Texas State University MFA
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The Texas State University MFA Program at Texas State University in San Marcos
, Texas
is a three-year graduate-level creative writing
program in the United States
. Fiction writer Tom Grimes
is currently the director of the program. The faculty includes many award winning writers. It was cited by the New York Times as having a vision "to build a program that might rival the famed Iowa Writers' Workshop
." Texas State's MFA program ranked 45th out of 131 full-residency graduate writing programs in the Poets & Writers
survey for the application year 2012.
The Front Porch Literary Journal is published at The Texas State MFA.
San Marcos, Texas
San Marcos is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, and is the seat of Hays County. Located within the metropolitan area, the city is located on the Interstate 35 corridor—between Austin and San Antonio....
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
is a three-year graduate-level creative writing
Creative writing
Creative writing is considered to be any writing, fiction, poetry, or non-fiction, that goes outside the bounds of normal professional, journalistic, academic, and technical forms of literature. Works which fall into this category include novels, epics, short stories, and poems...
program in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Fiction writer Tom Grimes
Tom Grimes
Tom Grimes is an American novelist, playwright, and creative writing instructor. He is currently the director of the MFA Program in Creative Writing at Texas State University in San Marcos....
is currently the director of the program. The faculty includes many award winning writers. It was cited by the New York Times as having a vision "to build a program that might rival the famed Iowa Writers' Workshop
Iowa Writers' Workshop
The Program in Creative Writing, more commonly known as the Iowa Writers' Workshop, at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa, is a highly regarded graduate-level creative writing program in the United States...
." Texas State's MFA program ranked 45th out of 131 full-residency graduate writing programs in the Poets & Writers
Poets & Writers
Poets & Writers, Inc. is one of the largest nonprofit literary organization in the United States serving poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers...
survey for the application year 2012.
The Front Porch Literary Journal is published at The Texas State MFA.
Faculty
- Cyrus CassellsCyrus Cassells-Life and work:Cassells was born in Dover, Delaware, grew up in the Mojave Desert north of Los Angeles, and began writing poetry in high school. He graduated in 1979 from Stanford University with a degree in film and broadcasting, and landed a job creating poetry filmstrips in the film division of...
, poetry - Nelly RosarioNelly RosarioNelly Rosario is a Dominican American novelist and creative writing instructor in the MFA Program at Texas State University in San Marcos....
, fiction - Tom GrimesTom GrimesTom Grimes is an American novelist, playwright, and creative writing instructor. He is currently the director of the MFA Program in Creative Writing at Texas State University in San Marcos....
, fiction/director of MFA program - Roger JonesRoger Jones (poet)-Life:Roger Jones received his B.A. and M.A. at Sam Houston State University, before earning his Ph.D. from Oklahoma State University in 1986. He has had a wide publication record over the past thirty years that ranges from more mainstream poems to the exotic haiku, tanka and haibun. Jones...
, poetry - Debra MonroeDebra MonroeDebra Monroe is an American novelist and short story writer. She has been nominated for the National Book Award twice and is a winner of the prestigious Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction. -Early Life and Education:...
, fiction - Kathleen PeirceKathleen PeirceKathleen Peirce is an American poet. -Life:She graduated from the Iowa Writer's Workshop in 1988. She currently teaches at Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas, for the Texas State University MFA...
, poetry - Steve Wilson, poetry
- Ogaga Ifowodo, poetry
- Doug Dorst, fiction
Endowed chair in creative writing
- AiAi (poet)Florence Anthony was a National Book Award winning American poet and educator who legally changed her name to Ai Ogawa...
, 2002-2003 - Tim O'BrienTim O'Brien (author)Tim O'Brien is an American novelist who often writes about his experiences in the Vietnam War and the impact the war had on the American servicemen who fought there...
, 2003-2004 - Barry HannahBarry HannahHoward Barry Hannah was an American novelist and short story writer from Mississippi.The author of eight novels and five short story collections , Hannah worked with notable American editors and publishers such as Gordon Lish, Seymour Lawrence, and Morgan Entrekin...
, 2004-2005 - Tim O'BrienTim O'Brien (author)Tim O'Brien is an American novelist who often writes about his experiences in the Vietnam War and the impact the war had on the American servicemen who fought there...
, 2005-2006 - Denis JohnsonDenis JohnsonDenis Hale Johnson is an American author who is known for his short-story collection Jesus' Son and his novel Tree of Smoke , which won the National Book Award. He also writes plays, poetry and non-fiction.- Biography :...
, 2006-2007 - Tim O'BrienTim O'Brien (author)Tim O'Brien is an American novelist who often writes about his experiences in the Vietnam War and the impact the war had on the American servicemen who fought there...
, 2007-2008 - Li-Young LeeLi-Young LeeLi-Young Lee is an American poet. He was born in Jakarta, Indonesia, to Chinese parents. His maternal grandfather was Yuan Shikai, China's first Republican President, who attempted to make himself emperor...
, 2008-2009 - Tim O'BrienTim O'BrienTim O'Brien may refer to:* Tim O'Brien , American author* Timothy O'Brien , Irish professor* Timothy L...
, 2009-2010 - Robert StoneRobert StoneRobert Stone is an American novelist. His work is typically characterized by psychological complexity, political concerns, and dark humor. His novels include the National Book Award–winning Dog Soldiers , and the PEN/Faulkner Award–winning A Flag for Sunrise...
, 2010-2011