University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

MFA Program

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Program Established: 
2006
Location: 
Edinburg, TX
Genre: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Residency: 
Full
Duration: 
2-3 Years
Incoming Class Size: 
9
Application Deadline: 
Rolling Admissions
Application Fee: 
$0
Contact E-mail: 
Contact Name: 
Emmy Pérez
Core Faculty Includes: 

Poetry: Emmy Pérez, José A. Rodríguez, Steven Schneider
Fiction: Britt Haraway, Eric Miles Williamson
Nonfiction: Jean Braithwaite, José A. Rodríguez
Graphic Literature: Jean Braithwaite
Translation: José A. Rodríguez

Affiliate Faculty:
Multiple Genres: David Bowles
Poetry (Spanish): Elvia Ardalani
Fiction (Spanish): Elvia Ardalani
Translation: Elvia Ardalani
Playwriting: David Carren
Scriptwriting: David Carren

Funding/Employment Opportunities: 

The program offers a limited number of graduate assistantships, teaching assistantships, and scholarships. Presidential Research Fellowships are also available on a limited and competitive basis.

Affiliated Publications/Publishers: 
Other Features: 

The program offers a literary translation concentration and Spanish creative writing courses and coursework options. Graduate certificates in Mexican American Studies and/or Gender and Women's Studies may be pursued alongside MFA coursework.

Rolling application deadline. Priority Deadline for best consideration: Jan. 15th.