special features: mfa in writing program

SPECIAL FEATURES: MFA IN WRITING PROGRAM
WRITERS!IN!RESIDENCE
LONE MOUNTAIN
READINGS & EMERGING
WRITERS FESTIVAL
The MFA program presents a series
of free evening literary readings
and discussions that are open to
the public. Recent visitors include Jo
Ann Beard, Michelle Tea, Mei-Mei
Berssenbrugge, Tina Chang, Robert
Students in the MFA program have the opportunity to take workshops with
visiting writers. Recent writers-in-residence include novelist Daniel Alarcón
and poet Thomas Sayers Ellis.
LIFE AFTER MFA SYMPOSIA
In both fall and spring the Life a!er MFA symposia provide information about
professional development for MFA students and alumni. Part One discusses
fellowships, academic and non-academic jobs, publishing in journals, and
literary agents. Part Two focuses on publishing and involves panels of writers,
editors, and literary agents.
Grenier, Manuel Munoz, and Pam
Houston. For more information and a
current schedule visit www.usfca.
edu/artsci/writ/news_events.
STUDENT READINGS
On two consecutive evenings, students, faculty, family, and friends are invited
to hear graduates read from their completed theses. Students are also involved
in organizing and participating in local reading series, including Babylon
Salon, co-run by MFA alumni.
SPECIAL FEATURES: MFA IN WRITING PROGRAM
SWITCHBACK
MFA students can gain editorial experience by volunteering to run and manage the online journal Switchback. Now in its tenth
volume, Switchback publishes fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, as well as art, book reviews, interviews, and discussions on cra!.
Visit www.swback.com.
TEACHING ASSISTANTSHIPS
Students in the MFA program can gain teaching experience by becoming a teaching assistant within the English Department.
Recent courses taught by TAs include: Advanced Workshops in Fiction and Poetry, Creative Writing for Non-Majors, Introduction to Fiction and Poetry, Senior Seminars in Writing and Literature, Special Topics in Writing and Literature, as well as The
Ignation Literary Magazine and Wordnight, a student-run reading series.
FELLOWSHIPS
All applicants are automatically considered for a Graduate Fellowship based on merit. Each year, we provide a small number of
fellowships awarded to the top candidates in each genre.
Recent graduates of the MFA program can pursue a Post-graduate Fellowship by applying to teach the Introduction to Creative
Writing for Non-majors course offered by the English Department.
The Lawrence Ferlinghetti Poetry Fellowship honors Lawrence Ferlinghetti who published and supported the work of writers who
were outsiders―outside traditional academia or traditional social conventions. This fellowship, which provides full tuition funding,
is awarded bi-annually to an applicant in poetry whose work embodies a concern for social justice and freedom of expression.
For complete information about the MFA in Writing Program at the University of San Francisco, including a program overview
and timeline, a list of faculty bios (with links to their books, blogs, and websites), a catalog of MFA courses, as well as MFA news
and alumni achievements, and general admission inquiries, please visit www.usfca.edu/mfaw. Here you will also find application
instructions as well as a FAQ page for general admission inquiries.
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