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Vermont College of Fine Arts
MFA in Writing /
MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults
Vermont College of Fine Arts
36 College St.,
Montpelier, VT 05602
Website: www.vermontcollege.edu/mfaw
Program director: Louise H. Crowley
Program contact: Melissa Fisher, Assistant Director
Phone: 802-828-8839
Email: Melissa.fisher@vermontcollege.edu
Degrees offered: MFA in Writing
Genres: Poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, writing for children and young adults; concentration in translation
Type of program: Low-residency
Length of program: 2 years
Enrollment: July or January
Total credits required: 64
Application deadlines: September 30 for Winter/Spring term; March 1 for Fall/Summer Term
Scholarships available: yes
Core faculty: See website
Assistantships: no
Publishing/editing courses: Incorporated into residencies
Literary magazine: Hunger Mountain
Reading series: Yes
Recent visiting writers: Michael Martone; Brigit Pegeen Kelly, Bret Lott, Rosellen Brown, James McBride
Program description: The MFA in Writing Program includes two options: MFA in Writing and MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults. Each has its own faculty and separate residency periods. Both sections have garnered strong national acclaim for program design and excellence in teaching.
Students range in age from the twenties to the seventies, and come from all parts of the U.S. and many foreign countries. Faculty, too, are from all regions of the U.S., offering a diversity of perspectives, attitudes and opportunities for students.
Dual-genre or dual-program options offer a five-semester program for writers who wish to pursue a degree in more than one genre. In addition, there is an option for dual-program study for those who apply and are accepted in both MFA in Writing and MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults.
The MFA in Writing Program offers a concentration in translation for students earning a degree in poetry or prose.
The MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults Program offers a one-semester picture book certificate program. This option can be added, as a fifth semester, for students enrolled in the MFAWC&YA program but is also open to graduates of other master's programs.
Hunger Mountain, The Vermont College Journal of Arts & Letters, is a prominent international journal showcasing work by some of the finest writers and artists. It also provides students and alumni with opportunities to gain experience working with a literary magazine.
VCFA also offers postgraduate semesters for writers with a graduate degree from another university as well as hosting a Postgraduate Writers Conference. Details are on our website.