Arcadia University

MFA Program

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Program Established:

2011

Location:

Glenside, PA

Genre:

Poetry, Fiction

Residency:

Low

Duration:

2 Years

Incoming Class Size:

15 per genre

Application Deadline:

March 1, 2023

Application Fee:

$25

Website:

http://www.arcadia.edu/mfa-creative-writing.htm

Contact E-mail:

isardj@arcadia.edu

Contact Name:

Joshua Isard

Core Faculty Includes:

Poetry: Genevieve Betts, Michelle Reale
Fiction: Stephanie Feldman, Joshua Isard, Tracey Levine, Eric Smith

Funding/Employment Opportunities:

The program offers partial funding, along with graduate assistantships and financial aid. Accepted students may apply for teaching assistantship positions.

Affiliated Publications/Publishers:

Marathon Literary Review

Other Features:

All students turn in a complete, book-length manuscript for their thesis at the end of the program. Students attend three weeklong residencies, in August and January at the Arcadia University campus in Glenside, Pennsylvania; and in July in Edinburgh, Scotland. The program hosts readings and discussions with writers and publishers.

The priority application deadline is March 1; admissions are made on a rolling basis thereafter as space allows.

The course sequence for MFA students can be found on the program’s website.

Graduates:

Madeline Anthes, Rebekah Coxwell, Francis Daulerio, Chris DiCicco, Daniel Difranco, Nick Gregorio, Tianna Hansen, Justin Hunter, Matt Kabik, Nick Mehalick, Lawrence Mullen, Michele Reale, Kailey Tedesco