University of Kentucky

MFA Program

Program Established: 
2014
Location: 
Lexington, KY
Genre: 
Poetry, Fiction
Residency: 
Full
Duration: 
2 Years
Incoming Class Size: 
10
Application Deadline: 
February 1, 2020
Application Fee: 
$65
Website: 
http://english.as.uky.edu/mfa-program
Contact E-mail: 
h.pittard@uky.edu
Contact Name: 
Hannah Pittard, Director
Core Faculty Includes: 

Poetry: DaMaris Hill, Julia Johnson, Frank X Walker
Fiction: Andrew Ewell, Andrew Milward, Gurney Norman, Hannah Pittard, Crystal Wilkinson
Nonfiction: Janet Eldred, Erik Reece

Poet Ansel Elkins is a visiting writer from 2017–2018.

Funding/Employment Opportunities: 

The program offers eight fully funded teaching assistantships, which each include a stipend of approximately $15,900, full tuition remission, and student health insurance. 90 to 100 percent of students are fully funded.

Additionally, MFA students are eligible to apply for University-wide fellowships offered through the Graduate School.

Affiliated Publications/Publishers: 

New Limestone Review, University Press of Kentucky

Other Features: 

The program hosts a writer in residence, and in addition to a visiting writers series, the program also offers summer reading stipends and opportunities for summer writing residencies at cabins in Tennessee and Virginia, exclusively available to current and graduated students.