Savannah College of Art and Design

MFA Program

Program Established: 
2006
Location: 
Savannah, GA
Genre: 
Creative Nonfiction, Cross-Genre
Residency: 
Full
Online
Duration: 
2 Years
Incoming Class Size: 
Atlanta: 20; Savannah: 20; Online: 20
Application Deadline: 
Rolling Admissions
Application Fee: 
$40
Website: 
http://www.scad.edu/writing
Contact E-mail: 
cmillis@scad.edu
Contact Name: 
Chris Millis
Core Faculty Includes: 

Savannah: Shawn Kerivan, Tish Hamilton, Robert Griffith, Chris Millis, Jonathan Rabb, Andrea Goto, Lee Griffith

Atlanta: Christopher Bundy, Paige Gray, Catherine Ramsdell, Darby Sanders, Carlie Sorosiak

Funding/Employment Opportunities: 

The program offers partial funding through scholarships and grants.

SCAD is a Yellow Ribbon university that offers fully-funded tuition and benefits opportunities to qualifying veterans and their family members.

Affiliated Publications/Publishers: 

Port City Review (literary arts journal), District (student news organization, Savannah), The Connector (student news organization, Atlanta), The Manor (student fashion writing blog), SCAN Magazine (student magazine, Atlanta)

Other Features: 

This program is offered in Savannah, Atlanta, and online. Please contact Chris Millis, chair of writing, cmillis@scad.edu, for more information.

This program features small class sizes and has hosted visiting writers including Sean Anders, T. C. Boyle, Michael Ian Black, Augusten Burroughs, Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah, David L. Paterson, Tony Phelan, Steven Harper, Zadie Smith, Deborah Tannen, and Richard F. Thomas.

Graduates: 

Harrison Scott Key, Cory Hott, Amy Paige Condon, Andrea Villanueva, Kim Wade, Taylor Arnold, Cameron Belk, Cliff Lummus, Deanne Revel, Osayi Endolyn, Kenneth R. Rosen