MFA · Ithaca, New York, USA
Cornell University MFA Program in Creative Writing
The MFA Program in Creative Writing at Cornell University enrolls six writers a year, three in poetry and three in fiction, who take a graduate workshop each semester and complete a book-length thesis with a faculty committee. First-year students serve as editorial assistants for the literary magazine Epoch, and second-year students teach their own seminars in the First-Year Writing Program. Summer residency in Ithaca is required.
- Deadline: December 1 each year (firm)
- Funding: Fully funded
- 2 years
Every MFA candidate, domestic or international, is guaranteed two years of funding with a stipend, a full tuition fellowship and student health insurance.
Program site: english.cornell.edu/mfa-program-creative-writing. Please confirm the details there before you apply.
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