American University
District of Columbia, United States
Residential programAmerican University offers the MFA degree in Creative Writing. Aside from regularly offered courses and workshops of a semester's duration, the program offers a Visiting Writers Series with 8-10 events throughout the Academic Year.
In addition to the permanent faculty, the Literature Department is sometimes joined by one or two Distinguished Writers-in-Residence, who teach in the MFA program. Recent holders of the Residency have included Mary Kay Zurvaleff and Andrew Holleran.
Graduate writing students produce a literary magazine, Folio; newsletter, In Capital Letters; and a bi-annual alumni newsletter, The Messenger. They also have the opportunity to participate in various on and off-campus readings throughout the year. A limited number of fellowships and assistantships are available.
Contact Information
4400 Massachusetts Ave NW
Creating Writing Battelle Tompkins R 237
Washington
District of Columbia, United States
20016-8047
Phone: 2028852930
Email: sgrant@american.edu
http://american.edu/cas/literature/mfa/
Graduate Program Director
Stephanie Grant4400 Massachusetts Ave, NW
Creative Writing Battelle Tompkins R 237
Washington
District of Columbia, United States
20016-8047
Email: sgrant@american.edu
American University offers the MFA degree in Creative Writing. Aside from regularly offered courses and workshops of a semester's duration, the program offers a Visiting Writers Series with 8-10 events throughout the Academic Year.
In addition to the permanent faculty, the Literature Department is sometimes joined by one or two Distinguished Writers-in-Residence, who teach in the MFA program. Recent holders of the Residency have included Mary Kay Zurvaleff and Andrew Holleran.
Graduate writing students produce a literary magazine, Folio; newsletter, In Capital Letters; and a bi-annual alumni newsletter, The Messenger. They also have the opportunity to participate in various on and off-campus readings throughout the year. A limited number of fellowships and assistantships are available.
Type of Program: Studio/ResearchLargest Class Size: 15
Smallest Class Size: 15
Genres: Fiction, Poetry, Creative Nonfiction
Tuition 22000
Unit of Measure: Hours
Workshop: 12
Literature: 12
Thesis: 3
Total Units for Degree: 48
Other Requirements: Internship/Teaching Track: 6 semester hours; The Art of Literary Journalism; Seminar on Translation; Book-length Thesis
Application Requirements: Transcripts, Writing Sample, Application Form, Letters of Recommendation, Other
Kyle Dargan
Logorrhea Dementia. The Listening. Bouquet of Hungers.
http://www.american.edu/cas/faculty/kd6017a.cfm
Stephanie Grant
http://www.american.edu/cas/faculty/sgrant.cfm
David Keplinger
The Prayers of Others. The Clearing. The Rose Inside.
http://www.american.edu/cas/faculty/keplinge.cfm
Rachel Louise Snyder
Fugitive Denim: A Moving Story of People and Pants in the Borderless World of Global Trade.
http://www.american.edu/cas/faculty/snyder.cfm
Dolen Perkins-Valdez
https://www.american.edu/cas/faculty/perkinsv.cfm
Rachel Louise Snyder
https://www.american.edu/cas/faculty/snyder.cfm
Melissa Scholes-Young
https://www.american.edu/cas/faculty/msyoung.cfm
Patricia Park
https://www.american.edu/cas/faculty/ppark.cfm
