CLINT McCOWN has published three novels (The Member-Guest, Doubleday; War Memorials, Graywolf Press and Houghton Mifflin; and The Weatherman, ...
MFA Writing
Postgraduate Study
The postgraduate semester is designed for writers who have completed an MFA or PhD degree at any accredited college or university, including VCFA. This semester is ideal for writers who:
- want assistance launching a new writing project or feel stalled in their current one;
- have a degree in one genre and want to master another, in poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction;
- are close to completing a prose or poetry project and need help preparing it for publication;
- would like to spend a semester of intense study with a particular member of the VCFA faculty.
The postgraduate semester can be customized to help you accomplish your goals. It allows you five months of concentrated study on your poetry or prose—with a faculty member of your choice—without additional academic requirements.
Writers interested in Writing for Children & Young Adults can also apply for a postgraduate semester. Postgraduate semesters can be combined with our Picture Book Concentration, allowing individuals to complete a postgraduate semester in picture book studies.
A number of Postgraduate Semester scholarships are available for the Winter 2010 term.
In addition to Postgraduate Semesters, VCFA also offers a Postgraduate Writers' Conference every summer.
Faculty Profiles
Points of View
"As a recent graduate of VCFA's MFA program and the post-graduate Picture Book Certificate Program, I can say that I have never looked back. In addition to the knowledge and life-long friendships I've gained as a result of my Vermont College experience, I've seen remarkable growth in my ability to teach the craft of writing to students. Without a doubt, Vermont College of Fine Arts' MFA program has made me a better writer and a better teacher."
Points of Interest
MFA in Writing Alumna Shaindel Beers' Book
Howard Frank Mosher Short Fiction Prize
Hunger Mountain is pleased to announce the 2009 Howard Frank Mosher Short Fiction Prize. The sixth annual competition awards one $1000 prize and publication, and two honorable mentions each receive $100. This year’s judge will be Andre Dubus, III, author of the collection The Cage Keeper and Other Stories and three novels, including House of Sand and Fog. Please postmark entries by June 30, 2009. Please check out our website at www.hungermtn.org for further details.
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