All application packets must be complete and postmarked by Monday, January 4, 2010. (if necessary, letters of recommendation may arrive under separate cover). Send application packets to:
English Department
The University of Montana
Liberal Arts Building, Room 133
32 Campus Drive #6120
Missoula, MT 59812-6120
Attn: Karen Sturm
The M.F.A. program does not offer admission for study beginning Spring or Summer Semester.
When applying for the M.F.A. Program, please specify either Fiction, Non-Fiction, or Poetry. The required writing samples are:
Poetry: 15 pages
Fiction: 15-25 pages (two short stories, parts of a novel)
Non-Fiction: 15-25 pages (two non-fiction essays)
The page numbers suggested are approximations, not a strict guideline. If applying to more than one genre, applicants should apply to each specific genre separately.
If you have published, be sure and send a list of publication information in your application packet.
Take the GRE Test no later than December so that your scores will be available to us by mid-January of your application year. The requisite GRE codes are: 4489 (for the English Department) and 2503 (for the Creative Writing Program). If you have questions about GRE scores (TOEFL for International Students), please contact Kelly Speer at the Graduate School.
The Department of English only accepts complete application packets: application form, $51 fee (check made payable to The University of Montana), goal statement, GRE scores, official transcripts of each institution listed on the front of the application, appropriate writing sample, and at least 3 recommendations. Recommendations can be signed and sealed by recommender and sent directly to the Department of English (address above). If you so choose, include the Teaching Assistant application with an expository writing sample (see Teaching Assistant Applications under general application guidelines below).
Be sure and see the general application guidelines below.
If you have specific questions about the MFA Program, contact:
Prageeta Sharma
Director of the Creative Writing Program
English Department
The University of Montana
Missoula, Montana 59812-6120
(406) 243-2029, Prageeta.Sharma@mso.umt.edu
If you would like to confirm receipt of application after January4, 2010, contact Karen Sturm at karen.sturm@mso.umt.edu.