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Hunter’s Creative Writing MFA is a highly selective program in which students work closely with distinguished writers to perfect their writing skills. The course comprises workshops, craft seminars, one-on-one supervisions with faculty, and literature classes. There are three concentrations: fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. Most years there are twelve students per concentration. Each year, several students are named Hertog Fellows (fiction and creative nonfiction) and Thomas Hunter Fellows (poetry). These students are paired with established writers, for whom they conduct research for one semester.

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  1. Creative Writing, Master of Fine Arts

    The Master in Creative Writing, (MFA) is a 42 credit program, which prepares students to be professionals in dissecting contemporary, modern, and classic literature as well construct literature pieces of their own. Our students are published in literary journals and by publishers. Students often explore jobs in teaching from middle school to graduate level.

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    By Kathleen Collins, October 18, 2021. In Spring 2021, the Creative Writing MFA at City College saw an unprecedented enrollment spike. It's not exactly clear why it occurred, but Director Michelle Valladares has some ideas about that. She has lots of ideas, in fact, about unique and exciting ways to grow the program even more while still ...

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    To get updates on applying to the Hunter MFA Program, please REGISTER. You'll receive announcements, events news, and more. MFA Creative Writing Fiction | Creative Nonfiction | Poetry. HUNTER COLLEGE THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK Dept. of English 695 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10065 T: 212 772 5164 F: 212 772 5411 [email protected]

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    In Spring 2021, the Creative Writing MFA at City College saw an unprecedented enrollment spike. It's not exactly clear why it occurred, but Director Michelle Valladares has some ideas about that. She has lots of ideas, in fact, about unique and exciting ways to grow the program even more while still maintaining a manageable cohort size….

  5. Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing

    Program Overview The Creative Writing Program at The City College of New York is in its fourth decade. Since its inception some of the most distinguished writers in America have taught here at our West Harlem campus, including Donald Barthelme, Gwendolyn Brooks, Kurt Vonnegut, Marilyn Hacker, William Matthews, Grace Paley and Susan Sontag. The mission … Read more "Master of Fine Arts in ...

  6. Creative Writing and Literary Translation, MFA

    A minimum average grade of B in all undergraduate work and in all English courses. Three satisfactory letters of recommendation, preferably from writers and teachers of writing, addressing the candidate's academic proficiency and writing skills. A 500-word statement of interest. Candidates should submit a writing sample: either 10 pages of ...

  7. CRWRTG-MFA Program

    1507.00. NYSED Program Code. 22259 - CRWRTG-MFA. CIP Code. 23.1302. Hunter's Creative Writing MFA is a highly selective program in which students work closely with distinguished writers to perfect their writing skills. The course comprises workshops, craft seminars, one-on-one supervisions with faculty, and literature classes.

  8. Creative Writing MFA Home

    Although Hunter cannot counsel you on your eligibility, FAFSA can. MFA students may apply to teach undergraduate classes in their second year, either, Introduction to Creative Writing, ENGL 285, or the Distinguished Living Writers Course, HUM 150. The number of openings changes each year, depending on English Department availability.

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    Read this website, familiarize yourself with who the faculty are, and tell us something about why this program and these writers are what you seek in an MFA. 4. Submit your application through the online portal. When you do, simply follow the instructions. You can call Graduate Admissions at 212-396-6049 for assistance.

  10. Academics

    Academics. The MFA in Creative Writing and Literary Translation is a 36-credit hour program that emphasizes literary craft and the integration of creative writing with literary studies. Course requirements include a class in literary theory and criticism, two craft classes, three literature electives and four writing workshops.

  11. Degree Requirements & Opportunities

    Degree Requirements & Opportunities. The MFA in Creative Writing and Literary Translation is a 36 credit hour program that emphasizes literary craft and the integration of creative writing with literary studies. Course requirements include a class in literary theory and criticism, two craft/form classes, three literature electives and four ...

  12. Admissions

    The MFA program does not accept non-matriculated students. Apply. To apply to our MFA program, please submit an online application. Then upload your writing sample, including your name and the genre of writing, to. For applications in poetry, please submit 10 pages of poetry. For applications in prose (fiction or CNF), please submit 20-25 pages ...

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    We are an MFA Program that values community and encourages crossing boundaries through craft and expression. Join us and see how far you can take your writing. so we can respond to your questions and requests. Please email from your CUNY email address if possible. Or visit our help site for more information:

  14. Creative Writing MFA Home

    The Creative Writing MFA is a full-time, two-year program in which students take three classes per semester and attend all readings of the Distinguished Writers Series. Each class earns the student three credits toward the thirty-six credits required to graduate. The program does not accept any transfer credits.

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    The MFA program allows you to transfer credits for literature electives only, not for workshops or craft classes, provided you have taken graduate level courses at another university within the past 8 years. You may transfer up to 12 credits. Both the MFA Director and Graduate Admissions must approve transfer credits.

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    Five writing workshops (15 credits; students may take fiction, poetry, or non- fiction workshop up to 4 times for credit. The fifth workshop must be in a different genre. (For example, 4 fiction workshops and 1 poetry workshop) Note: There is no foreign language requirement for MFA students who enrolled in Fall 2011 or subsegment semesters.

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    31162 - CRWRIT-MFA. CIP Code. 23.1302. The MFA program has four tracks: poetry writing, fiction, nonfiction, and literary translation. The course of study centers on writing workshop classes in which faculty lead students in critiques of one another's writing. Students take three workshops in their own genre, and a crossover workshop in ...

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  19. Creative Writing MFA Home

    Yes, there's an undergraduate class called Distinguished Living Writers, HUM 150, which is taught by MFA Creative Writing students. Each semester it focuses on the work of our visiting writers. Students of this course receive private class visits by many of the visiting writers. To enroll as a non-matriculated student, first submit a Non-Degree ...

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    Majumdar also studied Creative Writing in Hunter's MFA program and is the former editor in chief of Catapult books. First Semester Literature Course Foundation of Modern is a popular course taught by the celebrated Roxana Robinson , who characterizes the course this way: "We explore the possibilities of empathy, compassion and the sympathetic ...

  21. Events

    The Deadline for Fall Applications to our Creative Writing MFA program has been extended until March 1 2024. Learn more Apply online ... Mikhal Dekel is Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the City College and the CUNY Graduate Center and Director of the Rifkind Center for Humanities and the Arts. She is the recipient of many ...

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    Jason Tougaw, (New) Director of the MFA Program in Creative Writing and Literary Translation. The Fall 2023 semester in the MFA starts with big news: Distinguished Professor Kimiko Hahn has won The Poetry Foundation's Ruth Lilly Prize for Lifetime Achievement. ... In the spring she taught Public Writing at CUNY Grad Center and served as a ...

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    Please don't call or email the MFA office to check the status of your application, as we won't have anything to tell you beyond what's written here. As soon as we have info, we'll contact you. Enrolled and incoming students. Here are the Hunter academic calendars, which include semester dates, registration dates and vacation dates. MFA Creative ...