MFA Program
MFA Program
Program Established:
1993
Location:
Austin, TX
Genre:
Poetry, Fiction
Residency:
Full
Duration:
3 Years
Incoming Class Size:
12
Application Deadline:
December 15, 2017
Application Fee:
$65
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Contact E-mail:
Contact Name:
Marla Akin
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Lisa Olstein, Roger Reeves, Dean Young
Fiction: Edward Carey, Oscar Casares, Peter LaSalle, Elizabeth McCracken, Deb Olin Unferth
Screenwriting: Cindy McCreery, Stuart Kelban, Richard Lewis
Playwriting: Steven Dietz, Liz Engelman, Kirk Lynn
Funding/Employment Opportunities:
The program offers full funding through James A. Michener Fellowships.
Affiliated Publications/Publishers:
Other Features:
The program also offers degrees in screenwriting and playwriting.
The program hosts a visiting writer series and a reading series.
Graduates:
George Brant, Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig, Matthew Dickman, Michael Dickman, Fiona McFarlane, Carson Kreitzer, Brian McGreevy, Michael McGriff, Abhijat Joshi, Philipp Meyer, Kevin Powers, Emily Rapp, Roger Reeves, Virginia Reeves, Domenica Ruta, Joseph Skibell