MFA
Fiction, Poetry
Full
3 Years
Every student in the MFA program receives full-tuition, health insurance, and a stipend. Students can also receive travel grants to attend the Association of Writers & Writing Program conference, academic conferences, writing workshops and residencies.
Second and third-year students teach an introductory creative writing workshop in their genre or conduct tutorials with Creative Writing undergraduate students.
The inaugural issue of Nashville Review, a literary journal edited by students in the MFA program, appeared in Spring 2010. The online journal pays contributors to publish fiction and nonfiction, poetry and comics, music (lyrics and tunes) and paintings, drawings, and photography as cover art. The Review also publishes interviews with established writers, artists, and musicians, along with essays, reviews, and translations.
Yes, by discretion of the instructor.
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