University of Texas, James A. Michener Center for Writers

MFA Program

See writers who attended this program
Program Established: 
1993
Location: 
Austin, TX
Genre: 
Poetry, Fiction
Residency: 
Full
Duration: 
3 Years
Incoming Class Size: 
12
Application Deadline: 
December 1, 2025
Application Fee: 
$65
Contact E-mail: 
Contact Name: 
Carrie Wilson
Core Faculty Includes: 

Poetry: Jennifer Chang, Joanna Klink, Lisa Olstein, Roger Reeves
Fiction: Oscar Casares, Peter LaSalle, Bret Anthony Johnston, Elizabeth McCracken, Deb Olin Unferth
Screenwriting: Stuart Kelban, Richard Lewis, Cindy McCreery, Maya Perez
Playwriting: Kirk Lynn, KJ Sanchez

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, as well as professional development seminars. The Michener Center also hosts the Steinbeck Writers Retreat in Sag Harbor.

Graduates: 

Flynn Berry, Sindya Bhanoo, George Brant, Hedgie Choi, Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig, Matthew Dickman, Michael Dickman, Jesse Donaldson, Shangyang Fang, Rickey Fayne, Carrie Fountain, Lauren Green, Nathan Harris, Brian Hart, Rachel Heng, Smith Henderson, Jackson Holbert, Anna Maria Hong, Abhijat Joshi, Abe Koogler, Rachel Kondo, Carson Kreitzer, Kirk Lynn, Kelly Luce, Fiona McFarlane, Brian McGreevy, Michael McGriff, Karan Mahajan, Philipp Meyer, Mary Miller, Alix Ohlin, Ben Philippe, Kevin Powers, Lara Prescott, Alejandro Puyana, Emily Rapp, Roger Reeves, Virginia Reeves, Maria Reva, Domenica Ruta, Sam Sax, Joseph Skibell, Dominic Smith, Rivers Solomon, Katie Williams

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