Western Colorado University

MFA Program

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Program Established: 
2010
Location: 
Gunnison, CO
Genre: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-Genre
Residency: 
Low
Duration: 
1-2 Years
Incoming Class Size: 
45-55
Application Deadline: 
Rolling Admissions
Application Fee: 
$55
Contact E-mail: 
Contact Name: 
Corinne Sublette
Core Faculty Includes: 

Poetry: CMarie Fuhrman, Carol Guerrero-Murphy, Tyson Hausdoerffer, Julie Kane, Maya Jewell Zeller, Cameron McGill, Byron F. Aspaas, Derek Sheffield, Steve Coughlin

Genre Fiction: Candace Nadon, Rick Wilbur, Johanna Parkhurst, E. Lily Yu, Julie Czerneda, Tenea Johnson, Laura Resau

Nature Writing: Karen Auvinen, Steve Coughlin, CMarie Fuhrman, Laura Pritchett, Ana Maria Spagna, Laura Resau, Claire Boyles, Maya Jewell Zeller

Publishing: Kevin J. Anderson, Gwyneth Gibby, Allyson Longueira

Screenwriting: Mitali Jahagirdar, Emily Spivey, Ligiah Villalobos Rojas, Geoffrey Geib, Kimberlea Kressel, Liz Scudlo

Funding/Employment Opportunities: 

The program offers scholarships and loans.

Affiliated Publications/Publishers: 
Other Features: 

Students attend a one-week residency each July at the Western Colorado University campus in Gunnison, Colorado.

The program now offers five distinct concentrations: Genre Fiction, Nature Writing, Poetry, Publishing, and Screenwriting.

Rolling admission is from August 1 to May 31.