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The NewPages Guide to Creative Writing Programs University of Massachusetts - Amherst Creative Writing Program :: MFA The MFA Program for Poets and Writers is a selective three-year program and is dedicated to the creation of new and important writing. For almost half a century, it has been a place for writers to concentrate on their work and to write their books. University of Massachusetts - Boston Creative Writing Program :: MFA Every student receives financial support for three years of community, focus, and opportunity. Teach undergrads, come to SUBMITATHON!, edit magazines, visit prisons. Our professors don’t want you to sound like them; they want you to write your best work. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth Professional Writing Program :: MA Graduate students in the Professional Writing Program join a writing community where they engage in extensive writing and editing practice and receive a solid background in rhetoric and communications. Michigan Central Michigan University Creative Writing Program :: MA We offer undergraduate and graduate creative writing courses, including an M.A. in English with Creative Writing Concentration. Eastern Michigan University Creative Writing Program :: MA The curriculum emphasizes both creative process and critical reading practices, preparing writers to participate in contemporary writing culture and for a range of language and media-centered careers. Northern Michigan University MA, MFA in Creative Writing NMU, located on the Lake Superior shore of Michigan’s beautiful Upper Peninsula, offers a three-year MFA degree in fiction, poetry, or creative nonfiction, as well as a two-year MA in writing, literature, pedagogy, or theater. Teaching assistantships and fellowships are available, as well as travel opportunities, summer grants, and internships with Passages North. see more details on page 20 University of Michigan Creative Writing Program :: MFA The Helen Zell Writers’ Program is a two-year graduate program in creative writing leading to the Master of Fine Arts degree. Students concentrate in either fiction or poetry. Wayne State University Creative Writing Program :: MA We offer classes at both the graduate and undergraduate levels in poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, writing for the theater, interdisciplinary genres, and poetics. Western Michigan University Creative Writing Program :: MFA, PhD We offer Master’s and Doctoral degrees in three different areas of emphasis: Creative Writing, English Education, and Literature and Language Minnesota Augsburg College MFA in Creative Writing (low-res) Come to the Twin Cities and be a part of a vibrant literary community where you’ll engage the world thoughtfully, deepen and broaden your artistic sensibilities, and enjoy individual attention with a 5:1 student to faculty mentor ratio. The Augsburg MFA in creative writing is a two-year low-residency program with tracks in fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting and playwriting and concentrations in translation, teaching, and publishing. see more details on page 8 Hamline University MFA in Creative Writing (res) & MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults (low-res) At Hamline, you’ll benefit not only from being a part of the only university in the U.S. with three fine arts programs in creative writing and an award-winning national literary magazine, but also from the cultural and literary bounty of the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. Hamline students experience a world-class education in the process and craft of writing taught by award-winning practicing writers. see more details on page 14 Minnesota State University Mankato Creative Writing Program :: MFA The M.F.A. program in creative writing meets the needs of students who want to strike a balance between the development of individual creative talent and the close study of literature and language. University of Minnesota Creative Writing Program :: MFA This three-year program offers tracks in fiction, poetry, and literary nonfiction with advanced graduate-level coursework in writing, literature, and related fields. All admitted students receive full funding for the duration of the program. 46 Links to all programs at www.newpages.com
The NewPages Guide to Creative Writing Programs Mississippi Mississippi State University Creative Writing Program :: MA Mississippi State’s Master’s Degree in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis is a 24 credit hour course of study with an additional 6 hour thesis requirement. University of Mississippi Creative Writing Program :: MFA We specialize in what we do best, fiction and poetry, and supplement our specialities with creative nonfiction, screen writing, and eco-writing. Ours is a fully funded, three year degree. University of Southern Mississippi Creative Writing Program :: MA, PhD Between 35 and 40 students work toward M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in English with emphases in fiction or poetry, and each student completes a creative thesis or dissertation to fulfill requirements for the degree. Missouri Missouri State University Creative Writing Program :: MA You like to write, read and analyze, or perhaps you’d like to teach literature and language. An English degree from Missouri State will prepare you to do all this, and more. University of Missouri - St. Louis Creative Writing Program :: MFA The methods of instruction are simple but effective: writing workshops in fiction and poetry; seminar classes on writing craft; assistant editorial work on our nationally distributed literary magazine, Natural Bridge. Washington University St. Louis MFA in Creative Writing This is a two-year program where 20 to 25 students are working toward MFA degrees in fiction 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 four distinguished visitors each year to present their newest work, lecture on the craft of writing, and work one-on-one. see more details on page 33 Montana University of Montana Creative Writing Program :: MFA The University of Montana is one of our nation’s oldest and most prestigious writing programs, known for its individual mentorship, student publications and award-winning faculty. Southeast Missouri State University Creative Writing Program :: MA Those with special interests in composition will find courses in creative writing, practical and professional written communication, styles of writing, and rhetorical theory. University of Missouri Creative Writing Program :: MA, PhD The University of Missouri’s Creative Writing Program is known for its commitment to literary study as an essential component of literary production. The department offers the M.A. and Ph.D. in English, with a concentration in creative writing. University of Missouri - Kansas City Creative Writing Program :: MFA UMKC’s MFA in Creative Writing & Media Arts is an exciting studio-research program that combines intensive workshops with literature and craft classes to foster discovery and mastery in creative writing. MFA IN CREATIVE WRITING PROGRAM RESIDENCIES AT CARLOW UNIVERSITY, PITTSBURGH, AND TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN, IRELAND. LOW-RESIDENCY PROGRAM WITH CONCENTRATIONS IN FICTION, POETRY, AND CREATIVE NONFICTION. ONE-TO-ONE STUDY WITH FACULTY. COMPLETE YOUR MANUSCRIPT UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF DISTINGUISHED AMERICAN AND IRISH WRITERS. RECENT FACULTY, MENTORS, AND VISITING WRITERS INCLUDE PRIZE-WINNING AMERICAN AND IRISH WRITERS.* * Visit carlow.edu for a complete list of faculty, mentors, visiting writers, and speakers. CARLOW.EDU | 412.578.6000 | 3333 FIFTH AVENUE | PITTSBURGH, PA 15213 Links to all programs at www.newpages.com 47
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