MFA · Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
University of Saskatchewan MFA in Creative Writing
The MFA in Writing at the University of Saskatchewan is a two-year, full-time, in-person program spanning poetry, fiction, playwriting and nonfiction. A distinctive feature is a six-month mentorship with a published Saskatchewan author that feeds into the thesis. Students also run the River Volta Review of Books and the River Volta Reading Series.
- Deadline: January 31 each year
- Funding: Partial / need-based
- Application fee: 145 CAD (international applicants)
- 2 years
MFA students are eligible for competitive teaching assistantships and departmental scholarships, but the university does not guarantee a funding package to every incoming student.
Program site: artsandscience.usask.ca/english/graduates/mfa.php. Please confirm the details there before you apply.
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