University of Florida

MFA Program

See writers who attended this program

Program Established:

1949

Location:

Gainesville, FL

Genre:

Poetry, Fiction

Residency:

Full

Duration:

3 Years

Incoming Class Size:

6-12

Application Deadline:

January 15, 2023

Application Fee:

$30

Website:

https://mfa.english.ufl.edu

Contact E-mail:

crw@english.ufl.edu

Contact Name:

Carla Blount

Core Faculty Includes:

Poetry: Michael Hofmann, William Logan, Ange Mlinko
Fiction: Uwem Akpan, Camille Bordas, David Leavitt

Funding/Employment Opportunities:

The program offers full funding. All students receive a full tuition waiver and a fellowship and teaching-assistantship package worth approximately $22,300 a year for the duration of the three-year program. Students pay fees of about $750 per semester.

Affiliated Publications/Publishers:

Subtropics

Other Features:

The program hosts the annual Writers Festival and offers opportunities for students to meet with editors and agents.

Beginning in 2021, this program will no longer be requiring applicants to take the GRE.

Graduates:

Chris Adrian, Jay Atkinson, Chris Bachelder, Geoffrey Brock, Kevin Canty, Geri Doran, Noy Holland, Rhoda Janzen, Rachel Khong, Noelle Kocot, Daniel Levine, Mike Magnuson, Randall Mann, Christopher Merkner, Kevin Moffet, Maud Newton, Christina Nichol, Jeff Parker, John Poch, Elliot Reed, Justin Taylor, Aaron Thier, Adam Vines, Kevin Wilson