George Mason University

MFA Program

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Faculty member Alan Cheuse and author Amy Tan, a recent visitor to George Mason University, discuss her work.

Credit:

Grace Kendall

MFA Program Established:

1980

Location:

Fairfax, Virginia

Genres Include:

Poetry, Fiction, and Creative Nonfiction

Residency:

Full

Duration:

3 Years

Program Size:

100

Application Deadline:

01/02/2013

Application Fee:

Website:

http://creativewriting.gmu.edu [2]

Contact E-mail:

writing@gmu.edu [3]

Contact Name:

William Miller

Core Faculty Includes:

Jennifer Atkinson, Courtney Brkic, Alan Cheuse, Stephen Goodwin, Helon Habila, Sally Keith, Kyoko Mori, Eric Pankey, Susan Richards Shreve, Susan Tichy

Funding/Employment Opportunities:

Teaching Assistantships, Fellowships, Teaching positions with partner organizations

Affiliated Publications/Publishers:

Phoebe [4], So to Speak [5]

Other Features:

This program features the Fall for the Book festival, the New Leaves Writers' Conference, and 12 visiting writers a year. The program also offers teaching opportunities to students who are unable to take full-time graduate teaching assistantships.

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