University of San Francisco MFA in Writing Graduate Program
Program Description
USF's Master of Fine Arts in Writing Program offers graduate students an intimate learning experience, while taking advantage of San Francisco's position as a dynamic center of literary expression. The two-year program offers evening classes in fiction, poetry, and nonfiction, and is designed to instruct writers in elements of craft, to ground their creative work in
an understanding of literary histories, and to nurture their individual development and vision. Issues in craft are emphasized not only in the workshops, where student work is the focus, but also in the literary seminars, where the question is not so much how to judge works of literature as how to learn from them about the art of writing. All courses are taught by practicing writers who can help prepare students for entry into the public life of literature, from publishing their own work to teaching writing itself. A range of styles appropriate to each writer is supported, culminating in the completion of a book-length work.
an understanding of literary histories, and to nurture their individual development and vision. Issues in craft are emphasized not only in the workshops, where student work is the focus, but also in the literary seminars, where the question is not so much how to judge works of literature as how to learn from them about the art of writing. All courses are taught by practicing writers who can help prepare students for entry into the public life of literature, from publishing their own work to teaching writing itself. A range of styles appropriate to each writer is supported, culminating in the completion of a book-length work.
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A supportive jump start to finally writing that first novel.
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June 10, 2009 | 7 of 10 people found this review useful | Report as offensive
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Mary Patrick | '2003
lovely critical writing experience in the most beautiful city in America
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February 20, 2009 | 55 of 65 people found this review useful | Report as offensive
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Abeer Hoque | '2003
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Admissions
Full-time: Yes
Part-time: Yes
Length of Program: 2 Years
Low Residency: No
Student Body
Genre
Fiction
Poetry
Creative Non-fiction
