MFA Program
MFA Program
Program Established:
1997
Location:
Minneapolis, MN
Genre:
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Residency:
Full
Duration:
3 Years
Incoming Class Size:
12
Application Deadline:
December 1, 2017
Application Fee:
$75
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Contact E-mail:
Contact Name:
Holly Vanderhaar
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Peter Campion, Ray Gonzalez
Fiction: Charles Baxter, M. J. Fitzgerald, Julie Schumacher, V. V. Ganeshananthan
Nonfiction: Patricia Hampl, Kim Todd
Funding/Employment Opportunities:
The program offers full funding, which includes a tuition waiver, health insurance, and teaching assistantships with stipend for the duration of the program.
Affiliated Publications/Publishers:
Great River Review
Other Features:
The program hosts the Edelstein-Keller Visiting Writers Series, Charles Baxter's Annual Benefit for Hunger, and the First Books reading and reception.