MFA Program
MFA Program
Program Established:
1964
Location:
Amherst, MA
Genre:
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Residency:
Full
Duration:
3 Years
Incoming Class Size:
20
Application Deadline:
December 15, 2019
Application Fee:
$80
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Contact E-mail:
Contact Name:
Barbara McGlynn
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Peter Gizzi, Ocean Vuong, Dara Wier
Prose: Noy Holland, Edie Meidav, Sabina Murray, Jeff Parker
Funding/Employment Opportunities:
The program offers partial funding. Nearly all students receive funding through teaching associateships and fellowships. The program also offers paid internships and the Juniper Prizes.
Affiliated Publications/Publishers:
Other Features:
The program hosts a visiting writers series, the Juniper Summer Writing Institute, the Writers Work career forum series, and the jubilat/Jones Reading Series. Students have the opportunity to participate as faculty or staff at the Juniper Institute for Young Writers.
Graduates:
Brian Baldi, Mira Bartok, Rachel B. Glaser, Jeannie Hoag, Seth Parker, Greg Purcell, Lev Raphael, Andrew Michael Roberts, Karen Skolfield, Natasha Tretheway, Wendy Xu, Jung Yun, Leni Zumas