MFA Program
See writers who attended this programKate Bernheimer, Susan Briante, Francisco Cantú, Bojan Louis, Farid Matuk, Ander Monson, Manuel Muñoz, Sara Sams, Johanna Skibsrud
The program offers full funding with tuition, health insurance, and a stipend through assistantships teaching first-year writing and creative writing.
The program houses three reading series: The Distinguished Visitor Series, Works in Progress (WIP), and Infuse. A weekly colloquium for MFA students brings in alumni, agents, editors for conversation and mentorship. Other features include a wide variety of literary internships, research and travel grants, and opportunities at the internationally renowned University of Arizona Poetry Center.
Cara Blue Adams, Taneum Bambrick, Francisco Cantú, Maud Casey, Jos Charles, Ann Cummings, Danielle Geller, Raquel Guitiérrez, Cathi Hanauer, Tony Hoagland, Daniel Jones, Megan Kimble, Nancy Mairs, Matt Mendez, Sarah Minor, Daniyal Mueenuddin, Antonya Nelson, David James Poissant, Josh Riedel, Alberto Ríos, David Rivard, Richard Russo, Justin St. Germain, Timothy Schaffert, Peggy Schumaker, Agha Shahid Ali, Matthew Shenoda, Richard Siken, Aisha Sabatini Sloan, Kati Standefer, Sophia Terazawa, TC Tolbert, Peter Turchi, Padma Viswanathan, David Foster Wallace, David Wojahn, Rachel Yoder