American University

Washington, DC

http://www.american.edu/cas/literature/mfa

Degrees Offered

MFA

Genres

Fiction, Poetry, Screenwriting

Residency type

Full

Program length

48 semester hours (2-3 years)

Financial Aid

Full and partial fellowships available for strongest applicants

Teaching opportunities

TAships available to some strong applicants

Cross-genre study

Yes

Graduates

Sandra Beasley MFA 2004
Andrew Bertaina MFA (Fiction/CNF) 209
Yohanca Delgado MFA (Fiction) 2019
Barbara Goldberg MFA 2009
Vince Granata MFA (CNF)
Heather A. McDonald MFA 2007
Amanda Miska MFA
Valzhyna Mort MFA (Poetry) 2011
Leslie Pietrzyk MFA (Fiction) 2000
Elizabeth Poliner MFA (Fiction/Poetry) 1994
Greta Schuler MFA 2011
Alison B. Thomas MFA
Cedric Tillman MFA (Poetry) 2004
Paula Whyman MFA (Fiction) 2000

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