Georgia College & State University — English, School of Liberal Arts & Sciences

http://www.gcsu.edu/international/peacecorpsfellows.htm

Program Type:

Coverdell Fellows

Department:

English, School of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Degrees Awarded:

Creative Writing (MFA)

Admissions Deadlines:

Apply in November and December with a February 1 deadline.

Admissions Cycle:

Applications are reviewed in February and March; notifications are made in March and April.

Program Start:

August, Fall Semester

Program Founded:

April, 2006

Benefits

Graduate Assistantship, Visiting Writer Program, Journals ? Flannery O?Connor Review and Arts & Letters ? Creative writing and community outreach.

Description

The MFA engages students in creative writing across the writing genres, teaching undergraduates, working on the English Department journals, and participating in a community outreach program for writing.

For more specific information on this program, see the MFA Program web pages http://al.gcsu.edu/mfa.htm or contact: Martin Lammon, MFA Program Campus Box 44 Georgia College & State University Milledgeville, GA 31061 478-445-3508 Martin.lammon@gcsu.edu

Requirements

1) Graduate Application; 2) Writing Portfolio in your primary genre (fiction, poetry, scriptwriting, or creative nonfiction/memoir); 3) Statement of purpose (about 500 words); 4) Three letters of recommendation; 5) GRE general test or MAT examination; 6) Two copies of ALL official undergraduate or graduate transcripts.

For inquiries about Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program, call 855.855.1961 x1440.