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Florida State University [1]

PhD
Tallahassee
FL
United States
Genre: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Application Fee: 
30
Affiliated Publications/Publishers: 

Southeast Review [2]

Residency: 
Full
Duration: 
4 Years
Incoming Class Size: 
20-25 (MFA & PhD combined)
Application Deadline: 
January 15, 2026
Core Faculty Includes: 

Poetry: Barbara Hamby, James Kimbrell, David Kirby, Virgil Suarez, Jillian Weise, L. Lamar Wilson
Fiction: Robert Olen Butler, Barbara Hamby, Skip Horack, Ravi Howard, Elizabeth Stuckey-French, Mark Winegardner
Nonfiction: Skip Horack, Ravi Howard, Diane Roberts, Mark Winegardner

Website: 
https://english.fsu.edu/programs/creative-writing [3]
Funding/Employment Opportunities: 

The program offers full funding. The program offers teaching assistantships and fellowships. PhD students are offered a four-year assistantship and are eligible to apply for a fifth year contingent on satisfactory progress through the degree program and availability of funds.

Other Features: 

The program hosts a weekly reading series featuring the work of graduate students, faculty, and visiting writers.

Regular Deadlines
Contact E-mail: 
english-creativewriting@fsu.edu [4]
Contact Name: 
Skip Horack

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

Links
[1] https://www.pw.org/mfa/florida_state_university [2] https://www.pw.org/literary_magazines/the_southeast_review [3] https://english.fsu.edu/programs/creative-writing [4] mailto:english-creativewriting@fsu.edu