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University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop

MFA Program

The Dey House at the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop

MFA Program Established:

1936

Location:

Iowa City, Iowa

Genres Include:

Poetry and Fiction

Residency:

Full

Duration:

2 Years

Program Size:

100

Application Deadline:

January 3, 2013

Application Fee:

$60

Website:

http://www.uiowa.edu/~iww

Contact E-mail:

Core Faculty Includes:

Ethan Canin, Samantha Chang, James Galvin, Mark Levine, Marilynne Robinson

Funding/Employment Opportunities:

Teaching Assistantships, Research Assistantships, Fellowships

Affiliated Publications/Publishers:

Iowa Review, University of Iowa Press

Other Features:

This program features numerous visiting writers.

Students may also participate in the following programs affiliated with the University of Iowa: the Center for the Book, which offers classes in book-making, print-making, paper-making, and other book-related topics; study abroad in Ireland; and courses in playwriting and nonfiction writing. Students may also get involved in arts outreach with the Patient Voice Project, the Iowa Youth Writing Project, or the Arts Share program with Iowa schools and communities.

This program also offers an MFA in literary translation.

Graduates:

Michael Cunningham, Rita Dove, Jorie Graham, Adam Haslett, Matthea Harvey, Denis Johnson, Philip Levine, Jayne Anne Phillips, Flannery O'Connor, ZZ Packer, Matthew Rohrer, Stuart Dybek, John Irving, Jane Smiley, T.C. Boyle, James Tate, James Allan McPherson, Raymond Carver, Yiyun Li, Daniel Alarcon, Paul Harding, D.A. Powell, Chris Adrian

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