Dominican University of California [1]
Littoral Press [2], Tuxedo Journal [3]
Poetry: Joan Baranow, Iris Jamahl Dunkle, Judy Halebsky, Brian Tierney, Maw Shein Win
Fiction: Kim Culbertson, Lee Kravetz, Hannah Michell, Claudia Morales
Nonfiction and Memoir: Thomas Burke, Marianne Rogoff
The program offers the Matthew Henderson Award which is an endowed scholarship awarded each year on the basis of merit and need. La Vida Dominican Post Baccalaureate scholarships and assistantships of up to $12,000 over an academic year are awarded on a competitive basis. All students receive the MFA Scholarship of $300 each semester including the summer semester. Two student employment positions support co-curricular learning in teaching and publishing practicums.
The program offers an optional track in narrative medicine and frequent Creative Writing Retreats in which MFA students are invited to lead writing workshops.
Students attend two residencies each year, an eight-day residency in January and an 10-day residency in June, at the Dominican University of California campus in San Rafael. Students are also invited to attend monthly writing workshops either on campus or online.
The application deadline is December 1 for the January residency and May 1 for the June residency.