MFA Program
See writers who attended this programMFA Program
Program Established:
1965
Location:
Fairbanks, AK
Genre:
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Residency:
Full
Duration:
3 Years
Incoming Class Size:
5-8
Application Deadline:
January 15, 2025
Application Fee:
$75
Contact E-mail:
Contact Name:
Gerri Brightwell
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Sara Eliza Johnson
Fiction: Gerri Brightwell, Joseph Holt
Nonfiction: Daryl Farmer
Funding/Employment Opportunities:
The program offers full funding. Students receive funding through teaching assistantships and scholarships.
Affiliated Publications/Publishers:
Permafrost, which administers an annual book prize.
Other Features:
This program also offers a track in dramatic writing.
The program features a visiting writers series, as well as the English Graduate Organization Reading Series. The program also offers unpaid, for-credit internships with the University of Alaska Press.