Florida International University

Contact Information

English Department, Biscayne Bay Campus
3000 NE 151st St.
North Miami, FL 33181

W: http://www.english.fiu.edu/creative-writing/mfa
P: 305-919-5857
E: [email protected]

Degree Type

MFA Program in creative writing

Application Deadline

Jan. 8.

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Description

Concentrations in fiction, nonfiction, memoir, poetry and screenwriting. 48 credit-hour curriculum, Master of Fine Arts. Workshops include short fiction, novel, memoir, screenwriting, creative nonfiction, poetry, form and theory. Emphasis on completion of book-length creative thesis. Alums include Dennis Lehane (Mystic River) and Richard Blanco, inaugural poet. Approximately 50% of students earn teaching assistantship. Publication: Gulf Stream Magazine.