MFA Program
See writers who attended this programPoetry: Adam Scheffler, Sam Taylor
Fiction: Jason Allen, Margaret Dawe
The program offers full funding through teaching assistantships and fellowships. There are also opportunities for internships focused on the current publishing market, working with one of Wichita’s independent bookstores.
The program is a research and studio hybrid program that provides all students with scholarly studies, teaching experience, and pedagogical training, as well as creative writing workshops.
Recent visiting writers include Jericho Brown, Andrew Sean Greer, Mary Ruefle, Kevin Brockmeier, Paul Harding, Kim Addonizio, Alice McDermott, Gregory Orr, David Wojahn, Ladee Hubbard, Michael Prior, Snowden Wright, and Diana Goetsch. The program hosts an active reading series and invites both a visiting fiction writer and a visiting poet each year to lead one-on-one tutorials for a month.