MFA · Richmond, KY, USA
Bluegrass Writers Studio (MFA in Creative Writing), Eastern Kentucky University
The Bluegrass Writers Studio at Eastern Kentucky University is a low-residency MFA in poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction that welcomes both literary and genre writing. Workshops meet live online, and summer residencies take place in Richmond, Kentucky, and Lisbon, Portugal. Students can work on a student-run literary journal, complete a publishing internship, and finish with a book-length thesis and public reading.
- Deadline: Aug 1 (fall), Dec 1 (spring), May 1 (summer)
- Funding: Partial / need-based
- Application fee: No application fee
Competitive graduate assistantships provide a stipend of $5,600 per semester and a six-credit tuition waiver for full-time appointments. Assistantships are university-wide, limited to four semesters under the standard policy, and are not guaranteed to MFA students.
Program site: eku.edu/creativewriting. Please confirm the details there before you apply.
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