Columbia College Chicago Fiction

MFA and MA Programs

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A workshop at Columbia College Chicago.

MFA Program Established:

1993

Location:

Chicago, Illinois

Genres Include:

Fiction

Residency:

Full

Duration:

3 Years

Program Size:

Application Deadline:

01/13/2013

Application Fee:

Website:

http://www.colum.edu/Academics/Fiction_Writing/index.php [2]

Contact E-mail:

ralbers@colum.edu [3]

Contact Name:

Randall Albers

Core Faculty Includes:

Randall Albers, Andrew Allegretti, Don DeGrazia, Ann Hemenway, Gary Johnson, Patricia Ann McNair, Joe Meno, Eric May, Nami Mun, Audrey Niffenegger, Alexis Pride, Lisa Schlesinger, John Schultz, Betty Shiflett, Shawn Shiflett, Sam Weller

Funding/Employment Opportunities:

Students enrolled in Tutor Training and Practice Teaching courses can teach for compensation, limited scholarships, and other work-study opportunities.

Affiliated Publications/Publishers:

Hair Trigger, F Magazine, Fictionary [4]

Other Features:

This program offers an MA in the Teaching of Writing as well as a combined MA/MFA degree. Study abroad opportunities are available in Prague, the UK, and Florence. Students may also choose to take a semester in Los Angeles. Other features include the Publishing Lab and the annual Story Week Festival of Writers held each spring.

Graduates:

Arnie Bernstein, Michael A. Black, Don DeGrazia, Stephanie Kuehnert, Joe Meno, Sam Weller, Geling Yan

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