Lesley University

MFA Program

MFA Program Established:

2003

Location:

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Genres Include:

Poetry, Fiction, and Creative Nonfiction

Residency:

Low

Duration:

2 Years

Program Size:

Application Deadline:

Rolling Admissions

Application Fee:

Website:

http://www.lesley.edu/offcampus/term/nmhttp://www.lesley.edu/master-of-fine-arts/creative-writing/low-residencyfaaibgsas... [1]

Contact E-mail:

jvanderv@lesley.edu [2]

Contact Name:

Jana M. Van der Veer

Core Faculty Includes:

Tony Abbott [3], Erin Belieu [4], Anne Bernays, Suzanne Berne [5], Jami Brandli, Barry Brodsky, Jane Brox, Sharon Bryan, Teresa Cader, Rafael Campo [6], Leah Hager Cohen [7], Pat Lowery Colins [8], Steven Cramer [9], Jacqueline Davies [10], David Elliott [11], Thomas Sayers Ellis [12], Tony Eprile, Laurie Foos [13], Susan Goodman, Joan Houlihan [14], Alexandra Johnson, Rachel Kadish [15], Hester Kaplan, Michael Lowenthal [16], William Lychack [17], Chris Lynch, [18]Rachel Manley, Cate Marvin [19], Kyoko Mori, Pamela Petro [20], Kevin Prufer, Katherine Russell Rich [21], Christine Shea, Kate Snodgrass, Sinan Unel, A.J. Verdelle

Funding/Employment Opportunities:

Graduate Assistantships, Work Study, Limited Scholarships

Affiliated Publications/Publishers:

[22]

Other Features:

This program hosts visiting writers as well as editors and literary agents. Publishing and editing internships at magazines and publishing houses are available, as are independent studies in interviewing, reviewing, copy-editing, translating, research for writing projects, and art history. Other courses include art, literature, and the teaching of writing.

Graduates:

KB Ballentine, Mark Edwards, Thomas Fitzgerald, Beth Raisner Glass, Michael Graves, Patricia Lynn Gutman, Melanie Henderson, Kathy Park, Claudia Rueda

Back to MFA Programs Database Listings [23]

Links:
[1] http://www.lesley.edu/offcampus/term/nmhttp://www.lesley.edu/master-of-fine-arts/creative-writing/low-residencyfaaibgsass_creative_writ.html
[2] mailto:jvanderv@lesley.edu
[3] http://www.tonyabbottbooks.com/
[4] http://www.lesley.edu/gsass/creative_writing/faculty.html#Belieu
[5] http://www.suzanneberne.net
[6] http://www.rafaelcampo.com
[7] http://www.leahhagercohen.com
[8] http://www.patlowerycollins.com
[9] http://www.stevencramer.net
[10] http://www.jacquelinedavies.net
[11] http://www.davidelliottbooks.com
[12] http://www.tsellis.com
[13] http://www.lauriefoos.com
[14] http://www.joanhoulihan.com
[15] http://www.rachelkadish.com
[16] http://www.michaellowenthal.com
[17] http://www.lychack.com
[18] http://www.chrislynchbooks.com
[19] http://www.catemarvin.com
[20] http://www.petrographs.blogspot.com
[21] http://www.katherinerussellrich.com
[22] http://www.postroadmag.com/
[23] http://www.pw.org/mfa