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University of Central Florida [1]

MFA
Orlando
FL
United States
Genre: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Application Fee: 
31
Affiliated Publications/Publishers: 

Cypress Dome [2], Florida Review [3]

Residency: 
Full
Duration: 
2-3 Years
Incoming Class Size: 
12-14
Application Deadline: 
January 1, 2026
Core Faculty Includes: 

Poetry: Rochelle Hurt
Fiction: David Lerner Schwartz, Chrissy Kolaya, David James Poissant
Nonfiction: Jocelyn Bartkevicius, Rochelle Hurt

Website: 
https://cah.ucf.edu/english/creative-writing-mfa/ [4]
Funding/Employment Opportunities: 

The program offers partial funding. Full funding is offered to a limited number of admitted students who are selected for graduate teaching assistantships. The program also offers two Provost fellowships, which come with a stipend, full tuition waiver, and health insurance.

Other Features: 

This program hosts a visiting writers series, Writers in the Sun; a student reading series, Parcels; community outreach projects; and the student-run Graduate Writers Association.

Regular Deadlines
Contact E-mail: 
William.Fogarty@ucf.edu [5]
Contact Name: 
Dr. William Fogarty

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

Links
[1] https://www.pw.org/content/university_central_florida [2] http://cypressdome.org/ [3] https://www.pw.org/literary_magazines/the_florida_review [4] https://cah.ucf.edu/english/creative-writing-mfa/ [5] mailto:William.Fogarty@ucf.edu