University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

MFA Program

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Program Established: 
2006
Location: 
Edinburg, TX
Genre: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Residency: 
Full
Duration: 
2-3 Years
Incoming Class Size: 
9
Application Deadline: 
Rolling Admissions
Application Fee: 
$0
Website: 
http://www.utrgv.edu/creative-writing/
Contact E-mail: 
emmy.perez@utrgv.edu
Contact Name: 
Emmy Pérez
Core Faculty Includes: 

Poetry: Emmy Pérez, José A. Rodríguez, Steven Schneider
Fiction: Britt Haraway, Eric Miles Williamson
Nonfiction: Jean Braithwaite, José A. Rodríguez
Graphic Literature: Jean Braithwaite
Translation: José A. Rodríguez

Affiliate Faculty:
Multiple Genres: David Bowles
Poetry (Spanish): Elvia Ardalani
Fiction (Spanish): Elvia Ardalani
Translation: Elvia Ardalani
Scriptwriting: David Carren

Recent visiting writers include: Ariana Brown, Myriam Gurba, Jasminne Mendez, Gris Muñoz, John Murillo, ire'ne lara silva, and Gemini Wahhaj.

Funding/Employment Opportunities: 

The program offers graduate assistantships, teaching assistantships, and scholarships.

Affiliated Publications/Publishers: 

riverSedge: A Journal of Art and Literature, Gallery

Other Features: 

The program offers a literary translation concentration and Spanish creative writing courses and coursework options. Graduate certificates in Mexican American Studies and/or Gender and Women’s Studies may be pursued alongside MFA coursework.

Rolling application deadline. Priority deadline for best consideration is March 1.

Graduates: 

Brian Carr, Isaac Chavarria, César L. de León, Erika Garza, Daniel García Ordaz, Amalia Ortiz, jo reyes-boitel