MFA in Creative Writing Residency

Each semester in the low residency MFA in Creative Writing Program begins with an eight-day intensive residency. Students meet individually and in small groups with their faculty advisor to discuss their creative work and develop their study plan and bibliography for the semester. Low residency MFA in Creative Writing students also network within an inspiring community of their peers, attend keynotes, publishing panels, student and faculty readings, workshops on craft and literature, and master classes. Visiting writers, industry professionals, and program alumni enrich the residency, sharing their expertise and craft through readings, workshops, and informal discussions. The low residency MFA in Creative Writing Program provides an inspiring and invigorating week each residency of complete immersion as a writer, thinker, and artist.

Students entering the low residency MFA in Creative Writing Program choose one of two low residency site options for the duration of their studies:

The Plainfield, Vermont Residency Option on the campus of Goddard College in beautiful Central Vermont.

The Port Townsend, Washington Residency Option at the Fort Worden site, located within a vibrant arts community on the Pacific Coast.*

*Goddard College is authorized by the Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board (HECB) and meets the requirements and minimum educational standards established for degree-granting institutions under the Degree Authorization Act. This authorization is valid until May 31, 2009, and authorizes Goddard College to offer the following programs: Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing and Master of Fine Arts in Interdisciplinary Arts. Any person desiring information about the requirements of the Act or the applicability of the those requirements to the institution may contact the HECB office at P.O. Box 43430, Olympia, WA 98504-3430.