MA · Hattiesburg, MS, USA
English MA — Creative Writing emphasis, University of Southern Mississippi
The Center for Writers offers a two-year MA in English with a Creative Writing emphasis, allowing students to specialize in fiction or poetry. The curriculum combines creative writing workshops and electives with at least three courses in literature and theory, culminating in an original creative thesis that students defend in their final semester.
- Deadline: Feb 10, 2027 - priority deadline for Fall admission
- Application fee: 60
- 2 years
A limited number of graduate assistantships are available to entering MA students. Assistantships provide a $14,000 academic-year stipend and a full tuition waiver for fall and spring semesters; MA students may receive funding for two years, subject to satisfactory academic progress and completion of assigned duties.
Program site: usm.edu/writers/graduate-programs.php. Please confirm the details there before you apply.
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