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Oklahoma City University

The Red Earth MFA in Creative Writing

2501 N. Blackwelder Ave. WC 248

Oklahoma City, OK 73106

Website: www.okcu.edu/english/redearthmfa

Program director: Danita Berg

Program contact: Dyan Shaw

Phone: (405) 208-5127

Email: mfadirector@okcu.edu

Degrees offered: MFA

Genres: Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Screenwriting

Type of program: Low-Residency

Length of program: 2 years

Enrollment: 30

Total credits required: 48

Application deadlines: Rolling

Scholarships available: No

Core faculty: Allison Amend, Lou Berney, Jeanetta Calhoun Mish, Da Chen, Kerry Cohen, Douglas Goetsch, Kat Meads

Assistantships: No

Publishing/editing courses: Yes

Literary magazine: Yes

Reading series: Yes

Recent visiting writers: Alan Michael Parker, Matthew Quick, Peter Meinke, Thomas Larson

Program description: The Red Earth MFA in Creative Writing at Oklahoma City University provides writers with the time to create with experienced authors and professional writers. While the two-year program concentrates on developing your creative skills in writing, students also have the opportunity to pursue strands in professional writing and college-level teaching.