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Lasell University’s Solstice MFA in Creative Writing Program [1]

MFA
Newton
MA
United States
Genre: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Application Fee: 
0
Affiliated Publications/Publishers: 

Solstice: A Magazine of Diverse Voices [2]

Residency: 
Low
Duration: 
2 Years
Incoming Class Size: 
5-10
Application Deadline: 
January 1, 2099
Core Faculty Includes: 

Poetry: Kathleen Aguero, Jose Angel Araguz, F. Douglas Brown, Nicole Terez Dutton, Ethan Gilsdorf, Jennifer Jean, Iain Haley Pollock
Fiction: Venise Berry, Gina Chung, Steven Huff, Laura Williams McCaffrey, Jennifer Murvin, Sandra Scofield, David Yoo
Creative Nonfiction: Jose Angel Araguz, F. Douglas Brown, Ethan Gilsdorf, Amy Hoffman, Jennifer Murvin, David Yoo
Writing for Young People: Laura Williams McCaffrey, David Yoo 
Comics & Graphic Narratives: Jennifer Murvin, Josh Neufeld

Website: 
https://www.lasell.edu/graduate-studies/academics/mfa-in-creative-writing.html [3]
Funding/Employment Opportunities: 

The program offers partial funding through fellowships and scholarships. 

The Writers-Helping Writings Need-based Scholarships offer a $1,000 tuition discount per semester ($4,000 total). The Kurt Brown Fellowship for Diverse Voices offers $1,500 tuition discount applied to first semester; the Frances L. Toner Fellowship for Veterans offers a $1,500 tuition discount applied to first semester or free room and board on campus for student’s first year; the Monica Hand Fellowship for Nontraditional Students offers a $1,500 tuition discount applied to first semester for applicants forty years of age or older; the Dubus Fellowship for Native & Indigenous Writers offers a $1,500 tuition discount applied to first semester for Native and Indigenous applicants who also demonstrate financial need; the Billy Still Fellowship for Social Action & Writing offers a $1,500 tuition discount applied to first semester for applicants who enter our Social Action & Writing Track during the summer residency/fall semester; and Genre-Based Fellowships ($1,500 each tuition discount applied to first semester) include the Dennis Lehane Fellowship for Fiction, the Michael Steinberg Fellowship for Creative Nonfiction, the Doug and Betsy Sholl Fellowship for Poetry, and the Jacqueline Woodson Fellowship for a Young People’s Writer of African or Caribbean Descent.

Other Features: 

The program includes concentrations in Writing for Young People and Comics & Graphic Narratives, as well as optional tracks in Pedagogy and Social Action & Writing.

For the winter residency, the application deadline to be considered for a fellowship is October 28 and the deadline for general applications is November 11. For the summer residency, the application deadline to be considered for a fellowship is April 28 and the deadline for general applications is May 12. 

Rolling Admissions
Contact E-mail: 
qcollins@lasell.edu [4]
Contact Name: 
Quintin Collins, Assistant Director

Source URL:https://www.pw.org/mfa/lasell_universitys_solstice_mfa_in_creative_writing_program

Links
[1] https://www.pw.org/mfa/lasell_universitys_solstice_mfa_in_creative_writing_program [2] https://www.pw.org/literary_magazines/solstice_sollit_a_magazine_of_diverse_voices [3] https://www.lasell.edu/graduate-studies/academics/mfa-in-creative-writing.html [4] mailto:qcollins@lasell.edu