University of Memphis

MFA Program

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Program Established: 
1989
Location: 
Memphis, TN
Genre: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Residency: 
Full
Duration: 
3 Years
Incoming Class Size: 
8
Application Deadline: 
March 1, 2025
Application Fee: 
$35
Contact E-mail: 
Contact Name: 
Sarah Ellis
Core Faculty Includes: 

Poetry: Emily Skaja, Marcus Wicker
Fiction: Mark Mayer, Courtney Miller Santo, Eric Schlich

Funding/Employment Opportunities: 

The program offers both full and partial funding. Teaching and graduate assistantships, fellowships, and awards are available to qualified students.

Affiliated Publications/Publishers: 
Other Features: 

This program features the Pinch Presents series as well as the Student Reading Series.

Students may mix genres and choose from five tracks: Studio, Literary Studies, Creative/Professional Writing, TESOL, and Cross-Disciplinary. Courses are also offered in publishing and literary career-building. For more information, see the program’s website.

The application deadline is October 15 for the spring semester and March 1 for the fall semester. Applications are considered year-round.

Graduates: 

Dolen Perkins-Valdez, Ruth Bauman, Darnell Arnoult, Will Christopher Baer, Matt Cook, Alexandria La Faye, Doug Haines, CD Mitchell, Kendra Vanderlip, Ashley Roach-Freiman, Kaitlyn Sage Patterson, Randy Rudder, Courtney Miller Santo, John Schulze, Mark Yakich

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