MFA · Fresno, CA, USA
Fresno State MFA in Creative Writing
The MFA in Creative Writing at Fresno State offers poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, with an optional emphasis in publishing and editing, and ends with a book-length thesis. Students can join the editorial staff of the national magazine The Normal School or the Philip Levine Prize for Poetry, and many teach through Teaching Associateships. The program highlights its supportive community and the Central Valley's low cost of living.
- Deadline: March 1 each year
- Funding: Partial / need-based
- Application fee: $70
Teaching Associateships, up to three first-year nonresident fee waivers and paid campus jobs are available, including one guaranteed MFA Writing and Research Scholar position at $19/hr. Nonresidents pay an extra $396 per unit. Incoming class: 12.
Program site: cah.fresnostate.edu/english/academics/mfa. Please confirm the details there before you apply.
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