Oregon State University–Cascades

MFA Program

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Program Established: 
2013
Location: 
Bend, OR
Genre: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Residency: 
Low
Duration: 
2 Years
Incoming Class Size: 
Varies - Maximum program enrollment: 27 students
Application Deadline: 
March 1, 2025
Application Fee: 
$60
Website: 
https://www.osucascades.edu/academics/mfa
Contact E-mail: 
lauren.seiffert@osucascades.edu
Contact Name: 
Lauren Seiffert
Core Faculty Includes: 

Director: Jenna Goldsmith
Poetry: Irene Cooper, Joy Manesiotis
Fiction: Beth Alvarado, Christopher Boucher, Irene Cooper, T. Geronimo Johnson, Joshua Mohr; Kim Johnson
Nonfiction: Beth Alvarado, Christopher Boucher, Joshua Mohr, Ellen Waterston

Funding/Employment Opportunities: 

The program offers scholarships through the Oregon State University graduate scholarship program. 

Other Features: 

Students attend two ten-day residencies each year, in Fall and Spring terms, at the OSU-Cascades campus in Bend, Oregon.

The program hosts a Distinguished Visiting Writers series, which has hosted writers Geraldine Brooks, CA Conrad, Jeff Fearnside, Karen Finneyfrock, Rebecca Morgan Frank, Raquel Gutiérrez, Kaui Hart Hemmings, Tiana Kahakauwila, Colleen Kinder, André Naffis-Sahely, Elizabeth A.I. Powell, James Prosek, and Jennifer Tseng.

The priority application deadline is March 1 for the fall term. The final application deadline is June 1 for the fall term.