Hollins University

MFA Program

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Program Established: 
1959
Location: 
Roanoke, VA
Genre: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-Genre
Residency: 
Full
Duration: 
2 Years
Incoming Class Size: 
10
Application Deadline: 
January 6, 2024
Application Fee: 
$40
Contact E-mail: 
Core Faculty Includes: 

Poetry: T.J. Anderson, Matthew Burnside, Chelsea Harlan, Pauline Kaldas, Thorpe Moeckel
Fiction: Matthew Burnside, Pauline Kaldas, C.E. Morgan, Jessie van Eerden
Nonfiction: Matthew Burnside, Pauline Kaldas, Thorpe Moeckel, C.E. Morgan, Jessie van Eerden

Funding/Employment Opportunities: 

Funding includes graduate assistantships, teaching fellowships, and generous tuition scholarships.

Affiliated Publications/Publishers: 
Other Features: 

This program is home to the Jackson Center for Creative Writing and features a Visiting Writers Series as well as a literary festival. Spring semester courses are taught by the writer-in-residence and cross-genre work is encouraged.

Graduates: 

Madison Smartt Bell, Anna Caritj, Brandon Courtney, Kiran Desai, Kristina Gorcheva-Newberry, Luke Johnson, Matthew Klam, Sally Mann, Will Schutt, Natasha Trethewey, Gretchen VanWormer