Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA
https://english.gsu.edu/graduate/graduate_programs/creative-writing/
Danielle Cadena Duelen joined the faculty fall 2020 to teach creative nonfiction and poetry. GSU is an urban campus in a vibrant world city.
Degrees Offered
MFA, PhD
Genres
Fiction, Poetry
Residency type
Full
Program length
48 Semester Hours (MFA), 50-59 Semester Hours beyond the MA (PhD)
Part-time study
Yes
Financial Aid
GTA funding is available to PhD students, MFA students with previous graduate degrees, and second-year MFA students. Limited funding is available to first-year MFA students without previous graduate degrees.
Teaching opportunities
TAships available
Editorial opportunities
(Five Points editorial assistantships are available for MFA and PhD students. New South(, the graduate-edited journal, also provides opportunities for MFA and PhD students.
Cross-genre study
Yes. Several faculty work across genres.
Graduates
- Marisa P. Clark PhD (Fiction) 1999
- Dionne Irving PhD 2012
- Samuel Kọ́láwọlé PhD (Fiction) 2023
- James Rioux MFA 1997
- Matt Sailor MFA (Fiction) 2013
- Anna Sandy-Elrod MFA (Poetry) 2018, PhD (Poetry) 2022
- Benjamin Solomon MFA
- Josephine Yu MFA
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