MFA Program
See writers who attended this programMFA Program
Program Established:
1998
Location:
Chicago, IL
Genre:
Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Residency:
Full
Duration:
2-3 Years
Incoming Class Size:
8–10
Application Deadline:
Rolling Admissions
Application Fee:
$40
Contact E-mail:
Contact Name:
Regina Buccola
Core Faculty Includes:
Fiction: Josh Bohnsack, Jessica Anne Chiang
Nonfiction: Kyle Beachy, Regina Buccola, Vince Francone
Funding/Employment Opportunities:
The program offers partial funding. The program offers teaching and graduate assistantships, internships, work study, and financial aid.
Affiliated Publications/Publishers:
Oyez Review, Long Day Press
Other Features:
This program hosts a writer-in-residence each year who work with students individually and in workshops.
The start term of the program is in the fall. The office of admission processes applications on a continuous basis; students are urged to apply six to twelve months before the semester in which they plan to enroll.
Students are also welcome to take the program part-time.
Graduates:
Jessica Anne, Lori Rader Day, Mark Magoon, Adam Morgan, Cecilia Villarruel