The NewPages Guide to Creative Writing Programs

The NewPages Guide to Creative Writing Programs
Cedar Crest College
Pan-European MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)
Website: mfa.cedarcrest.edu
Address: 100 College Dr, Allentown, PA 18104
Program Director: Fred Leebron
Program Contact: Robert Wilson
Phone Number: (610) 606-4666 x3474
Website: mfa.cedarcrest.edu
Degrees Offered: MFA
Type of Program: low-residency
Length of Program: 2 years
Genre(s): fiction, nonfiction, poetry, dual-genre
Enrollment: 25
Total Credits Required: 48
Application Deadlines: April 1 for summer start, August 1
for fall start, December 1 for spring start
Scholarships: yes (see website)
Assistantships: no
Core Faculty: Robert Antoni, David Bezmozgis, Jeffrey
Greene, Aleksandar Hemon, Jake Lamar, Fred Leebron,
Gwyneth Lewis, Dinaw Mengestu, Jayne Anne Phillips, Kathryn
Rhett
Publishing/Editing Courses: no
Program Description: With 15-day summer residencies
held exclusively in European cities—Dublin, Barcelona,
Vienna—the Cedar Crest College low-residency MFA in Creative
Writing offers writers the inspiration of place as they hone their
craft with accomplished faculty mentors. The study of how
location leads to artistic inspiration complements our workshops
and one-on-one tutorials grounded in shaping the written word.
Our students join an international community of authors with
study in fiction, nonfiction, or poetry.
We understand the irony faced by all writers: To carefully hone
your craft, you need periods of solitude, spent refining and
reflecting upon your work. But you also need periods of intense
interaction with a supportive and knowledgeable community
of writers who provide valuable feedback and guidance. The
Cedar Crest College Pan-European MFA in Creative Writing
provides you with both. During the year, craft your writing where
you live or where your travels take you, while receiving monthly
guidance and feedback from a faculty-mentor. For our summer
residencies, take in the rich artistic history of European cities
during intensive and inspiring residency workshops and tutorials.
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Chatham University
MFA in Creative Writing (res & low-res)
Website: www.chatham.edu/mfa
Address: 1 Woodland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15232
Program Director: Sheryl St. Germain
Program Contact: Erin Hutton
Phone: (412) 365-1190
Email: ehutton@chatham.edu
Degrees Offered: MFA, BFA
Type of Program: residency, low-residency
Length of Program: 2 years
Genres: poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, writing for children,
travel writing, nature writing
Enrollment: 100
Total Credits Required: 42
Application Deadlines: January 15 for early admission,
otherwise rolling admissions
Scholarships: yes (see website)
Assistantships: yes (see website)
Core Faculty: Sheryl St. Germain, Sheila Squillante, Sherrie
Flick, Lori Jakiela, Heather McNaugher, Kathy Ayres, Sally
Alexander, Jonathan Auxier, Joy Katz
Visiting Faculty: BK Loren, Scott Russell Sanders, Pam
Houston, Dinty Moore, Ann Fisher Wirth, Janisse Raye, Robert
Hass, Barbara Hurd
Publishing/Editing Courses: yes (see website)
Literary Magazine: The Fourth River
Reading Series: Summer Community of Writers
Recent Visiting Writers: BK Loren, Sean Thomas
Dougherty, Aaron Smith, Terrance Hayes, Toi Derricote, Mary
Karr, Geraldine Brooks
Program Description: Chatham University’s MFA,
focusing on place-based writing and social outreach, is the
premier graduate program for students interested in creative
writing and innovative community programs. No other MFA
program offers concentrations in travel writing, food writing,
teaching, publishing, or nature writing in addition to a primary
genre focus (poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction or children’s
writing), or the ability to have a dual-genre focus. We are also
the only MFA program to offer a hybrid program with both full
and low residency options.
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