West Virginia Wesleyan College

MFA Program

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Program Established: 
2011
Location: 
Buckhannon, WV
Genre: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Residency: 
Low
Duration: 
2 Years
Incoming Class Size: 
6
Application Deadline: 
October 15, 2023
Application Fee: 
$0
Contact E-mail: 
Contact Name: 
Doug Van Gundy
Core Faculty Includes: 

Poetry: Diane Gilliam, Devon McNamara, Doug Van Gundy

Fiction: Ashleigh Bryant Phillips, Richard Schmitt, Robert Yune

Nonfiction: Jessica Handler, Randon Billings Noble, Karen McElmurray

Funding/Employment Opportunities: 

The program offers partial funding through scholarships, loans, and an annual postgraduate teaching fellowship.

Other Features: 

Students attend two nine- or ten-day residencies each year and one final residency at the end of the program. Students can complete a secondary-genre concentration with an additional semester of study.

The program, which is focused on place-based writing, hosts a reading series.

The application deadline is October 15 for the January residency and April 15 for the July residency. Applications are accepted year-round.