MFA Program
Poetry: Charles Coe, Edgar Kunz
Fiction: Allen Kurzweil, Bill Roorbach, Danielle Trussoni, Tim Weed
Nonfiction: Alden Jones, Kate Moulton, Bernadette Murphy
Guest writers include: Erin Almond, Steve Almond, Jennifer DeLeon
The program offers limited merit scholarships and federal financial aid.
The program’s leadership includes graduate program director Dr. Jen McClanaghan and founding director Ann Hood.
Visiting faculty from a variety of genres join each residency as well as publishers, agents, and editors. Students attend two eight-day residencies each year, in January and June, in Newport, Rhode Island.
The application deadline is November 1 to start with the January residency and May 1 for the June residency. If you are interested in applying after the deadline, contact Amanda Doctor, senior director of admissions.