Florida Atlantic University
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- MFA in Creative Writing
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Contact Information:
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Mailing Address:
- Department of English/CU Building
- 777 Glades Road
- Boca Raton
- FL
- 33431
- Program Director: Becka Mara McKay
- Program Contact: Becka Mara McKay
- Website: www.fau.edu/english/mfa
- Email: [email protected]
- Facebook: Facebook
- Twitter: Twitter
- Blog: Blog
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Program Information:
- Degree: MFA
- Type: residency
- Length of Program: 3 years
- Genre: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry
- Enrollment: 30
- Total Credits Required: 48
- Application Deadlines: January 15
- Scholarships: yes (see website)
- Assistantships: yes (see website)
- Core Faculty: Ayşe Papatya Bucak, Andrew Furman, Becka Mara McKay, Susan Mitchell, Kate Schmitt, Jason Schwartz
- Publishing/Editing Courses: yes (see website)
- Reading Series: Off the Page
- Literary Magazine: Coastlines; Swamp Ape Review
- Recent Visiting Writers: Roxane Gay, Nick Flynn, Russell Banks, Phil Klay, Tayari Jones, Jo Ann Beard, Justin Torres, Adrian Matejka, Rebecca Makkai
Program description: The MFA at FAU is vibrant community of writers in the heart of South Florida. We offer a three-year program of coursework in both literature and creative writing workshops. Students are encouraged to experiment, take risks, and explore the boundaries between genres. In addition to classes in fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction, students are encouraged to take courses in translation, book arts, creative writing pedagogy, lyric essay, and more from our award-winning faculty.
FAU, which has the most diverse student body in the state of Florida, is located just minutes from the beach, a half-hour drive from Fort Lauderdale, and an hour from Miami. While enrolled in the program, students have the opportunity to work with a wide variety of visiting writers of national renown. (Recent visitors include Tayari Jones, Nick Flynn, Jo Ann Beard, and Eula Biss.) Other opportunities include:
- Teaching creative writing in the community
- For-credit internships in publishing, educational outreach, and local arts organizations
- Summer travel and research money
- Working on our two literary journals
- Mentoring undergraduate creative writing students
- Working in our Advanced Media Production lab
GTA positions are available, as well as opportunities to work in the Writing Center and in other positions on campus.
Find more great programs at the NewPages Guide to Graduate Creative Writing Programs.