MFA · Lake Charles, LA, USA
McNeese State University MFA in Creative Writing
The MFA in Creative Writing at McNeese State University in Lake Charles is a three-year, in-person program in fiction and poetry, described as the oldest in Louisiana. Students staff The McNeese Review, tutor in their first year and teach composition in years two and three, and can earn a concurrent MA in English. A visiting writers series brings authors to campus each semester.
- Deadline: Feb 21 each year (priority)
- Funding: Partial / need-based
- 3 years
Most MFA students are offered teaching assistantships with a tuition waiver and stipend; others may receive hourly assistantships with a half-tuition waiver. Incoming class: 6-10.
Program site: mcneese.edu/academics/graduate/creative-writing. Please confirm the details there before you apply.
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