Minnesota State University, Mankato [1]
Blue Earth Review [2], The Corresponder [3], KMSU Weekly Reader [4]
Poetry: Michael Torres, Gwen Westerman
Fiction: Robin Becker, Geoff Herbach, Chris McCormick
Nonfiction: Rachael Hanel, Michael Torres
The program offers partial funding. The program offers a stipend and full-tuition remission for those with assistantships. The program offers teaching and service assistantships, as do other units in the university.
This program features the Good Thunder Reading Series [6] of visiting writers as well as the Writers Bloc series of community readings.
The application deadline to be considered for a teaching or other graduate assistantship is February 1. Applications continue to be reviewed after this date, but with less chances for departmental financial support.