The NewPages Guide to Creative Writing Programs
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>NewPages</strong> <strong>Guide</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Creative</strong> <strong>Writing</strong> <strong>Programs</strong><br />
Mills College<br />
MFA in <strong>Creative</strong> <strong>Writing</strong><br />
MFA Book Art and <strong>Creative</strong> <strong>Writing</strong><br />
MA in English and American Literature<br />
Website: www.mills.edu/english<br />
Address: 5000 MacArthur Blvd., Oakland, CA 94613<br />
Phone: (510) 430-2240<br />
Email: grad_eng@mills.edu<br />
Degrees Offered: MFA (in <strong>Creative</strong> <strong>Writing</strong>, Book Art and<br />
<strong>Creative</strong> <strong>Writing</strong>), MA (in English and American Literature)<br />
Type of Program: residency<br />
Length of Program: MFA in <strong>Creative</strong> <strong>Writing</strong>/MA in<br />
Literature: 2 and 3 year programs, MFA in Book Art and <strong>Creative</strong><br />
<strong>Writing</strong>: 2.5 year program<br />
Genres: poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction<br />
Enrollment: 100 graduate students in all programs combined<br />
Total Credits Required: 11 or 12.5<br />
Application Deadlines: December 15<br />
Scholarships: yes (see website)<br />
Assistantships: yes (see website)<br />
Core Faculty: Elmaz Abinader, Diane Cady, Julie Chen, Ajuan<br />
Mance, Cornelia Nixon, Sarah Pollock, Patricia Powell, Stephen<br />
Ratcliffe, Kathryn Reiss, Kirsten Sax<strong>to</strong>n, Ruth Sax<strong>to</strong>n, Cynthia<br />
Scheinberg, Juliana Spahr, Thomas Strychacz, Kathleen Walkup<br />
Visiting Faculty: Kate Brubeck, David Buuck, Tarah<br />
Demant, Rebekah Edwards, Kiala Givehand, Marisa Handler,<br />
Laleh Khadivi, Bula Maddison, Kim Magowan, Micheline<br />
Aharonian Marcom, Achy Obejas, Erin Peterson, Barbara Jane<br />
Reyes,Truong Tran, Kara Wittman, Stephanie Young<br />
Publishing/Editing Courses: yes (see website)<br />
Literary Magazine: 580 Split<br />
Reading Series: Contemporary Writers Series<br />
Recent Visiting Writers: Anne Carson, LaTasha N. Nevada<br />
Diggs, Guillermo Gómez-Peña, Eileen Myles, Joyce Carol Oates,<br />
M. NourbeSe Philip, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o<br />
Program Description: Part of the San Francisco Bay Area’s<br />
vibrant literary community, Mills College offers innovative MFA<br />
programs in poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and book art. Our<br />
graduate English programs tap in<strong>to</strong> the Bay Area’s energy and<br />
are distinguished by their long-established reputations; innovation;<br />
outstanding faculty; intimate community of writers, scholars, and<br />
alumni; and commitment <strong>to</strong> a vision of the literary arts as socially<br />
transformative. Our graduate English programs enhance your<br />
creativity and give you the <strong>to</strong>ols <strong>to</strong> engage the world around you.<br />
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Murray State University<br />
MFA in <strong>Creative</strong> <strong>Writing</strong> (low-res)<br />
Website: www.murraystate.edu/mfa<br />
Address: Murray State University, Master of Fine Arts Program,<br />
7C Faculty Hall-Dept of English and Philosophy, Murray, KY 42071<br />
Program Direc<strong>to</strong>r: Ann Neelon<br />
Program Contact: Nita King, Administrative Secretary<br />
Phone: (270) 809-4727<br />
Email: msu.mfa@murraystate.edu<br />
Degrees Offered: MFA<br />
Type of Program: low-residency<br />
Length of Program: 2 years<br />
Genres: fiction, nonfiction, poetry<br />
Enrollment: 40<br />
Total Credits Required: 49 credit hours<br />
Application Deadlines: Oc<strong>to</strong>ber 1 for January residency, April<br />
1 for July residency<br />
Scholarships: yes (see website)<br />
Assistantships: yes (see website)<br />
Core Faculty: Ann Neelon, Carrie Jerrell, Blas Falconer, Tommy<br />
Hays, Riley Hanick, Gary Jackson, Karen Salyer McElmurray, Elena<br />
Pasarello, Dale Ray Phillips, Lynn Pruett, Jeffrey Skinner<br />
Publishing/Editing Courses: yes (see website)<br />
Literary Magazine: New Madrid<br />
Reading Series: yes (see website)<br />
Recent Visiting Writers: Kazim Ali, Mark Doty, Beth Ann<br />
Fennelly, Nick Flynn, Tom Franklin, Cristina Garcia, Max Garland,<br />
Ross Gay, Stephen Graham Jones, Davy Rothbart, Claire Vaye<br />
Watkins, Marcus Wicker, Padma Viswanathan<br />
Program Description: Our foremost goal is <strong>to</strong> facilitate the<br />
growth of writers. We strive <strong>to</strong> do so in a supportive atmosphere<br />
of shared inquiry, academic rigor and good humor. Our faculty<br />
are committed <strong>to</strong> engaging with students of all ages and working<br />
with them <strong>to</strong> discover creative perspectives and practices that are<br />
unconditionally their own. Our program, which is very flexible in<br />
terms of its pace of studies and also highly affordable for those<br />
residing in Kentucky as well as those who reside out of state,<br />
provides the necessary academic credentials for a writer <strong>to</strong> teach<br />
creative writing at the college or university level. It also provides a<br />
foundation in writing that can help prepare graduates for careers in a<br />
variety of fields such as writing, publishing, advertising, or teaching<br />
at the secondary level. Special features include internships on the<br />
staff of New Madrid (with the chance <strong>to</strong> break in<strong>to</strong> book reviewing),<br />
supervised teaching opportunities and cross-genre options.<br />
Links <strong>to</strong> all programs at www.newpages.com
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