Bowling Green State University MFA
Founded in 1967, BGSU’s creative writing program offers a BFA and an MFA. BGSU is home to Mid-American Review and the undergraduate journal Prairie Margins. Graduates have won such awards as the Yale Younger Poets Award, the Guggenheim, NEA Individual Artist Fellowships, and the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction. The program is founded on small class sizes and personal attention from faculty mentors. All admitted students are considered for funding. Many are fully funded with a teaching assistantship; some are offered the chance to teach creative writing courses in their second year or to take an editorial leadership role with Mid-American Review. The program offers a lively, well-attended reading series featuring students, faculty, and accomplished visiting writers.
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“BG's creative writing program sets itself apart because the faculty is committed to supporting the unique voice and talents of each individual writer. It's not a factory churning out copies. The program fosters personal and artistic growth, and each member of the faculty and staff works diligently to provide the tools needed for that maturation. In addition, the teaching experience gained goes a long way, both in the classroom, and for the graduated student in the 'real world.'”
Megan Ayers, MFA 2009
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