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University of Massachusetts, Boston [1]

MFA
Boston
MA
United States
Genre: 
Poetry, Fiction
Application Fee: 
75
Affiliated Publications/Publishers: 

Arrowsmith Press [2], Black Ocean [3], Breakwater Review [4], CONSEQUENCE [5], Hanging Loose Press [6]

Residency: 
Full
Duration: 
3 Years
Incoming Class Size: 
10
Application Deadline: 
January 15, 2026
Core Faculty Includes: 

Poetry: Shangyang Fang, Jill McDonough
Fiction: John Fulton, Askold Melnyczuk

Website: 
http://www.umb.edu/academics/cla/english/grad/mfa [7]
Funding/Employment Opportunities: 

The program offers partial funding through graduate assistantships, which includes a partial tuition waiver, as well as an annual stipend of $10,176.

Other Features: 

The program hosts the Global Voices reading series and the SUBMITATHON submission sessions. Other features include internships with local organizations such as 826 Boston and Write on the Dot.

Regular Deadlines
Contact E-mail: 
englishmfaprogram@umb.edu [8]
Contact Name: 
Jennifer Skinnon

Source URL:https://www.pw.org/content/university_massachusetts_boston_0

Links
[1] https://www.pw.org/content/university_massachusetts_boston_0 [2] https://www.arrowsmithpress.com/ [3] https://www.blackocean.org/ [4] https://www.pw.org/literary_magazines/breakwater_review [5] http://www.consequencemagazine.org/ [6] https://www.pw.org/small_presses/hanging_loose_press [7] http://www.umb.edu/academics/cla/english/grad/mfa [8] mailto:englishmfaprogram@umb.edu