University of North Carolina, Greensboro

MFA Program

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Program Established: 
1965
Location: 
Greensboro, NC
Genre: 
Poetry, Fiction
Residency: 
Full
Duration: 
2 Years
Incoming Class Size: 
10-12
Application Deadline: 
December 15, 2023
Application Fee: 
$65
Contact E-mail: 
Core Faculty Includes: 

Poetry: Stuart Dischell, Terry Kennedy, Emilia Phillips
Fiction: Xhenet Aliu, Holly Goddard Jones, Derek Palacio, Jessie Van Rheenan

Funding/Employment Opportunities: 

The program offers full funding. The program offers teaching, editorial, and graduate assistantships, as well as fellowships, scholarships, and tuition waivers.

Affiliated Publications/Publishers: 
Other Features: 

This program hosts the Distinguished Visiting Writer Series. Students also have the opportunity to participate in internships, instructional assistantships for in-class teaching experience, and courses in literary entrepreneurship. Other features include the Write-on-Greensboro community workshop program.

The deadline for priority consideration is December 15 and the final deadline is January 15.

Graduates: 

Steve Almond, Julianna Baggott, Camille Dungy, Ansel Elkins, Claudia Emerson, Kelly Link, Nina Riggs, Sarah Rose Nordgren, Leslie Youngblood