MFA Program
See writers who attended this program
Poetry: Esther Belin, Sherwin Bitsui, Abigail Chabitnoy, Joan Naviyuk Kane, Layli Long Soldier
Fiction: Ramona Ausubel, Kelli Jo Ford, Brandon Hobson, Pam Houston, Chip Livingston, Tommy Orange, Jamie Figueroa
Nonfiction: Kimberly Blaeser, Danielle Geller, Raquel Gutierrez, Toni Jensen, Deborah Taffa
Screenwriting: Zayre Ferrer, Geoff Harris, Brooke Swaney Pepion
The program offers a range of merit-based scholarships.
The program emphasizes Native American and First Nations writing. The program offers a degree in screenwriting, in addition to degrees in poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. The program offers a residency-only option for non-degree-seeking applicants.
Students attend two eight-day residencies each year, in January and July, at the Institute of American Indian Arts campus in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Students also attend a graduation residency in the May of their second year.
The program hosts a visiting writers series.