MFA Program
See writers who attended this program
Poetry: Cyrus Cassells, Ada Limón, Cecily Parks, Charlotte Pence
Fiction: Doug Dorst, Jennifer duBois, James Han Mattson, Tim O’Brien, Lindsey Stern
The program offers partial funding. Most students receive an assistantship or scholarship that includes a stipend and in-state tuition status.
The program hosts a visiting writers’ series, which includes readings and master classes with six to eight writers each year. Alongside them, its partnership with the Writers’ League of Texas brings in editors, agents, and publishers for candid talks on the publishing industry. A new Endowed Chair of Creative Writing joins every fall who teaches in their genre. In addition, two graduating students are selected each year to spend a full year writing at one of two residencies—the Katherine Anne Porter House in Kyle or the L.D. & Laverne Clark House in Smithville.
February 15 is the deadline for fall admission applications.