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The NewPages Guide to Creative Writing Programs Northern Michigan University MFA in Creative Writing, MA in Writing Website: www.nmu.edu/english/ Address: 1401 Presque Isle Avenue, Marquette, MI 49855 MFA Program Director: Jennifer A. Howard MA Program Director: Russ Prather Phone: (906) 227-2711 MFA Email: jenhowar@nmu.edu MA Email: rprather@nmu.edu Degrees Offered: MA, MFA, BA Type of Program: residency Length of Program: 3-year MFA, 2-year MA Genres: fiction, nonfiction, poetry Enrollment: 20 Total Credits Required: 48 Application Deadlines: February 1 Scholarships: no Assistantships: yes (see website) Core Faculty: Jon Billman, Matthew Gavin Frank, Jennifer A. Howard, Austin Hummell Publishing/Editing courses: no Literary Magazine: Passages North Reading Series: Visiting Writers Recent Visiting Writers: Tom Bissell, Roxane Gay, Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Kwame Dawes, John D’Agata, Richard Ford, Tim O’Brien, Lan Samantha Chang, Elizabeth McCracken, John McNally, Nahid Rachlin, Jim Harrison, Donald Hall, Mary Clearman Blew Program Description: NMU, located on the Lake Superior shore of Michigan’s beautiful Upper Peninsula, offers a threeyear MFA degree in fiction, poetry, or creative nonfiction, as well as a two-year MA in writing, literature, pedagogy, or theater. Teaching assistantships are available, as well as travel opportunities, summer grants, and internships with Passages North. NMU grads have published work with Knopf and Penguin, continued on to literary and creative PhD programs, found full-time teaching positions, and started literary magazines. Marquette, Michigan, a bike-friendly town even in the snowy winter, is surrounded by some of the country’s most stunning forests and water. Northwestern University School of Professional Studies MA & MFA in Creative Writing Website: sps.northwestern.edu/program-areas/graduate/ creative-writing/index.php Address: School of Professional Studies, 405 Church St, Evanston, IL 60208 Program Director: Reginald Gibbons Program Contact: Amy B. Danzer Phone: (847) 491-3051 Email: sps@northwestern.edu, a-danzer@northwestern.edu Degrees Offered: MA, MFA Type of Program: residency Length of Program: varies Genres: fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction Enrollment: about 100 Total Credits Required: 10 (MA),18 (MFA) Application Deadlines: October 15; January 15; April 15; July 15 (approximate) Scholarships: no (see website for alternate options) Assistantships: no (see website) Core Faculty: Chris Abani, Eula Biss, John Bresland, Stuart Dybek, Reginald Gibbons, Golda Goldblum, Susan Harris, Miles Harvey, Juan Martinez, Michael McColly, Simone Muench, Naeem Murr, Ed Roberson, Shauna Seliy, Christine Sneed, S. L. Wisenberg. Other recent faculty include Steve Bogira, Ana Castillo, Cristina Henriquez, Christina Pugh, Megan Stielstra, and others Publishing/Editing Courses: yes (see website) Literary Magazine: TriQuarterly Reading Series: yes (see website) Program Description: The part-time Master of Arts/Fine Arts in Creative Writing program at Northwestern University offers scheduling flexibility to pursue your writing goals while balancing your professional and personal life. Core writing competency is developed through peer workshops, reading and discussing other authors’ works, literature courses, electives, a teaching practicum, and publishing internships. 20 Links to all programs at www.newpages.com
The NewPages Guide to Creative Writing Programs Oklahoma City University The Red Earth MFA in Creative Writing (low-res) Website: www.okcu.edu/english/redearthmfa Address: 2501 N. Blackwelder Avenue WC 248, Oklahoma City, OK 73106 Program Director: Jeanetta Calhoun Mish Program Contact: Dyan Shaw Phone: (405) 208-5127 Email: mfadirector@okcu.edu Degrees Offered: MFA Type of Program: low-residency Length of Program: 2 years Genres: fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting Enrollment: 30 Total Credits Required: 48 Application Deadlines: rolling Scholarships: no Assistantships: no Core Faculty: Allison Amend, Lou Berney, Jeanetta Calhoun Mish, Kerry Cohen, Quraysh Ali Lansana, Kat Meads Publishing/Editing Courses: yes (see website) Literary Magazine: Red Earth Review Reading Series: yes (see website) Recent Visiting Writers: Matthew Quick, Lori A. May, James Bernard Frost, Peter Meinke, Alan Michael Parker, Thomas Larson, Lan Samantha Chang, Chad Sweeney, Dawn Lundy Martin, Margo Rabb, Joy Harjo, Laura Moriarty, Ariel Gore, Tony Medina, Rilla Askew, Elise Paschen Program Description: Write. Read. Get skilled. The Red Earth Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing @ Oklahoma City University offers you the opportunity pursue your writing without sacrificing your life. Our program connects you with experienced creative and professional writers who will nurture your creative talent in workshops and individual instruction. We also offer skills-courses to enrich your writing career: Writing Pedagogy, Professional Writing, and Literary Magazine Editing & Production. 10-day residencies, twice a year. Four semesters you complete at home. See display ad on page 37. Pine Manor College Solstice Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing (low-res) Website: www.pmc.edu/mfa Address: 400 Heath Street, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 Program Director: Meg Kearney Program Contact: Tanya Whiton Phone: (617) 731-7697, (617) 731-7684 Email: mfa@pmc.edu Degrees Offered: MFA Genres: fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, writing for young people Type of Program: low-residency Length of Program: 2 years Enrollment: 35 Total Credits Required: 60 Application Deadlines: rolling admissions year round Scholarships: yes (see website) Assistantships: yes (see website) Core Faculty: Kathleen Aguero, Venise Berry, Laure-Anne Bosselaar, Amy Hoffman, Steven Huff, Randall Kenan, Robert Lopez, Laura Williams McCaffrey, Anne-Marie Oomen, Dzvinia Orlowsky, Iain Haley Pollock, Sandra Scofield, Sterling Watson, Dave Yoo, Reginald Dwayne Betts, Nicole Terez Dutton, Jedediah Berry Visiting Faculty: Terrance Hayes, Helen Elaine Lee, Dennis Lehane, M.L. Liebler, Grace Lin, Michael Steinberg, Jacqueline Woodson Publishing/Editing Courses: yes (see website) Literary Magazine: Solstice Reading Series: yes (see website) Recent Visiting Writers: Naomi Shihab Nye, Dorothy Alison, Phillip Lopate, Cornelius Eady, Nancy Willard, Stewart O’Nan, Walter Dean Myers, Stephen Dunn, Andre Dubus III Program Description: The Solstice Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing Program of Pine Manor College is coeducational, inclusive, and affordable. Our program is designed to help students reach their full potential as writers through a demanding curriculum that balances the workshop experience with the study of literary craft, criticism, and theory. Links to all programs at www.newpages.com 21
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