M.F.A. in Creative Writing
Fairfield University's 2-year low residency MFA in Creative Writing Program leads to a Master of Fine Arts with concentrations in fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and screen writing. The program involves four exciting and rigorous 10-day residency periods at inspirational Enders Island, off the coast of Mystic; between residencies, you'll spend the 5-month terms developing your craft under the guidance of a skilled and caring faculty mentor while at the same time allowing you to maintain the continuity of the rest of your life - your community, career, and family.
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The program is rigorous, requiring students to devote a minimum of 25 hours each week to your writing and directed reading. However, it is also flexible to your needs and interests. Under the helpful advice of faculty mentors, you will establish your own educational direction, develop your own reading lists, and select courses, seminars, and genres based on your areas of interest and talent. In your last semester, you'll work closely with one faculty member to develop a thesis of publishable quality. Our students can also take advantage of being eligible to submit to the Fairfield Book Prize, a publication opportunity open only to our MFA students and alumni, as well as gain practical editorial and publishing experience by working on our international online literary journal, Mason's Road.
Fairfield's MFA provides a truly distinguished and enriching educational experience, one that helps the writer to find his or her own individual voice. We invite you to learn more about the program's features, requirements, residency, faculty, and director. Have more questions? Read our FAQs or contact us. We hope the information provided will inspire your "writer within" to register for our next open residency at Enders Island in Summer 2012.
Related Information
The Inspired Writer: The Distinguished Author Series | The Inspired Writers Blog | Graduate Admission | Info Sessions | Viewbook | Program Sheet (PDF)
