Chicago State University

MFA Program

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Program Established:

2001

Location:

Chicago, IL

Genre:

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

Residency:

Full

Duration:

2-3 Years

Incoming Class Size:

5–10

Application Deadline:

July 15, 2024

Application Fee:

$30

Website:

https://csu.edu/english/master_fine_arts.htm

Contact E-mail:

kellis@csu.edu

Contact Name:

Kelly Norman Ellis

Core Faculty Includes:

Poetry: Kelly Norman Ellis
Fiction: Cole Lavalais
Film/Television: Christine List
Publishing: Brenda E. Aghahowa

Funding/Employment Opportunities:

The program offers partial funding with a limited number of graduate assistantships available.

Other Features:

Students may take courses in playwriting and scriptwriting for film and television as electives. The program is housed in the English Department at Chicago State University and features a Visiting Writers Series. Many events are offered in collaboration with CSU’s Gwendolyn Brooks Center for Black Literature and Creative Writing, a literary and cultural center invested in researching, teaching, and disseminating information about acclaimed Black writers. Students in the program undertake coursework in African American literature and non-African American literature.

The application deadline for the spring term is December 17; the deadline for the fall term is July 15.

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