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San Diego State University [1]

MFA
San Diego
CA
United States
Genre: 
Poetry, Fiction
Application Fee: 
70
Affiliated Publications/Publishers: 

Fiction International [2], West Coast Review [3], Poetry International [4], Pacific Review [5], and SDSU Press [6]

Residency: 
Full
Duration: 
3 Years
Incoming Class Size: 
20
Application Deadline: 
February 1, 2026
Core Faculty Includes: 

Poetry: Sandra Alcosser, Blas Falconer
Fiction: Lashon Daley, Matt de la Peña, Stephen-Paul Martin, Meagan Marshall

Website: 
https://mfa.sdsu.edu [7]
Funding/Employment Opportunities: 

The program offers funding on a competitive basis for tutoring fellowships, graduate assistants, graduate teaching associates, editorial assistants, as well as scholarships, fellowships, tuition waivers, and a program that allows California residents over sixty to apply to attend and receive an MFA for a nominal fee.

Other Features: 

The program requires students to attend workshops and seminars offered in the late afternoon and evenings. The program hosts readings, salons, and the Living Writers Series, along with internships and professional development courses in pedagogy and literary editing and publishing.

Regular Deadlines
Contact E-mail: 
alcosser@sdsu.edu [8]
Contact Name: 
Sandra Alcosser

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

Links
[1] https://www.pw.org/content/san_diego_state_university [2] http://fictioninternational.sdsu.edu/ [3] https://westcoastreview.org/ [4] http://poetryinternational.sdsu.edu/ [5] http://pacificreview.sdsu.edu/ [6] https://sdsupress.sdsu.edu/ [7] https://mfa.sdsu.edu [8] mailto:alcosser@sdsu.edu