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The NewPages Guide to Creative Writing Programs Vanderbilt University MFA in Creative Writing Website: www.vanderbilt.edu/creativewriting Address: PMB 351654, 2301 Vanderbilt Place, Nashville, TN 37205 Program Director: Lorraine Lopez (interim) Program Contact: Margaret Quigley Phone: (615) 322-6527 Email: margaret.quigley@vanderbilt.edu Degrees Offered: MFA Type of Program: residency Genres: fiction, poetry Enrollment: 12-15 Total Credits Required: 42-48 Application Deadlines: December 15 Scholarships: yes (see website) Assistantships: yes (see website) Core Faculty: Beth Bachmann, Kate Daniels, Tony Earley, Peter Guralnick, Rick Hilles, Mark Jarman, Lorraine Lopez, Lorrie Moore, Nancy Reisman Publishing/Editing Courses: no Literary Magazine: Nashville Review Reading Series: Vanderbilt Visiting Writers Recent Visiting Writers: Nikky Finney, Terrance Hayes, Garrett Hongo, Aimee Bender, Maile Melloy, Frank Bidart Program Description: The Vanderbilt MFA—in vibrant Nashville, TN—is a highly selective, two to three year, intensive MFA program in poetry and fiction. Nine faculty teach 12-15 students. All students fully funded with an annual stipend of $24,000 plus health insurance. Students work several hours a week in the Writing Studio during the first year and teach one section of undergraduate creative writing in the second year. We focus on one-on-one mentoring and encourage students to use their gifts as writers in community, working as writers in residence, at talented youth camps, and in prison workshops. We host an Outstanding Visiting Writers Series, and students have the opportunity to edit and publish the national online journal Nashville Review. 32 Vermont College of Fine Arts MFA in Writing, MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults (low-res) Website: www.vcfa.edu/writing, www.vcfa.edu/wcya Address: 36 College Street, Montpelier, VT 05602 Program Directors: Louise Crowley (MFA in Writing), Melissa Fisher (MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults) Phone: (802) 828-8840, (802) 828-8896 Email: louise.crowley@vcfa.edu, melissa.fisher@vcfa.edu Degrees Offered: MFA Type of Program: low-residency Length of Program: 4 semesters Genres: creative nonfiction, fiction, poetry, writing for children & young adults Enrollment: 120 (MFAW), 95 (WCYA) Total Credits Required: 60 Scholarships: yes (see website) Core Faculty: (MFAW): Matthew Dickman, Douglas Glover, Rigoberto Gonzalez, David Jauss, Sue William Silverman, Leslie Ullman, David Wojahn. (WCYA): Kathi Appelt, Coe Booth, Uma Krishnaswami, Martine Leavitt, Rita Williams-Garcia, Tim Wynne- Jones. (See complete list on website.) Publishing/Editing Courses: no Literary Magazine: Hunger Mountain Recent Visiting Writers: (MFAW): Julia Alvarez, Julianna Baggott, Stephen Dunn, Barbara Hurd, Sigrid Nunez, Richard Russo; (MFAWCYA): M. T. Anderson, Nikki Grimes, David Macaulay, Walter Dean Myers, Katherine Paterson, Don Tate. (See complete list on website.) Program Description: The MFA in Writing and MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults programs are designed for students with serious interest in developing professional skills in writing poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction and writing for young readers. VCFA’s internationally acclaimed writers and highly dedicated teachers attract students from all corners of the world to the rigorous and uniquely supportive community. An intensive 10-day residency in Vermont—or optional overseas residency in Puerto Rico and Slovenia (MFAW) or Bath, England (WCYA)—challenges and inspires students for the 6-month study ahead. While focusing on essential topics for a developing writer students engage in four semesters of study focused on their individual interests, such as emerging literary forms, exploration of the intersection of the literary and visual arts, translation (MFAW), or diversity in children’s literature (MFWC). VCFA offers many substantial scholarships to new and continuing students, including publisher-sponsored funds with right of first-refusal options (MFWC). Links to all programs at www.newpages.com
The NewPages Guide to Creative Writing Programs Washington University St. Louis MFA in Creative Writing Website: english.artsci.wustl.edu/graduate/writing_program Address: Campus Box 1122, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130 Program Director: David Schuman Program Contact: Shannon Rabong Phone: (314) 935-7428 Email: srabong@artsci.wustl.edu Degrees Offered: MFA Type of Program: residency Length of Program: 2 years Genres: poetry, fiction, nonfiction Enrollment: 20 Total Credits Required: 42 Application Deadlines: December 15 Scholarships: yes (see website) Assistantships: yes (see website) Core Faculty: Mary Jo Bang, Carl Phillips, Kathryn Davis, Marshall Klimasewiski, Danielle Dutton, Kathleen Finneran, Edward McPherson Publishing/Editing Courses: no Reading Series: yes (see website) Recent Visiting Writers: Martha Collins, Richard Powers, Kelly Link, Matthea Harvey, George Saunders Program Description: The MFA Program at Washington University in St. Louis is a two-year program where 20 to 25 students are working toward MFA degrees in fiction, nonfiction, or poetry. Each year our reading series brings a diverse group of poets, fiction writers, and nonfiction writers to the department. In addition, the Hurst Professor program brings in six distinguished visitors each year to present their newest work, lecture on the craft of writing, and work one-on-one with our MFA students. Students teach creative writing courses in their second year. All students are fully and equally funded. West Virginia University MFA Program in Creative Writing Website: creativewriting.wvu.edu Address: 100 Colson Hall, Morgantown, WV 26506-6296 Program Director/Contact: Mary Ann Samyn Phone: (304) 293-9730 Email: maryann.samyn@mail.wvu.edu Degrees Offered: MFA Type of Program: residency Length of Program: 3 years Genres: fiction, nonfiction, poetry Enrollment: 27 Total Credits Required: 45 Application Deadline: January 15 Scholarships: no Assistantships: yes (see website) Core Faculty: Mark Brazaitis, James Harms, Ellesa High, Kevin Oderman, Mary Ann Samyn, Ethel Morgan Smith, Glenn Taylor Publishing/Editing Courses: yes (see website) Literary Magazine: Cheat River Review Reading Series: yes (see website) Recent Visiting Writers: Jaimy Gordon, Carol Frost, Randall Kenan, Dagoberto Gilb, Bill Olsen, Elizabeth Graver Program Description: Founded in 2001, West Virginia University’s MFA Program is located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, along the Monongahela River. Our program offers specializations in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Workshop sizes are always small, usually capped at twelve students. In addition to taking five workshops, including one out of genre, students work one-on-one with faculty mentors in preparing their theses: a book-length work of fiction, nonfiction, or poetry. Students take additional courses in editing, professional writing, and literature, receive training in pedagogy, and teach composition and creative writing. Our program is home to the Cheat River Review, and we offer opportunities for outreach via the Appalachian Prison Book Project, the Bolton Writing Workshops, and partnerships with middle schools and senior citizen lifelong learners. Links to all programs at www.newpages.com 33
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