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Boston University [1]

MFA
Boston
MA
United States
Genre: 
Poetry, Fiction
Application Fee: 
95
Affiliated Publications/Publishers: 

AGNI [2], Clarion [3], 236, Favorite Poem Project

Residency: 
Full
Duration: 
1-2 Years
Incoming Class Size: 
18
Application Deadline: 
January 9, 2025
Core Faculty Includes: 

Poetry: Andrea Cohen, Karl Kirchwey, Sandra Lim
Fiction: Leslie Epstein, Allegra Goodman, Ha Jin

Website: 
https://bu.edu/creativewriting [4]
Funding/Employment Opportunities: 

The program offers full funding. Every student receives full tuition coverage and a teaching stipend.

The program also offers Global Fellowships, which allow students the opportunity to live, write, and explore for up to three months, anywhere in the world.

Other Features: 

This program features the Robert Lowell Memorial Lectures reading series and the Ha Jin Visting Lectures series. There is a foreign language requirement which may be satisfied in a number of ways.

Applicants may apply for an application fee waiver [5].

The Creative Writing Program was first established in 1954, shortly after WWII, as an MA program.

Regular Deadlines
Contact E-mail: 
crwr@bu.edu [6]

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

Links
[1] https://www.pw.org/content/boston_university [2] https://www.pw.org/literary_magazines/agni [3] https://www.pw.org/literary_magazines/clarion [4] https://bu.edu/creativewriting [5] http://www.bu.edu/cas/admissions/phd-mfa/apply/fee-waiver/ [6] mailto:crwr@bu.edu