University of Utah, Salt Lake City

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PhD Program

Program Established:

1982

Location:

Salt Lake City, UT

Genre:

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

Residency:

Full

Incoming Class Size:

10-12

Application Deadline:

December 15, 2020

Application Fee:

$55

Website:

https://english.utah.edu/graduate/creative_writing.php

Contact E-mail:

gerri.mackey@utah.edu

Contact Name:

Gerri Mackey

Core Faculty Includes:

Poetry: Katharine Coles, Jacqueline Osherow, Paisley Rekdal
Fiction: Lindsey Drager, Michael Mejia, Lance Olsen
Creative Nonfiction: Katharine Coles, Michael Mejia, Lance Olsen, Paisley Rekdal

Funding/Employment Opportunities:

The program offers full funding through teaching assistantships and fellowships on a competitive basis.

Affiliated Publications/Publishers:

Western Humanities Review, Quarterly West, Mapping Salt Lake City

Other Features:

The program hosts the Guest Writers Series and the Utah Symposium in Science and Literature.

Graduates:

Craig Arnold, David Baker, Peter Covino, Pam Houston, T. R. Hummer, Brenda Miller, Connie Voisine, Cathy Wagner