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Western Colorado University [1]

MFA
Gunnison
CO
United States
Genre: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-Genre
Application Fee: 
55
Affiliated Publications/Publishers: 

Western Press Books [2]

Residency: 
Low
Duration: 
1-2 Years
Incoming Class Size: 
45-55
Application Deadline: 
January 1, 2099
Core Faculty Includes: 

Poetry: Byron F. Aspaas, Elizabeth Bradfield, Steve Coughlin, CMarie Fuhrman, Tyson Hausdoerffer, Gary Lilley, Cameron McGill, Erica Reid, Derek Sheffield, Maya Jewell Zeller
Genre Fiction: Olivia Chadha, Joe Fassler, Tenea Johnson, Candace Nadon, Johanna Parkhurst, Laura Resau, Nakeesha Seneb, Cindy Skaggs, Rick Wilbur, E. Lily Yu
Nature Writing: Karen Auvinen, Claire Boyles, Steve Coughlin, CMarie Fuhrman, Laura Pritchett, Laura Resau, Ana Maria Spagna, Maya Jewell Zeller
Publishing: Kevin J. Anderson, Gwyneth Gibby, Allyson Longueira
Screenwriting: Claire Boyles, Mitali Jahagirdar, Kimberlea Kressel, James Napoli, Liz Scudlo

Website: 
https://western.edu/department/graduate-program-in-creative-writing/ [3]
Funding/Employment Opportunities: 

The program offers scholarships and loans.

Other Features: 

Students attend a one-week residency each July at the Western Colorado University campus in Gunnison, Colorado.

The program offers five distinct concentrations: Genre Fiction, Nature Writing, Poetry, Publishing, and Screenwriting.

Rolling admission is from August 1 to May 15.

Rolling Admissions
Contact E-mail: 
gpcw@western.edu [4]
Contact Name: 
Sarah Goettsch
Source URL:https://www.pw.org/mfa/western_colorado_university

Links
[1] https://www.pw.org/mfa/western_colorado_university [2] https://western.edu/program/english/western-press-books/ [3] https://western.edu/department/graduate-program-in-creative-writing/ [4] mailto:gpcw@western.edu