University of Tennessee, Knoxville [1]
Grist [2]
Poetry: Cornelius Eady, Iliana Rocha
Fiction: Margaret Lazarus Dean, Christopher Hebert, Michael Knight
Nonfiction: Margaret Lazarus Dean
The program offers full funding. All students receive a tuition waiver, stipend, and health insurance for two years.
The program hosts the University of Tennessee Creative Writing Reading Series. Other features include the literary magazine Grist; opportunities to meet with visiting agents and editors; opportunities to conduct community outreach with the Young Writers’ Institute; travel and research funds; and pedagogical training and opportunities to teach creative writing classes and tutor at the university’s writing center.
The early application deadline is December 1 with no application fee; final deadline is January 15 with a $60 application fee.