University of Miami

MFA Program

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Program Established: 
1991
Location: 
Coral Gables, FL
Genre: 
Poetry, Fiction
Residency: 
Full
Duration: 
2-3 Years
Incoming Class Size: 
5-6
Application Deadline: 
December 15, 2023
Application Fee: 
$85
Website: 
https://english.as.miami.edu/creative-writing/master-of-fine-arts/index.html
Contact E-mail: 
cxa75@miami.edu
Contact Name: 
Chantel Acevedo
Core Faculty Includes: 

Poetry: Jaswinder Bolina, Kei Miller
Fiction: Chantel Acevedo, Patricia Engel, M. Evelina Galang, Amina Gautier

Funding/Employment Opportunities: 

The program offers full funding through James Michener Fellowships and Teaching Assistantships. Awards include a full tuition waiver and an annual stipend of $23,915.

Affiliated Publications/Publishers: 

Mangrove, Sinking City

Other Features: 

This program encourages students to write multilingual prose and poetry, and offers a third-year option devoted to professionalization (i.e. publication, grants, job searches). The program also hosts the Ibis Literary Reading Series.

Graduates: 

Zaina Alsous, Jubi Arriola-Headly, Crissa-Jean Chappell, Terrence Cheng, Garfield Ellis, Neil de la Flor, Donald Justice, Mia Leonin, Shara McCallum, Paul Perry, Geoffrey Philp, Michelle Richmond, Hayes Roth, David Sanchez, Essy Stone, Chioma Urama