MFA Program

Poetry: Aaron A. Abeyta, Tyson Hausdoerffer, Julie Kane, Andrew Sellon, Ryan Wilson
Genre Fiction: Carlos Hernandez, Kat Howard, Candace Nadon, Rick Wilbur, Fran Wilde
Screenwriting: Trai Cartwright, JS Mayank
Nature Writing: Aaron A. Abeyta, Laura Pritchett, Julianne Warren
Publishing: Kevin J. Anderson
The program offers scholarships and loans.
Students attend one two-week residency each July at the Western Colorado University campus in Gunnison, Colorado.
The program now offers four distinct MFA concentrations: Genre Fiction, Poetry, Screenwriting for Film and Television, and Nature Writing. The program also offers an MA in publishing.
The program also offers coursework in pedagogy, editing, the business side of writing, and criticism.
The priority application deadline is June 1.