MFA Program
MFA Program
Location:
Conway, AR
Genre:
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Residency:
Full
Duration:
3 Years
Program Size:
818
Application Deadline:
February 1, 2017
Application Fee:
$25
Website:
Contact E-mail:
Contact Name:
Stephanie Vanderslice
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Sandy Longhorn, Mark Spitzer
Fiction: Garry Craig Powell, Mark Spitzer, John Vanderslice
Nonfiction: Jennifer Case, Garry Craig Powell, Mark Spitzer, Stephanie Vanderslice
Funding/Employment Opportunities:
The program offers teaching assistantships, graduate assistantships in the Writing Center and with the magazines Arkana and Oxford American, and internships.
Affiliated Publications/Publishers:
Oxford American, Arkana, Vortex Magazine
Other Features:
The program, which has an emphasis on professional development, also offers coursework in publishing, creative writing pedagogy, drama, and screenwriting. The program hosts an artist-in-residence series.