Rutgers University, Newark

MFA Program

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Program Established: 
2007
Location: 
Newark, NJ
Genre: 
Poetry, Fiction
Residency: 
Full
Duration: 
2 Years
Incoming Class Size: 
14
Application Deadline: 
December 15, 2023
Application Fee: 
$70
Contact Name: 
Melissa Hartland
Core Faculty Includes: 

Poetry: Rigoberto González (Director) and Brenda Shaughnessy
Fiction: Alice Elliott Dark, John Keene, Akil Kumarasamy, Naomi Jackson, Simeon Marsalis
Nonfiction: James Goodman, Salamishah Tillet

Funding/Employment Opportunities: 

The program offers fellowships and funding to all admitted full-time students at the in-state rate, as well as teaching assistantships at the Writing Center and part-time teaching assistantships in the Creative Writing minor.

Other Features: 

The program hosts a visiting writers series, the Writers at Newark Reading Series, and the Chancellor’s MFA Mentors Program with local Newark high schools. Other features include concentrations in cultural, political, and ethnic studies; literature and book arts; and performance and media studies.

Graduates: 

Ana Portnoy Brimmer, Andrés Cerpa, Nick Fuller Googins, Michelle Hart, Saeed Jones, Antonio López, Emily Luan, Simeon Marsalis, Cheswayo Mphanza, Christa Parravani, Ryan Lee Wong