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MFA at Carolina

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Our graduate program in creative writing is a three-year program leading to the Master of Fine Arts degree. We offer the intimacy of a small program with the advantages of a larger English department.

Students work closely with our nationally and internationally published writing faculty and have opportunities to study with top literary scholars, interact with visiting writers, and gain experience in both teaching and literary editing. We offer tracks in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, and all of our MFA students receive financial support. Our community of writers consists of dedicated faculty and students who have come to Carolina to commit themselves to the writing and study of literature. Many of our students begin publishing during their time here.

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MFA News

  • We are thrilled to announce that National Book Award-winning poet Nikky Finney will be joining our faculty in August!
  • The 2013 season of The Open Book will feature visits by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, John Banville, Aleksandar Hemon, Nicole Krauss, and Marilynne Robinson
  • We'll be attending the AWP in Boston in large numbers. Look for our booth!
  • This year MFA students took master classes with Junot Díaz, Maggie Dietz, Jeffrey Eugenides, Frank X. Gaspar, David Gessner, Michael Griffith, Colum McCann, Ian McEwan, W.S. Merwin, Ann Patchett, and Luis Alberto Urrea
  • Congratulations to Professors Samuel Amadon, David Bajo, Jim Barilla, and Ed Madden on recent and forthcoming books
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