MFA Program
See writers who attended this program
Poetry: Lara Glenum, Ariel Francisco
Fiction: Jennifer S. Davis, Maurice Ruffin
Nonfiction: Joshua Wheeler
Screenwriting and New Media: Jason Buch, Zachary Godshall, Mari Kornhauser
The program offers a variety of assistantships in teaching, editing, and arts administration. All students receive full tuition waivers and an assistantship. All admitted students who request funding are fully funded; self-funded students are accepted in special circumstances. The current stipend is $23,000. Students are eligible for subsidized health insurance.
The program is genre-flexible; all students are welcome in all workshops. Though the core genres are poetry, nonfiction, and fiction, workshops are offered regularly in screenwriting, playwriting, and new media. The program offers several reading series, including the Underpass Reading Series and Delta Mouth Festival.
Applicants with financial hardships can apply for an application fee waiver with the LSU Graduate School.
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