West Virginia University

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

http://creativewriting.wvu.edu

All of our students have the same financial package. There is no star system. Students like and support each other. Camaraderie is excellent. MFA students may participate for free in the summer West Virginia Writers’ Workshop. 

Degrees Offered

MFA

Genres

Fiction, Poetry, CNF

Residency type

Full

Program length

3 years

Financial Aid

ALL admits MFAs receive full tuition remission and a stipend (currently: $16650 + $1000 for summer training program in teaching before their first year)

Teaching opportunities

TAships are available. All students take a class in pedagogy.

Editorial opportunities

Cheat River Review, national literary journal [cheatriverreview.com]

Cross-genre study

All students take one workshop outside their genre

Graduates

Send questions, comments and corrections to info@creativewritingmfa.info.

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