Randolph College

MFA Program

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Program Established: 
2018
Location: 
Lynchburg, VA
Genre: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Residency: 
Low
Duration: 
2 Years
Incoming Class Size: 
Up to 15
Application Deadline: 
September 1, 2026
Application Fee: 
$0
Website: 
http://mfa.randolphcollege.edu
Contact E-mail: 
cgaumer@randolphcollege.edu
Contact Name: 
Christopher Gaumer
Core Faculty Includes: 

Poetry: Eloisa Amezcua, Jos Charles, Anthony Cody, Angel Nafis, Diana Khoi Nguyen, Brittany Rogers, Chet’la Sebree, Danez Smith, Phillip B. Williams, Jane Wong, Andrés Cerpa
Fiction: Clare Beams, Maurice Carlos Ruffin, Ingrid Rojas Contreras, Mira Jacob, Julia Phillips, Anjali Sachdeva, John Vercher, Jean Chen Ho, Joseph Earl Thomas
Nonfiction: Clare Beams, Maurice Carlos Ruffin, Ingrid Rojas Contreras, Mira Jacob, Sabrina Orah Mark, Julia Phillips, Anjali Sachdeva, Chet'la Sebree, John Vercher, Jane Wong, Lilly Dancyger, Joseph Earl Thomas

Funding/Employment Opportunities: 

The Randolph MFA now offers one, full-tuition fellowship and many partial tuition fellowships through the endowed Blackburn Funds and general scholarship programs.

Other Features: 

Students attend two ten-day residencies each year in June and December/January. The June residency is held on the Randolph College campus in Lynchburg, Virginia; the December/January residency is held at an off-campus location in central Virginia.

The application deadline is March 1 for the June residency and September 1 for the December/January residency.

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