MFA Program
See writers who attended this programMFA Program
Program Established:
1969
Location:
Providence, RI
Genre:
Poetry, Fiction
Residency:
Full
Duration:
2 Years
Incoming Class Size:
12–13
Application Deadline:
December 15, 2022
Application Fee:
$75
Contact E-mail:
Contact Name:
Lori Baker
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Sawako Nakayasu, Eleni Sikelianos, Cole Swensen
Fiction: Colin Channer, Laird Hunt, Karan Mahajan
Cross Disciplinary & Digital Language Arts: John Cayley, Thalia Field, Sawako Nakayasu
Funding/Employment Opportunities:
The program offers full funding. The program offers teaching assistantships and fellowships, both of which include a full tuition waiver, health insurance, health fee, and monthly stipend.
Other Features:
The program also offers a track focused on cross-disciplinary and digital language arts.
This program hosts the Writers on Writing series and the Writers in Residence program, which brings writers to campus for a week to meet with students in conference or to lead short-term workshops.
Graduates:
Edwidge Danticat, Jaimy Gordon, Gayl Jones, Ben Lerner, Joanna Scott, Kevin Young