MFA Program
See writers who attended this programKatherine Anderson, Kiik Araki-Kawaguchi, Nicole Brown, Anthony Celaya, Jeremy Cushman, Dawn Dietrich, Noam Dorr, Jenny Forsythe, Marc Geisler, Allison Giffen, Carol Guess, Stefania Heim, Laura Laffrado, Jean Lee, Christopher Loar, Andrew Lucchesi, William Lyne Kelly Magee, Brenda Miller, Eren Odabasi, Lysa Rivera, José Roach-Orduña, Caitlin Roach Orduña, Annmarie Sheahan, Ely Shipley, Kathryn Trueblood, Steven VanderStaay, Kathryn Vulic, Theresa Warburton, Cori Winrock, Christopher Wise, Jane Wong, Greg Youmans
The program offers full funding for over 95% of admitted students, which includes a full tuition waver and a quarterly stipend. Some teaching assistantships and work-study opportunities are available to those who qualify.
The program may host visiting writers and publishers, and hosts the Graduate Symposium during Western’s Scholars’ Week.
The application fee is $100, and if admitted an additional $100 is collected to confirm admittance.