Miami University

MFA Program

Program Established: 
2017
Location: 
Oxford, OH
Genre: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Residency: 
Full
Duration: 
2 Years
Incoming Class Size: 
14
Application Deadline: 
December 15, 2024
Application Fee: 
$50
Core Faculty Includes: 

Poetry: Keith Tuma, Cathy Wagner, Lizzie Hutton, Emily Spencer
Fiction and Creative Nonfiction: TaraShea Nesbitt, Brian Ascalon Roley, Joseph Bates, Margaret Luongo

Funding/Employment Opportunities: 

The program offers full funding through teaching assistantships. All students teach creative writing in the second year.

Affiliated Publications/Publishers: 
Other Features: 

The program hosts an extensive visiting writers series, yearly symposia in publishing, and opportunities to work with Oxford Magazine, Miami University Press, and the MFA Spring Street Reading Series. Students also receive extensive teacher training.