MFA Program
See writers who attended this programPoetry: Diane Gilliam, Devon McNamara, Doug Van Gundy
Fiction: Ashleigh Bryant Phillips, Richard Schmitt, Robert Yune
Nonfiction: Jessica Handler, Randon Billings Noble, Karen McElmurray
The program offers partial funding through scholarships, loans, and an annual postgraduate teaching fellowship.
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.