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University of Alaska, Fairbanks [1]

MFA
Fairbanks
AK
United States
Genre: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Application Fee: 
75
Affiliated Publications/Publishers: 

Permafrost [2], which administers an annual book prize.

Residency: 
Full
Duration: 
3 Years
Incoming Class Size: 
5-8
Application Deadline: 
January 15, 2026
Core Faculty Includes: 

Poetry: Sara Eliza Johnson
Fiction: Gerri Brightwell, Joseph Holt
Nonfiction: Daryl Farmer

Website: 
https://www.uaf.edu/english/graduate/graduate-programs.php [3]
Funding/Employment Opportunities: 

The program offers full funding. Students receive funding through teaching assistantships and scholarships.

Other Features: 

This program also offers a track in dramatic writing.

The program features a visiting writers series, as well as the English Graduate Organization Reading Series. The program also offers unpaid, for-credit internships with the University of Alaska Press.

Regular Deadlines
Contact E-mail: 
gabrightwell@alaska.edu [4]
Contact Name: 
Gerri Brightwell

Source URL:https://www.pw.org/content/university_alaska_fairbanks

Links
[1] https://www.pw.org/content/university_alaska_fairbanks [2] https://www.pw.org/literary_magazines/permafrost [3] https://www.uaf.edu/english/graduate/graduate-programs.php [4] mailto:gabrightwell@alaska.edu