COMING SOON: NEW INFORMATION ON MFA PROGRAM TO START FALL 2025
APPLICATIONS TO THE MFA PROGRAM ARE CURRENTLY BEING ACCEPTED WITH A DEADLINE OF JANUARY
10, 2025
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT DR. JESSICA SMITH, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF CW MFA
APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR FALL 2025 ADMISSION: JANUARY 10, 2025
NO GRE REQUIRED
Application Requirements
- College Transcripts
- Curriculum Vitae/Resume
- 8-10 page (or longer) critical writing sample for all applicants
- a creative writing (15-20 pages) sample for applicants to the Creative Writing specialization
- 700-word statement of purpose outlining your interest in our graduate program
- 3 letters of recommendation. (Recommenders send their letters directly through the TTU Graduate School application portal via a prompt generated by the system)
As a TTU graduate student, you will find exceptional academic breadth and specialization as well as an inclusive and diverse group of faculty and graduate students actively engaged in academic pursuits and in the broader Lubbock community.
Join us in Lubbock, Texas, where you will bond with other graduate students through engaging coursework, exceptional pedagogical and teacher training in a nationally recognized first-year writing program, and a range of departmental organizations, service opportunities, and graduate certificate programs.
MFA Funding
When you apply to our onsite MFA program, you are automatically considered for funding. The funding for incoming students consists of a teaching position with a competitive stipend—guaranteed $15,500/year for three years—and partial tuition and fee waivers. Summer teaching/funding is also regularly available.
Concentration in Creative Writing
Texas Tech’s new MFA in Creative Writing will offer traditional writing workshops with our award-winning faculty and also provide students with the training in literary studies that has long been a hallmark of our CW Masters degree. MFA students share workshops and seminars with our doctoral students; their final portfolios will highlight the mastery they've developed in three years of study—how to perfect the individual story, poem, or essay. In addition, our program will allow you to deepen your grasp of the broader historical and critical context of literature, which, in turn, informs your own writing. Texas Tech’s new MFA in Creative Writing will provide a fulfilling education whether as a terminal degree or as preparation for continued study in a doctoral program.
Department of English
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Address
P.O. Box 43091 Lubbock, TX 79409-3091 -
Phone
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Email
english@ttu.edu