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The NewPages Guide to Creative Writing Programs Nebraska Creighton University Creative Writing Program :: MA The graduate English faculty at Creighton University are well-known for the high standards they set, for their high energy, and for their deep commitment to teaching and to the individual needs of each student. University of Nebraska, Kearney Creative Writing Program :: MA The Master of Arts in English program presents a variety of courses in World, British, and United States literatures, creative writing, and pedagogy. University of Nebraska, Lincoln Creative Writing Program :: MA, PhD The Graduate Program in English at the University of Nebraska offers an MA and a PhD in Creative Writing, one of the few such advanced degree programs in the country to offer a creative dissertation option. University of Nebraska Omaha MFA in Writing (low-res) The University of Nebraska Omaha MFA in Writing is a low-residency creative writing course of study for writers like yourself who are committed to a literary life. The full program comprises four 16-week semesters and five 10- day symposium-style residencies. see more on page 28 Nevada Sierra Nevada College Creative Writing Program :: MFA (low-res) The low-residency MFA in creative writing program at Sierra Nevada College is a challenging and inspiring two year commitment to each student’s own artistic development. University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Writing Program :: MFA, PhD The Creative Writing Program at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas offers a dynamic and stimulating writing environment, shaped by the confluence of the desert’s natural beauty with the electrical brilliance of Las Vegas’ neon lights. see display ad on page 49 University of Nevada, Reno Creative Writing Program :: MA MA Writing students may opt for intensive study in composition research and teaching or in creative writing, with cognate work in linguistics, literature, or literacy studies. New Hampshire New England College Creative Writing Program :: MFA (low-res) Our low-residency Master of Fine Arts Creative Writing program offers students a rigorous, individualized graduate education in Poetry and Fiction, with additional concentrated study options available in Translation, New Media, and Performance. New Hampshire Institute of Art MFA in Creative Writing (low-res) Our Low-residency MFA in Creative Writing is situated within an art institute, inspiring opportunities for crosspollination and hybridization of genres and art forms. In each ten-day residency, writers work alongside the MFA students in Visual Arts, Photography, and Writing for Stage and Screen. see more details on page 18 Southern New Hampshire University Creative Writing Program :: MFA (low-res) Write the book you’ve always dreamed of writing as you earn your MFA Creative Writing degree in Fiction or Nonfiction at Southern New Hampshire University. University of New Hampshire MFA in Creative Writing The MFA Program at the University of New Hampshire has a clear goal: to help you mold your gifts and passion for the art and to prepare you for the opportunities and demands that all writers will experience in a long career. What happens to you after you leave this program—how you will sustain yourself and your work—is one of our strongest concerns. see more details on page 29 New Jersey Drew University Creative Writing Program :: MFA (low-res) Students hone and develop their talent, as well as gain knowledge of the craft and poetics of contemporary American writers, and writers from other eras and cultures. see display ad on page 50 Fairleigh Dickinson University Creative Writing Program :: MFA (low-res) FDU’s low-residency model is ideal for students who want a more flexible academic schedule. The MFA degree is offered in five disciplines: Poetry, Fiction, Writing for Young Adults, Creative Nonfiction, and Literary Translation. 48 Links to all programs at www.newpages.com
The NewPages Guide to Creative Writing Programs Rowan University Creative Writing Program :: MA In addition to taking four core classes required of all MA students, graduate students develop their individual interests in one of the following tracks: Composition studies, Creative Writing/Journalism, or New Media. Rutgers University - Camden Creative Writing Program :: MFA Our unique multi-genre approach prepares our students not only to write poetry and prose but to teach at the college level. Rutgers University-Newark MFA Program MFA in Creative Writing The Rutgers-Newark MFA Program, located on the most richly diverse undergrad campus in the nation, is a 18-minute train ride from Manhattan. Our award-winning faculty truly mentor our poets and fiction writers; our studio/research MFA offers workshops, thesis hours, and 7 interdisciplinary elective courses to full (2 year) and part time (3 year) students. see more details on page 22 William Paterson University Creative Writing Program :: MFA The master of fine arts (M.F.A.) program in creative and professional writing at William Paterson University provides a supportive academic environment focused on the production of high-caliber writing. New Mexico New Mexico State University Creative Writing Program :: MA, MFA Students electing this emphasis choose a major genre: poetry or fiction. Students must complete fifty-four hours of graduate-level course work, submit a creative writing thesis, give a public reading from the thesis, and pass an oral examination. University of New Mexico Creative Writing Program :: MFA This three-year degree combines studio-based workshops in fiction, poetry and creative nonfiction with craft seminars and coursework in literature, teaching pedagogy, and professional writing. New York Adelphi University Creative Writing Program :: MFA An intimate program, Adelphi’s Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing offers students the opportunity to specialize in four major genres: poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction and dramatic writing. MFA & PhD excellent funding ◊ Teaching assistantships gauranteed for three years ◊ $13,000 stipends for MFAs ◊ $25,000 fellowships for PhDs ◊ Scholarship opportunities highly selective ◊ Only ten MFAs and two PhDs admitted each year international focus ◊ MFAs receive travel funding, work on translation, and have the option to join the Peace Corps Master’s International program vibrant community ◊ Affiliation with Black Mountain Institute, including City of Asylum program for writers in exile ◊ Opportunities on Witness and Interim magazines full-time faculty Maile Chapman ¦ Claudia Keelan ¦ Donald Revell ¦ Douglas Unger ¦ Richard Wiley recent visiting faculty Wole Soyinka ¦ C.D. Wright Derek Walcott ¦ Christina García Russell Banks ¦ Robert Coover BLA at Beverly Rogers,Carol C. Harter OUNTAIN INSTITUTE apply online by january 15 english.unlv.edu/creativewriting Links to all programs at www.newpages.com 49
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