MFA Program
See writers who attended this programPoetry: Sandra Alcosser, Blas Falconer
Fiction: Lashon Daley, Matt de la Peña, Stephen-Paul Martin
The program offers funding on a competitive basis for tutoring fellowships, graduate assistants, graduate teaching associates, editorial assistants, as well as scholarships, fellowships, tuition waivers, and a program that allows California residents over sixty to apply to attend and receive an MFA for a nominal fee.
The program requires students to attend workshops and seminars offered in the late afternoon and evenings. The program hosts readings, salons, and the Living Writers Series, along with internships and professional development courses in pedagogy and literary editing and publishing.
Diana Garcia, Susan Conley, Matt de la Pena, David Tomas Martinez, Piotr Florczyk, Erin Rodoni, Timothy Welch, Tana Jean Welch, Jamie Asaye Fitzgerald, Renee Swindle, Hari Alluri, Kimball Taylor, Chris Baron, Carlos Kelly.