PhD Program
See writers who attended this programPhD Program
Program Established:
1995
Location:
Kalamazoo, MI
Genre:
Poetry, Fiction
Residency:
Full
Duration:
4 Years
Incoming Class Size:
4-10
Application Deadline:
January 15, 2026
Application Fee:
$50
Contact E-mail:
Contact Name:
Dr. Scott Slawinski
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Alen Hamza, Shonda Buchanan, Richard Katrovas
Fiction: Richard Katrovas, Thisbe Nissen
Playwriting: Steve Feffer
Nonfiction: Shonda Buchanan, Richard Katrovas
Funding/Employment Opportunities:
The program offers full funding through teaching assistantships, and editorial and administrative assistantships.
Affiliated Publications/Publishers:
Other Features:
This program offers degrees in playwriting. The program also offers the Gwen Frostic Reading Series and Gwen Frostic Creative Writing Awards, the student-run literary magazine Third Coast, and opportunities to collaborate with the Kalamazoo Book Arts Center and local theater organizations.
Graduates:
Traci Brimhall, Adam Clay, Dustin M. Hoffman, Melinda Moustakis, Kristian O’Hare, Adam Pasen, Iliana Rocha, Glenn Shaheen, Rachel Swearingen, Kellie Wells, Bill Zorn