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University of Massachusetts, Amherst

MFA Program

MFA Program Established:

1964

Location:

Amherst, Massachusetts

Genres Include:

Poetry and Fiction

Residency:

Full

Duration:

3 Years

Program Size:

Application Deadline:

December 1, 2012

Application Fee:

$75

Website:

http://umass.edu/english/MFA_home.htm

Contact E-mail:

Contact Name:

Lisa Olstein

Core Faculty Includes:

Chris Bachelder, Peter Gizzi, Noy Holland, Sabina Murray, Lisa Olstein, James Tate, Dara Wier

Funding/Employment Opportunities:

Teaching Assistantships, Teaching Associateships, Fellowships, Research Assistantships, Paid Interships, Juniper Prizes

Affiliated Publications/Publishers:

Route 9, jubilat, The Massachusetts Review, University of Massachusetts Press

Other Features:

The Applied Literary Arts program offers for-credit interships with journals, presses, schools, museums, and other institutions. Reading series include the visiting writers series and Live Lit, a reading series at Amherst Books. Other associated programs include Writers in the Schools, Writers Work Forums, the Juniper Summer Writing Institute, and the Juniper Literary Festival.

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