University of Mississippi, Oxford

MFA Program

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Program Established: 
2000
Location: 
Oxford, MS
Genre: 
Poetry, Fiction
Residency: 
Full
Duration: 
3 Years
Incoming Class Size: 
11
Application Deadline: 
December 15, 2026
Application Fee: 
$0
Contact E-mail: 
Core Faculty Includes: 

Poetry: Beth Ann Fennelly, Melissa Ginsburg, Aimee Nezhukumatathil
Fiction: Matthew Bondurant, Tom Franklin, Melissa Ginsburg, Sheila Sundar, Michael Wang

Funding/Employment Opportunities: 

The program offers full funding through Grisham non-teaching Fellowships and teaching assistantships. Summer teaching and additional funding opportunities are available through the English Department and Graduate School. 

Affiliated Publications/Publishers: 
Other Features: 

There is no application fee for the first stage of the application process. Applicants who advance to Phase Two pay a $60 application fee.

The program hosts the John and Renee Grisham Visiting Writers Series, the Grisham Writer-in-Residence, the Oxford Conference for the Book, and the student-run reading series MissReads.

Graduates: 

Hussain Ahmed, Ellie Black, William Boyle, Molly McCully Brown,  Victoria Hulbert,  Gothataone Moeng, Joshua Nguyen, Tobi Ogundiran, Julian Randall, Danielle Sellers, Alex Taylor, Elizabeth Tran, M. O. Walsh, Tyriek White, Caroline Randall Williams

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