MFA Program
See writers who attended this programMFA Program
Program Established:
1981
Location:
Kalamazoo, MI
Genre:
Poetry, Fiction
Residency:
Full
Duration:
3 Years
Incoming Class Size:
4-10
Application Deadline:
January 15, 2025
Application Fee:
$50
Contact E-mail:
Contact Name:
Meghann Meeusen
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Alen Hamza, Richard Katrovas
Fiction: Richard Katrovas, Thisbe Nissen
Playwriting: Steve Feffer
Funding/Employment Opportunities:
The program offers full funding. Most students receive a three-year teaching assistantship, which includes a full tuition waiver and an annual stipend.
Affiliated Publications/Publishers:
Other Features:
The program offers degrees in playwriting. The program also offers the Gwen Frostic Reading Series and Gwen Frostic Creative Writing Awards, the student-run literary magazine Third Coast, and opportunities to collaborate with the Kalamazoo Book Arts Center and local theater organizations.
Graduates:
Bonnie Jo Campbell, Lisa Fishman, Hedy Habra, Cara Beth Heath, David Dodd Lee, Lisa Lenzo, Dan Mancilla