University of Nevada, Las Vegas

PhD Program

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Program Established: 
1997
Location: 
Las Vegas, NV
Genre: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Residency: 
Full
Duration: 
3 Years
Incoming Class Size: 
2
Application Deadline: 
January 15, 2023
Application Fee: 
$60
Contact E-mail: 
Contact Name: 
Claudia Keelan
Core Faculty Includes: 

Poetry: Claudia Keelan, Donald Revell
Fiction: Maile Chapman, Douglas Unger
Literary Nonfiction: Robert Lovato, David Morris

Funding/Employment Opportunities: 

The program offers full funding through graduate assistantships and a Black Mountain Institute fellowship. Students receive a full tuition waiver and health care.

Affiliated Publications/Publishers: 
Other Features: 

This program is affiliated with the Black Mountain Institute (BMI). Students have the opportunity to interact with BMI creative writing fellows and international writers seeking refuge through the City of Asylum program.

Graduates: 

David Armstrong, Mark Baumgartner, Maile Chapman, Olivia Clare, Colby Gillette, Joshua Kryah, Joe Milan, Jr., Andrew Nicholson, Alissa Nutting, Oscar Oswald, Maegan Poland, Lorinda Toledo, Vu Tran, Wendy Schuchart Wimmer, Heather Winterer