett, Jennifer S. Davis, Femi Euba, Lara Glenum, Zack Godshall, Mari Kornhauser, Joshua Leibner, Laura Mullen, Metta Sama, James Wilcox

Funding/Employment Opportunities:

Teaching Assistantships

All students are fully funded.

Affiliated Publications/Publishers:

The New Delta Review, The Southern Review, Exquisite Corpse, LSU Press

Other Features:

This program offers several reading series, including Readers & Writers, The Underpass: Readings by the LSU MFA Program, and the Creative Writing Program’s distinguished visitors series. Editorial positions are available with local journals.

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