Oregon State University–Cascades

MFA Program

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Program Established: 
2013
Location: 
Bend, OR
Genre: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Residency: 
Low
Duration: 
2 Years
Incoming Class Size: 
Varies - Maximum program enrollment: 27 students
Application Deadline: 
March 1, 2024
Application Fee: 
$60
Contact Name: 
Lauren Seiffert
Core Faculty Includes: 

Program Lead: Jennifer Reimer, PhD

Poetry: Irene Cooper, Raquel Gutiérrez, Joy Manesiotis

Fiction: Beth Alvarado, Christopher Boucher, Irene Cooper, T. Geronimo Johnson, Joshua Mohr

Nonfiction: Beth Alvarado, Christopher Boucher, Joshua Mohr, Ellen Waterston

Funding/Employment Opportunities: 

The program offers scholarships through the Oregon State University graduate scholarship program. 

Other Features: 

Students attend two ten-day residencies each year, in Fall and Spring terms, at the OSU-Cascades campus in Bend, Oregon.

The program hosts a Distinguished Visiting Writers series, which has hosted writers Geraldine Brooks, CA Conrad, Jeff Fearnside, Karen Finneyfrock, Rebecca Morgan Frank, Kaui Hart Hemmings, Tiana Kahakauwila, Colleen Kinder, Elizabeth A.I. Powell, James Prosek, and Jennifer Tseng.

The priority application deadline is March 1 for the fall term. The final application deadline is June 1 for the fall term.