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University of North Carolina, Wilmington [1]

MFA
Wilmington
NC
United States
Genre: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Application Fee: 
75
Affiliated Publications/Publishers: 

Lookout Books [2], Ecotone [3], Chautauqua [4]

Residency: 
Full
Duration: 
3 Years
Incoming Class Size: 
22
Application Deadline: 
January 15, 2026
Core Faculty Includes: 

Poetry: Chad Abushanab, Melissa Crowe, Malena Mörling
Fiction: Sarah Domet, Nathan Gower, Nina de Gramont, Rebecca Lee, Jason Mott
Nonfiction: Sayantani Dasgupta, David Gessner, Michael Ramos
Editing/Publishing: Anna Lena Phillips Bell, Michelle Donahue, KaToya Ellis Fleming, Emily Louise Smith

Website: 
http://uncw.edu/writers/mfa [5]
Funding/Employment Opportunities: 

The program offers partial funding and full funding on a competitive basis. The program offers teaching, publishing, and editorial assistantships, as well as fellowships, scholarships, and tuition waivers.

Other Features: 

The program brings three to four writers and editors to campus each year through its month-long visiting writers and editors series. The program also hosts Writers Week, an annual event offering readings, workshops, craft talks, and panel discussions. Other features include a publishing and editing curriculum within the Publishing Laboratory, including a postbaccalaureate certificate; a concentration in environmental writing; and opportunities to participate in three outreach programs at local schools and organizations and with regional teens.

Regular Deadlines
Contact E-mail: 
crowem@uncw.edu [6]
Contact Name: 
Melissa Crowe

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

Links
[1] https://www.pw.org/content/university_north_carolina_wilmington [2] http://www.lookout.org/ [3] https://www.pw.org/literary_magazines/ecotone_reimagining_place [4] https://www.pw.org/literary_magazines/chautauqua [5] http://uncw.edu/writers/mfa [6] mailto:crowem@uncw.edu