University of Arizona

MFA Program

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Program Established: 
1972
Location: 
Tucson, AZ
Genre: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Residency: 
Full
Duration: 
3 Years
Incoming Class Size: 
7
Application Deadline: 
December 15, 2023
Application Fee: 
$85 ($95 for international students)
Contact E-mail: 
Contact Name: 
Kate Bernheimer
Core Faculty Includes: 

Kate Bernheimer, Susan Briante, Bojan Louis, Manuel Muñoz, Farid Matuk, Ander Monson, Sara Sams, Aurelie Sheehan, Johanna Skibsrud

Funding/Employment Opportunities: 

The program offers full funding with tuition, health insurance, and a stipend through assistantships teaching first-year writing and creative writing.

Affiliated Publications/Publishers: 
Other Features: 

The program houses three reading series: The Distinguished Visitor Series, WIP, and Infuse. A weekly colloquium for MFA students brings in alumni, agents, editors for conversation and mentorship. Other features include a wide variety of literary internships, research and travel grants, and opportunities at the internationally renowned University of Arizona Poetry Center.

Graduates: 

Cara Blue Adams, Taneum Bambrick, Francisco Cantú, Maud Casey, Jos Charles, Ann Cummings, Danielle Geller, Raquel Guitiérrez, Cathi Hanauer, Tony Hoagland, Daniel Jones, Megan Kimble, Nancy Mairs, Matt Mendez, Sarah Minor, Daniyal Mueenuddin, Antonya Nelson, David James Poissant, Josh Riedel, Alberto Ríos, David Rivard, Richard Russo, Justin St. Germain, Timothy Schaffert, Peggy Schumaker, Agha Shahid Ali, Matthew Shenoda, Richard Siken, Aisha Sabatini Sloan, Kati Standefer, Sophia Terazawa, TC Tolbert, Peter Turchi, Padma Viswanathan, David Foster Wallace, David Wojahn, Rachel Yoder