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Bluegrass Writers Studio at Eastern Kentucky University [1]

MFA
Richmond
KY
United States
Genre: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Application Fee: 
35
Affiliated Publications/Publishers: 

Jelly Bucket [2]

Residency: 
Low
Incoming Class Size: 
17
Duration: 
2 Years
Application Deadline: 
December 1, 2018
Core Faculty Includes: 

Poetry: Julie Hensley, Young Smith
Fiction: Julie Hensley, Nancy Jensen, Robert D. Johnson, Carter Sickels
Nonfiction: Nancy Jensen, Robert D. Johnson
 

Website: 
http://www.creativewriting.eku.edu [3]
Funding/Employment Opportunities: 

The program offers an honorarium for a local student to serve as editor in chief for Jelly Bucket, Bluegrass Writers Studio's literary journal; multiple scholarship opportunities; international travel grants; and graduate assistantships on campus within the Noel Studio in the library. Visit the website [4] for more information. 

Other Features: 

Students attend a two- to four-week residency each June/July in either Lisbon, Portugal, or at the Eastern Kentucky University campus in Richmond, Kentucky. Students participate in online workshops throughout the rest of the year. Opportunities are available for cross-genre study.

The application deadline for the fall semester is August 1; the application deadline for the spring semester is December 1; the application deadline for the summer residency is March 1.

Regular Deadlines
Contact E-mail: 
r-dean.johnson@eku.edu [5]
Contact Name: 
Robert D. Johnson
Source URL: https://www.pw.org/content/eastern_kentucky_university

Links
[1] https://www.pw.org/content/eastern_kentucky_university
[2] http://creativewriting.eku.edu/jelly-bucket
[3] http://www.creativewriting.eku.edu
[4] http://creativewriting.eku.edu/assistantship
[5] mailto:r-dean.johnson@eku.edu