University of New Hampshire [1]
MFA
Durham
NH
United States
Genre:
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Application Fee:
65
Affiliated Publications/Publishers:
Barnstorm [2]
Residency:
Full
Duration:
2-3 Years
Incoming Class Size:
15-18
Application Deadline:
January 15, 2026
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: David Blair
Fiction: Jaed Coffin, Thomas Payne, Ann Joslin Williams
Nonfiction: Jaed Coffin, Susan Hertz
Visiting Writer for poetry is Diannely Antigua.
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Funding/Employment Opportunities:
The program offers partial and full funding. The program offers graduate assistantships, scholarships, Connors Writing Center and Research Department employment, internships with Portsmouth Music Hall Writer’s Series, editorial opportunities with Barnstorm.
Other Features:
This program hosts the Writers Series—campus visits and readings by prominent writers in fiction, poetry, and nonfiction. Master classes or Q&A sessions are part of each visit. Students in the MFA program run their own monthly reading series, Read Free or Die.
Regular Deadlines
Contact E-mail:
Contact Name:
Janine Wilks