MFA Program
MFA Program
Program Established:
2021
Location:
Anchorage, AK
Genre:
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Residency:
Low
Duration:
2 Years
Incoming Class Size:
4-6
Application Deadline:
April 1, 2026
Application Fee:
$35
Contact E-mail:
Contact Name:
David Onofrychuk, program director
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Andrea Hackbarth
Fiction: Jamey Bradbury
Creative Nonfiction: Corinna Cook, John Messick
Funding/Employment Opportunities:
This program does not offer funding.
Other Features:
Instruction for incoming cohorts begins the first week of May every year. Only transfer students may begin their studies in the program at a different time in the year.
The in-person, on-campus residency program runs every summer for twelve days during the last two weeks of July. On-campus housing is available during the summer residency. Breakfast and lunch are included most residency days. The sun sets at 11:00 PM in July. The residency concludes at the peak of salmon fishing season on the Kenai Peninsula, three hours by car from campus.