About the MFA Program. Founded in 1980, Mason's MFA program boasts a national reputation with internationally recognized faculty who you will work with to develop your literary art. In addition to being regularly published, our faculty are active members in organizations like PEN/Faulkner, the Academy of American Poets, and the Association of ...
Creative Writing
Mason Creative Writing embraces a community of writers, faculty, and students through our undergraduate BFA and graduate MFA programs. Coupled with Watershed Lit: Center for Literary Engagement and Publishing Practice, Mason Creative Writing is the perfect place to cultivate your literary art, learn from accomplished and dedicated faculty ...
Creative Writing
Welcome to Mason Creative Writing. Welcome to Mason Creative Writing, George Mason University's literary arts community. Founded in 1980, Mason Creative Writing combines a three-year residential MFA program, one of just 30 BFA programs in the country, and Watershed Lit: Center for Literary Engagement and Publishing Practice.. Here are some highlights of what creative writing students at ...
Welcome to Mason Creative Writing Creative Writing Program History MFA Online Open House (Recording, 2022) Virtual Info Session (MFA) Watershed Lit: Center for Literary Engagement and Publishing Practice Apply Now
Creative Writing, MFA < George Mason University
The MFA in creative writing is a three-year residency program offering tracks in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Students in the program are members of a literary community that includes a student-organized program of readings, potluck dinners with faculty, three journals, a student-run publisher—Stillhouse Press—and the annual Fall for the Book literary festival.
Creative Writing
Meet an Alum. The MFA program's concentration in fiction is an immersive, three-year apprenticeship that combines a strong foundation in craft with the freedom of a studio degree. Our aim is to help students refine their creative voices and to prepare them for life as a writer in its various incarnations. All entering students take "Forms of ...
Mason Creative Writing
Mason Creative Writing - GMU, Fairfax, Virginia. 526 likes · 140 talking about this. This is the official page for the creative writing program at George Mason, its BFA and MFA students, alumni,...
Creative Writing
For more information, email the Creative Writing Program director. Both GTAs and GPAs work 20 hours/week and receive a stipend, full tuition waiver (up to 18 credits per academic year equalling nearly $34,000 over the course of the program), and optional health care coverage. On average, about 65% of the program's students receive funding.
Creative Writing
MFA Handbook and Course Descriptions. Each year, the MFA Handbook is updated to reflect program changes, current calendars, and overall enhancements. The handbook includes program history, degree requirements, various policies, and more about the MFA Exam (for poets) and MFA Thesis (all students). The MFA Advising Sheet is most useful for ...
Creative Writing
MFA Funding, Fellowships, and Scholarships. Given our robust community, Mason Creative Writing is able to offer two paths of potential funding for MFA students: Graduate Teaching Assistantships and Graduate Professional Assistantships. Both GAs are funded with the same benefits and on equal terms. Each year, the MFA Program receives about 130 ...
Creative Writing
Professor. Courtney Angela Brkic (M.F.A., New York University, 2001) is the author of The First Rule of Swimming (Little, Brown, and Company, 2013), Stillness: and Other Stories (FSG, 2003) and The Stone Fields (FSG, 2004). Her work has also appeared in Zoetrope, The New York Times, The Washington Post Magazine, Harpers & Queen, the Utne Reader ...
Creative Writing
Together, the BFA, MFA, and vibrant activity centered on contemplating, creating, and celebrating the literary arts form a community that distinguishes the Creative Writing Program at Mason. Thanks to Bill Miller, who served the George Mason University community for 33 years and was Director of Creative Writing from 1992 to 2018, for drafting ...
Creative Writing
Laura Scott received her MFA in Creative Writing from George Mason University in 1993. She teaches fiction writing and is the Department's Academic Coordinator and primary advisor to undergraduates in the Creative Writing and English majors. Her debut novel, Death Wishing, was released in 2011. Her novels The Juliet and The Mean Bone in Her ...
Creative Writing
Fellowship applications are judged by MFA faculty, who give their selections to the creative writing director. Recipients are contacted via email prior to a formal announcement posted on the creative writing website and sent to the MFA student listserv. Contact Jay Patel with fellowship application questions.
Creative Writing
General Inquiries: [email protected] Director, Creative Writing Program: Gregg Wilhelm Gregg is working remotely during Fall 2020. ... Creative Writing Program History; MFA Online Open House (Recording, 2022) Virtual Info Session (MFA) Watershed Lit: Center for Literary Engagement and Publishing Practice; Apply Now; MFA Program — Fiction
Creative Writing
An MFA program is only as strong as the students that make up the experience. GMU MFA alumni have gone on to careers in publishing, teaching, higher education, media, communications, technical writing, editing, project management, government, and more. Our Alumni join us each year for alumni readings and various events and programming, such as ...
Creative Writing
Professor. Courtney Angela Brkic (M.F.A., New York University, 2001) is the author of The First Rule of Swimming (Little, Brown, and Company, 2013), Stillness: and Other Stories (FSG, 2003) and The Stone Fields (FSG, 2004). Her work has also appeared in Zoetrope, The New York Times, The Washington Post Magazine, Harpers & Queen, the Utne Reader ...
Creative Writing
The BFA's 45-credit program breaks down into the following categories: 12 credits of Foundational Courses, such as Intro to Creative Writing. 9 credits of workshop in your chosen genre (fiction, nonfiction, or poetry) 9 credits in your Concentration Requirements, such as Forms of Fiction, Recent American Poetry, or Topics in Literary Nonfiction.
Creative Writing
Professor. Laura Scott received her MFA in Creative Writing from George Mason University in 1993. She teaches fiction writing and is the Department's Academic Coordinator and primary advisor to undergraduates in the Creative Writing and English majors. Her debut novel, Death Wishing, was released in 2011.
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About the MFA Program. Founded in 1980, Mason's MFA program boasts a national reputation with internationally recognized faculty who you will work with to develop your literary art. In addition to being regularly published, our faculty are active members in organizations like PEN/Faulkner, the Academy of American Poets, and the Association of ...
Mason Creative Writing embraces a community of writers, faculty, and students through our undergraduate BFA and graduate MFA programs. Coupled with Watershed Lit: Center for Literary Engagement and Publishing Practice, Mason Creative Writing is the perfect place to cultivate your literary art, learn from accomplished and dedicated faculty ...
Welcome to Mason Creative Writing. Welcome to Mason Creative Writing, George Mason University's literary arts community. Founded in 1980, Mason Creative Writing combines a three-year residential MFA program, one of just 30 BFA programs in the country, and Watershed Lit: Center for Literary Engagement and Publishing Practice.. Here are some highlights of what creative writing students at ...
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Welcome to Mason Creative Writing Creative Writing Program History MFA Online Open House (Recording, 2022) Virtual Info Session (MFA) Watershed Lit: Center for Literary Engagement and Publishing Practice Apply Now
The MFA in creative writing is a three-year residency program offering tracks in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Students in the program are members of a literary community that includes a student-organized program of readings, potluck dinners with faculty, three journals, a student-run publisher—Stillhouse Press—and the annual Fall for the Book literary festival.
Meet an Alum. The MFA program's concentration in fiction is an immersive, three-year apprenticeship that combines a strong foundation in craft with the freedom of a studio degree. Our aim is to help students refine their creative voices and to prepare them for life as a writer in its various incarnations. All entering students take "Forms of ...
Mason Creative Writing - GMU, Fairfax, Virginia. 526 likes · 140 talking about this. This is the official page for the creative writing program at George Mason, its BFA and MFA students, alumni,...
For more information, email the Creative Writing Program director. Both GTAs and GPAs work 20 hours/week and receive a stipend, full tuition waiver (up to 18 credits per academic year equalling nearly $34,000 over the course of the program), and optional health care coverage. On average, about 65% of the program's students receive funding.
MFA Handbook and Course Descriptions. Each year, the MFA Handbook is updated to reflect program changes, current calendars, and overall enhancements. The handbook includes program history, degree requirements, various policies, and more about the MFA Exam (for poets) and MFA Thesis (all students). The MFA Advising Sheet is most useful for ...
MFA Funding, Fellowships, and Scholarships. Given our robust community, Mason Creative Writing is able to offer two paths of potential funding for MFA students: Graduate Teaching Assistantships and Graduate Professional Assistantships. Both GAs are funded with the same benefits and on equal terms. Each year, the MFA Program receives about 130 ...
Professor. Courtney Angela Brkic (M.F.A., New York University, 2001) is the author of The First Rule of Swimming (Little, Brown, and Company, 2013), Stillness: and Other Stories (FSG, 2003) and The Stone Fields (FSG, 2004). Her work has also appeared in Zoetrope, The New York Times, The Washington Post Magazine, Harpers & Queen, the Utne Reader ...
Together, the BFA, MFA, and vibrant activity centered on contemplating, creating, and celebrating the literary arts form a community that distinguishes the Creative Writing Program at Mason. Thanks to Bill Miller, who served the George Mason University community for 33 years and was Director of Creative Writing from 1992 to 2018, for drafting ...
Laura Scott received her MFA in Creative Writing from George Mason University in 1993. She teaches fiction writing and is the Department's Academic Coordinator and primary advisor to undergraduates in the Creative Writing and English majors. Her debut novel, Death Wishing, was released in 2011. Her novels The Juliet and The Mean Bone in Her ...
Fellowship applications are judged by MFA faculty, who give their selections to the creative writing director. Recipients are contacted via email prior to a formal announcement posted on the creative writing website and sent to the MFA student listserv. Contact Jay Patel with fellowship application questions.
General Inquiries: [email protected] Director, Creative Writing Program: Gregg Wilhelm Gregg is working remotely during Fall 2020. ... Creative Writing Program History; MFA Online Open House (Recording, 2022) Virtual Info Session (MFA) Watershed Lit: Center for Literary Engagement and Publishing Practice; Apply Now; MFA Program — Fiction
An MFA program is only as strong as the students that make up the experience. GMU MFA alumni have gone on to careers in publishing, teaching, higher education, media, communications, technical writing, editing, project management, government, and more. Our Alumni join us each year for alumni readings and various events and programming, such as ...
Professor. Courtney Angela Brkic (M.F.A., New York University, 2001) is the author of The First Rule of Swimming (Little, Brown, and Company, 2013), Stillness: and Other Stories (FSG, 2003) and The Stone Fields (FSG, 2004). Her work has also appeared in Zoetrope, The New York Times, The Washington Post Magazine, Harpers & Queen, the Utne Reader ...
The BFA's 45-credit program breaks down into the following categories: 12 credits of Foundational Courses, such as Intro to Creative Writing. 9 credits of workshop in your chosen genre (fiction, nonfiction, or poetry) 9 credits in your Concentration Requirements, such as Forms of Fiction, Recent American Poetry, or Topics in Literary Nonfiction.
Professor. Laura Scott received her MFA in Creative Writing from George Mason University in 1993. She teaches fiction writing and is the Department's Academic Coordinator and primary advisor to undergraduates in the Creative Writing and English majors. Her debut novel, Death Wishing, was released in 2011.