University of Mississippi, Oxford

MFA Program

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Program Established: 
2000
Location: 
Oxford, MS
Genre: 
Poetry, Fiction
Residency: 
Full
Duration: 
3 Years
Incoming Class Size: 
8
Application Deadline: 
December 15, 2025
Application Fee: 
$0
Contact E-mail: 
Core Faculty Includes: 

Poetry: Beth Ann Fennelly, Melissa Ginsburg, Aimee Nezhukumatathil
Fiction: Matthew Bondurant, Tom Franklin, Melissa Ginsburg, Sheila Sundar, Michael Wang

Funding/Employment Opportunities: 

The program offers full funding through Grisham Fellowships, teaching assistantships, or fellowships.

Affiliated Publications/Publishers: 
Other Features: 

There is no application fee for the first stage of the application process. There is no need to apply for admission to the Graduate School unless informed to move onto stage two, where there is a $60 application fee.

The program hosts the John and Renee Grisham Visiting Writers Series, the Oxford Conference for the Book, and the student-run reading series MissReads.

Graduates: 

Hussain Ahmed, William Boyle, Gothataone Moeng, Julian Randall, Danielle Sellers, Alex Taylor, Elizabeth Tran, Neal Walsh, Tyriek White, Caroline Randall Williams

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