University of Alaska Anchorage - MFA Creative Writing and Literary Arts Posted on April 22nd
The Department of Creative Writing and Literary Arts offers a 45-credit Master of Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing and Literary Arts through a low-residency program. The MFA is a professional degree which prepares students for various careers including those involving professional writing, teaching, and editing.
The MFA degree in Creative Writing and Literary Arts combines mentorships with an annual residency period of approximately 12 days during the summer. The program begins each year with an intensive on-campus residency of workshops, classes, presentations, and readings that will include all faculty and students. Students and mentors will then conduct one-on-one coursework through e-mail or standard correspondence during fall and spring semesters, supported by web resources.
Mentors will include core faculty members and associate faculty who are established teachers and writers. Residency sessions will also feature annual guests from other disciplines, including scientists, artists, musicians, cultural leaders, and other writers and thinkers. Students will participate in three residency sessions for credit and a fourth session for a fee. During their final residency they will present and defend their thesis projects and give a public reading.
The department offers a studio program that balances the study and practice of craft, and the study of form and theory. Students will concentrate their studies in fiction, poetry, or literary nonfiction. During mentorships, students produce original works of literature as well as critical analyses of books chosen in collaboration with the mentor. The program offers—but is not limited to–special emphasis on writing about the relationships between people and place, landscape, science, and nature, no matter where these relationships exist or how they are expressed.
Program Staff
Kathy Tarr
Program Coordinator
afkt1@uaa.alaska.edu
aycwla@uaa.alaska.edu
907.786.4330 (office) 907.786.4394 (direct)
907.786.1382 (fax)
