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Vermont College of Fine Arts–Writing [1]

MFA
Montpelier
VT
United States
Genre: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation, Cross-Genre
Application Fee: 
75
Affiliated Publications/Publishers: 

Hunger Mountain Review [2]

Residency: 
Low
Duration: 
2 Years
Incoming Class Size: 
25-30 per semester
Application Deadline: 
October 1, 2024
Core Faculty Includes: 

Poetry: Richard Jackson, Philip Metres, Tomás Q. Morín, Natasha Sajé, Betsy Sholl, Leslie Ullman, Nance Van Winckel, David Wojahn

Fiction: Connie May Fowler, Miciah Bay Gault, T. Geronimo Johnson, Ellen Lesser, Brian Leung, Bret Lott, Robin MacArthur, Clint McCown, Adam McOmber, Wanjikū wa Ngūgī, Hasanthika Sirisena, Nance Van Winckel

Creative Nonfiction: Harrison Candelaria Fletcher, Connie May Fowler, Barbara Hurd, Bret Lott, Patrick Madden, Elena Passarello, Natasha Sajé, Sue William Silverman, Hasanthika Sirisena

Literary Translation: Richard Jackson, Patrick Madden, Philip Metres, Natasha Sajé, Leslie Ullman

Website: 
https://vcfa.edu/programs/mfa-in-writing [3]
Funding/Employment Opportunities: 

The program offers fellowships and merit awards [4].

Other Features: 

Students attend two nine-day residencies each year, in July and January. Concurrent virtual residencies are also offered, along with overseas and domestic residencies held in unique cities of literary merit. Beginning with the Winter-Spring 2025 residency in January, residencies will be held at CalArts in Santa Clarita, California.

For Summer/Winter, the priority scholarship deadline is February 1; the final deadline is April 1. For Winter/Summer, the priority deadline is August 1; the final deadline is October 1.

Regular Deadlines
Contact E-mail: 
admissions@vcfa.edu [5]

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Links
[1] https://www.pw.org/mfa/vermont_college_fine_arts_writing [2] https://www.pw.org/literary_magazines/hunger_mountain_review [3] https://vcfa.edu/programs/mfa-in-writing [4] https://vcfa.edu/admissions/tuition-scholarships-financial-aid [5] mailto:admissions@vcfa.edu