Eastern Washington University

MFA Program

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Program Established: 
1972
Location: 
Spokane and Cheney, WA
Genre: 
Poetry, Fiction
Residency: 
Full
Duration: 
2 Years
Incoming Class Size: 
18-20
Application Deadline: 
March 1, 2027
Application Fee: 
$75
Website: 
https://www.ewu.edu/cahss/english-philosophy/creative-writing/mfa/
Contact E-mail: 
mfa@ewu.edu
Contact Name: 
Lisa Denker
Core Faculty Includes: 

Poetry: Christopher Howell, Jonathan Johnson, Laura Read
Fiction: Samuel Ligon, Gregory Spatz, Shawn Vestal, Leyna Krow
Nonfiction: Rachel Toor

Funding/Employment Opportunities: 

The program offers partial and full funding. The program offers fully-funded teaching assistantships, graduate assistantships, scholarships, and and tuition waivers of 50-100% of full tuition.

Affiliated Publications/Publishers: 

Willow Springs, Willow Springs Books

Other Features: 

The program offers professional practica in book and magazine publishing, festival promotion, and teaching through the Writers in the Community program.

Please send any inquiries and questions to Lisa Denker at mfa@ewu.edu or Gregory Spatz at gspatz@ewu.edu.

Graduates: 

Jon Billman, Janee Baugher, Polly Buckingham, Jeff Fearnside, Wendy J. Fox, Tom Hunley, Emily Van Kley, Leyna Krow, Tod Marshall, Amy Munson, Kathryn Nuernberger, Stephanie Oakes, Jennifer Pullen, Shann Ray, Laura Read, Kathryn Smith, Laura Stott, Shawn Vestal, Jess Walter, Sunni Brown Wilkinson, Ashley Wurzbacher, Maya Zeller

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