University of Pittsburgh

MFA Program

Location:

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Genres Include:

Poetry, Fiction, and Creative Nonfiction

Residency:

full (three years)

Size:

Application Deadline:

December 9, 2012

Application Fee:

$50

Website:

www.creativewriting.pitt.edu/graduate

E-mail address:

erynatpitt@gmail.com

Contact:

Eryn Morgan

Core Faculty Includes:

Toi Derricotte, Lynn Emanuel, Fiona Cheong, Chuck Kinder, Jeanne Marie Laskas

Funding/Employment Opportunities:

graduate and teaching assistantships, fellowships

Affiliated Publications:

Hot Metal Bridge, No, Collision

Other Features:

Pittsburgh Contemporary Writers Series; Pitt Writers' Cafe; Turow-Kinder Prize in Fiction; Brown Award; Block Award; Academy of American Poets Prize; Graduate Placement Committee

Graduates:

Terrance Hayes, Rebecca Skloot, Judith Vollmer

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