University of Central Arkansas

MFA Program

Program Established: 
2012
Location: 
Conway, AR
Genre: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Residency: 
Full
Duration: 
3 Years
Incoming Class Size: 
5-8
Application Deadline: 
February 1, 2024
Application Fee: 
$45
Contact E-mail: 
Contact Name: 
Stephanie Vanderslice
Core Faculty Includes: 

Poetry: Sandy Longhorn

Fiction: M. Shelly Conner, John Vanderslice, Stephanie Vanderslice

Nonfiction: Jennie Case, M. Shelly Conner, Stephanie Vanderslice

Funding/Employment Opportunities: 

The program offers partial funding. The program offers teaching assistantships, graduate assistantships in the Writing Center and with the magazines Arkana and Oxford American, and internships.

Travel to conferences such as AWP is also paid for by the program.

Affiliated Publications/Publishers: 
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 and the C. D. Wright Women Writers Conference, which students attend for free. Program applicants are not required to take the GRE. 

For any more information, you can also contact M. Shelly Conner at mconner3@uca.edu