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Georgia State University [1]

PhD
Atlanta
GA
United States
Genre: 
Poetry, Fiction
Application Fee: 
50
Affiliated Publications/Publishers: 

Five Points [2]

Residency: 
Full
Duration: 
4 Years
Incoming Class Size: 
4-10
Application Deadline: 
February 15, 2026
Core Faculty Includes: 

Poetry: Danielle Cadena Deulen, Beth Gylys
Fiction: John Holman, Sheri Joseph, Josh Russell
Nonfiction: Danielle Cadena Deulen

Website: 
http://english.gsu.edu/graduate [3]
Funding/Employment Opportunities: 

The program offers a limited number of teaching assistantships to incoming PhD students, as well as the Paul Bowles Fellowship ($5,000), the Virginia Spencer Carr Fellowship ($10,000), and other smaller scholarship awards.

Other Features: 

The program features a Visiting Writers Series. 

Students usually complete their PhD in four to five years.

Regular Deadlines
Contact E-mail: 
josh@gsu.edu [4]
Contact Name: 
Prof. Josh Russell

Source URL:https://www.pw.org/mfa/georgia_state_university

Links
[1] https://www.pw.org/mfa/georgia_state_university [2] https://www.pw.org/literary_magazines/five_points [3] http://english.gsu.edu/graduate [4] mailto:josh@gsu.edu