MFA and Creative Writing Programs
Search through MFA and Creative Writing Programs at large universities and local colleges to find the program that is best for you. Read about programs and classes, current professors, admission requirements, teaching assistantships, scholarships, and the local community.
Alabama
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (MFA Program)
The program leading to the master of fine arts (M.F.A.) degree in creative writing is a studio/academic course of study, designed with an eye to accommodating a variety of student and faculty passions. Imaginative writers enroll in writing workshops, forms courses, and literature classes, gaining exposure to a broad range of writing models and experimenting with a variety of strategies and forms.
Most writers focus their studies on either poetry or prose, with minor studies in one or more additional genres. Coursework is offered in digital media, nonfiction, screenwriting, and autobiography, as well as poetry and fiction.
Current Authors:
Behn, Robin
Bernheimer, Kate
Brouwer, Joel
Martone, Michael
Rawlings, Wendy
White, Patti
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA
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Alaska
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA, ANCHORAGE (MFA Program)
The MFA in Creative Writing is a flexible 45-hour professional degree designed to accommodate each student’s needs. The course of study includes writing workshops, form and theory seminars, and electives.
Students are prepared for various careers including those involving professional writing, teaching and editing. Students may take courses in four areas: creative nonfiction, fiction, poetry, and drama for stage and screen. The emphasis of courses is balanced between the study and practice of craft and the study of form and theory as they relate to style and content.
Workshop courses are working courses where students produce original works of literature and engage in productive critiques of each other’s writing.
The degree work culminates in a book-length work of fiction, poetry, drama or creative nonfiction and a thesis defense including an in-depth craft essay that puts the student’s book into critical perspective.
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA, ANCHORAGE
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UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA, FAIRBANKS
The MFA program offers studies in fiction, nonfiction and poetry.
Students in the UAF English Department get involved in a variety of activities. The English Graduate Organization (EGO) sponsors student readings and workshops. Permafrost, their annual literary journal, is run and published by the students. Most of the graduate students work in the Writing Center.
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA, FAIRBANKS
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Arizona
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY (MFA Program)
The interdisciplinary Master of Fine Arts program in Creative Writing is offered jointly by the Departments of English and Theatre joining two colleges at ASU—Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Fine Arts. This program allows students the unique opportunity to tailor a course of study to fit individual needs, talents, and goals.
The Department of English administers the program, and both departments review applications for admission. Poets and fiction writers work primarily with faculty in the Department of English. Playwrights are supervised by faculty in the Department of Theatre. Students in the program may study with faculty in both departments.
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
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NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY
NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA (MFA Program)
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
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Arkansas
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS (MFA Program)
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS
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California
ANTIOCH UNIVERSITY, LOS ANGELES (MFA Program)
ANTIOCH UNIVERSITY, LOS ANGELES
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CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF THE ARTS (MFA Program)
CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF THE ARTS
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF THE ARTS (MFA Program)
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF THE ARTS
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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, CHICO
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, CHICO
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, EAST BAY
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, EAST BAY
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO (MFA Program)
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH
CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY (MFA Program)
CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY
LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY
LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY
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MILLS COLLEGE (MFA Program)
MILLS COLLEGE
NEW COLLEGE OF CALIFORNIA
NEW COLLEGE OF CALIFORNIA
OTIS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN (MFA Program)
OTIS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN
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SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY (MFA Program)
SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY
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SAINT MARY’S COLLEGE OF CALIFORNIA (MFA Program)
SAINT MARY’S COLLEGE OF CALIFORNIA
SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY
SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE (MFA Program)
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE
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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, RIVERSIDE (Screenwriting)
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, RIVERSIDE
UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO (MFA Program)
UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
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Colorado
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY (MFA Program)
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
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NAROPA UNIVERSITY
NAROPA UNIVERSITY
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UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER
UNIVERSITY OF DENVER
UNIVERSITY OF DENVER
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Connecticut
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT
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Delaware
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE
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District of Columbia
None yet.
Florida
FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY
FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY
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FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY – NORTH CAMPUS
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY – NORTH CAMPUS
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY
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UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA (MFA Program)
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
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UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI (MFA Program)
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI
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Ansay, A. Manette
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Galang, M. Evelina
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Goran, Lester
Lew, Walter K.
Seaton, Maureen
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA
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Georgia
GEORGIA COLLEGE & STATE UNIVERSITY (MFA Program)
GEORGIA COLLEGE & STATE UNIVERSITY
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GEORGIA COLLEGE & STATE UNIVERSITY – MILLEDGEVILLE (MFA Program)
GEORGIA COLLEGE & STATE UNIVERSITY – MILLEDGEVILLE
GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY
Hawaii
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Idaho
BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY
BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO (MFA Program)
UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO
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Illinois
CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY (MFA Program)
CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY
COLUMBIA COLLEGE
COLUMBIA COLLEGE
ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY
ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY
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SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO
SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, URBANA-CHAMPAIGN (MFA Program)
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, URBANA-CHAMPAIGN
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Indiana
BALL STATE UNIVERSITY
BALL STATE UNIVERSITY
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INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY
INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY
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INDIANA UNIVERSITY, BLOOMINGTON (MFA Program)
INDIANA UNIVERSITY, BLOOMINGTON
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INDIANA UNIVERSITY – PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE (MFA Program)
INDIANA UNIVERSITY – PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE
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Iowa
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
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UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (MFA Program)
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
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Kansas
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS (MFA Program)
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
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WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (MFA Program)
WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY
Kentucky
SPALDING UNIVERSITY (MFA Program)
SPALDING UNIVERSITY
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Louisiana
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY (MFA Program)
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY
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UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE
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UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS
Maine
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE, STONECOAST (MFA Program)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE, STONECOAST
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Maryland
GOUCHER COLLEGE
GOUCHER COLLEGE
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND (MFA Program)
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
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Massachusetts
BOSTON UNIVERSITY
BOSTON UNIVERSITY
LESLEY UNIVERSITY (MFA Program)
LESLEY UNIVERSITY
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EMERSON COLLEGE (MFA Program)
EMERSON COLLEGE
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PINE MANOR COLLEGE (MFA Program)
PINE MANOR COLLEGE
SIMMONS COLLEGE
SIMMONS COLLEGE
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UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS (MFA Program)
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
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UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST
Michigan
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN (MFA Program)
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
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WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
Minnesota
HAMLINE UNIVERSITY
HAMLINE UNIVERSITY
MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY, MANKATO
MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY, MANKATO
MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY, MOORHEAD (MFA Program)
MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY, MOORHEAD
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UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (MFA Program)
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
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Mississippi
UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI (MFA Program)
UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI
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Missouri
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, ST. LOUIS (MFA Program)
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, ST. LOUIS
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Montana
UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA, MISSOULA (MFA Program)
UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA, MISSOULA
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Nebraska
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA (MFA Program)
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA
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Nevada
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS (MFA Program)
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS
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New Hampshire
NEW ENGLAND COLLEGE (MFA Program)
NEW ENGLAND COLLEGE
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New Jersey
FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY (MFA Program)
FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY
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ROWAN UNIVERSITY
ROWAN UNIVERSITY
RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY – NEWARK
RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY – NEWARK
SETON HALL UNIVERSITY (MFA Program)
SETON HALL UNIVERSITY
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New Mexico
NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY (MFA Program)
NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY
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New York
ADELPHI UNIVERSITY (MFA Program)
ADELPHI UNIVERSITY
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BARD COLLEGE (MFA Program)
BARD COLLEGE
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BROOKLYN COLLEGE OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK (MFA Program)
BROOKLYN COLLEGE OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
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COLLEGE OF SAINT ROSE (MFA Program)
COLLEGE OF SAINT ROSE
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COLLEGE OF STATEN ISLAND, CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
COLLEGE OF STATEN ISLAND, CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
CUNY – CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK (MFA Program)
CUNY – CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
FORDHAM UNIVERSITY
FORDHAM UNIVERSITY
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LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY – BROOKLYN CAMPUS
LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY – BROOKLYN CAMPUS
LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY – SOUTHAMPTON COLLEGE (MFA Program)
LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY – SOUTHAMPTON COLLEGE
MANHATTANVILLE COLLEGE
MANHATTANVILLE COLLEGE
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY (MFA Program)
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
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SARAH LAWRENCE COLLEGE (MFA Program)
SARAH LAWRENCE COLLEGE
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, COLLEGE AT BROCKPORT
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, COLLEGE AT BROCKPORT
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THE NEW SCHOOL (MFA Program)
THE NEW SCHOOL
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UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY (SUNY)
UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY (SUNY)
UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO – THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO – THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
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QUEENS UNIVERSITY OF CHARLOTTE (MFA Program)
QUEENS UNIVERSITY OF CHARLOTTE
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UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO (MFA Program)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, WILMINGTON (MFA Program)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, WILMINGTON
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WARREN WILSON COLLEGE (MFA Program)
WARREN WILSON COLLEGE
North Dakota
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA
Ohio
BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY (MFA Program)
BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY
NORTHEAST OHIO UNIVERSITIES CONSORTIUM (MFA Program)
NORTHEAST OHIO UNIVERSITIES CONSORTIUM
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OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI
Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY
OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY
Oregon
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY (MFA Program)
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY
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PACIFIC UNIVERSITY (MFA Program)
PACIFIC UNIVERSITY
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PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY
PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON (MFA Program)
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
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Pennsylvania
CHATHAM COLLEGE (MFA Program)
CHATHAM COLLEGE
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SETON HILL UNIVERSITY (MFA Program)
SETON HILL UNIVERSITY
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TEMPLE UNIVERSITY (MFA Program)
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
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UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH (MFA Program)
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
WILKES UNIVERSITY
WILKES UNIVERSITY
Rhode Island
BROWN UNIVERSITY (MFA Program)
BROWN UNIVERSITY
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RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE
RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE
South Carolina
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA (MFA Program)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
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South Dakota
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Tennessee
UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS (MFA Program)
UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE (MFA Program)
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOWVILLE
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UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH, SEWANEE (MFA Program)
UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH, SEWANEE
Texas
HARDIN SIMMONS UNIVERSITY
HARDIN SIMMONS UNIVERSITY
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TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN MARCOS (MFA Program)
TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN MARCOS
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TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS
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UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
Utah
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
Vermont
BENNINGTON COLLEGE (MFA Program)
BENNINGTON COLLEGE
GODDARD COLLEGE (MFA Program)
GODDARD COLLEGE
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VERMONT COLLEGE (Union Institute & University) (MFA Program)
VERMONT COLLEGE
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Virginia
GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY (MFA Program)
GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY
HOLLINS UNIVERSITY (MFA Program)
HOLLINS UNIVERSITY
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OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY
OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
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VIRGINIA TECH
VIRGINIA TECH (MFA Program)
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Fred D’Aguiar – Co-Director
Lucinda Roy – Co-Director
Washington
EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
SEATTLE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY
SEATTLE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY
West Virginia
None yet.
Wisconsin
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISON
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISON (MFA Program)
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Kercheval, Jesse Lee
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MILWAUKEE
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MILWAUKEE
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Wyoming
UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING (MFA Program)
UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING
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