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Sam Houston State University [1]

MFA
Huntsville
TX
United States
Genre: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Application Fee: 
50
Affiliated Publications/Publishers: 

Texas Review [2], Texas Review Press [3]

Residency: 
Full
Duration: 
3 Years
Incoming Class Size: 
5-6
Application Deadline: 
March 15, 2026
Core Faculty Includes: 

Poetry: Ginger Ko, Nick Lantz
Fiction: Scott Kaukonen, Katie Jean Shinkle
Nonfiction: Scott Kaukonen, Katie Jean Shinkle​

Website: 
https://www.shsu.edu/academics/english/creative-writing/ [4]
Funding/Employment Opportunities: 

The program offers partial funding. The program offers a variety of graduate assistantships, including teaching assistantships, writing center tutor positions, and intern positions with the Texas Review and Texas Review Press. 

We now offer three $10,000 fellowships per year (renewable for three years) in addition to the graduate assistantships.

Other Features: 

The program hosts the National Book Awards Festival [5] each fall, which features events with National Book Award finalists and winners.

The application deadline is March 15 (for full consideration including fellowships and graduate assistantships). 

Regular Deadlines
Contact E-mail: 
nick.lantz@shsu.edu [6]
Contact Name: 
Nick Lantz
Source URL:https://www.pw.org/mfa/sam_houston_state_university

Links
[1] https://www.pw.org/mfa/sam_houston_state_university [2] http://thetexasreview.org [3] http://texasreviewpress.org/ [4] https://www.shsu.edu/academics/english/creative-writing/ [5] http://www.shsu.edu/academics/english/creative-writing/national-book-awards/index.html [6] mailto:nick.lantz@shsu.edu