University of Idaho MFA
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Offering promising writers a fully-funded three years to focus on fiction, poetry and nonfiction. 📚 Award winning faculty. Home of Fugue journal.
https://www.uidaho.edu/class/english/academics/mfa-creative-writing
https://www.uidaho.edu/class/english/academics/mfa-creative-writing
Thank you so much to our very own alum, Steven Pfau, for sharing his incredible work with us last week! Learn more and check out his memoir, “Say Nephew: On Boyhood, Unclehood, and Queer Mentorship” at stevenpfau.com
#memoir #creativewriting
#memoir #creativewriting
September 2, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Thank you so much to our very own alum, Steven Pfau, for sharing his incredible work with us last week! Learn more and check out his memoir, “Say Nephew: On Boyhood, Unclehood, and Queer Mentorship” at stevenpfau.com
#memoir #creativewriting
#memoir #creativewriting
Don’t miss our first visiting writer event of the school year, featuring our very own alum, Steven Pfau! Steven will be reading from his memoir, “Say Nephew: On Boyhood, Unclehood, and Queer Mentorship.”
We’ll see you at the 1912 Center on 8/28 at 5 pm!
We’ll see you at the 1912 Center on 8/28 at 5 pm!
August 20, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Don’t miss our first visiting writer event of the school year, featuring our very own alum, Steven Pfau! Steven will be reading from his memoir, “Say Nephew: On Boyhood, Unclehood, and Queer Mentorship.”
We’ll see you at the 1912 Center on 8/28 at 5 pm!
We’ll see you at the 1912 Center on 8/28 at 5 pm!
Join us this Friday at the 1912 Center for a reading by memoirist Zoë Bossiere!
April 15, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Join us this Friday at the 1912 Center for a reading by memoirist Zoë Bossiere!
And that’s a wrap on the 2026 thesis season! A huge congratulations to fiction writer Jason Cahoon for successfully defending his thesis last night! We can’t wait to read your complete sci-fi collection!
#mfathesis #mfacreativewriting
#mfathesis #mfacreativewriting
April 14, 2026 at 4:13 PM
And that’s a wrap on the 2026 thesis season! A huge congratulations to fiction writer Jason Cahoon for successfully defending his thesis last night! We can’t wait to read your complete sci-fi collection!
#mfathesis #mfacreativewriting
#mfathesis #mfacreativewriting
And last but certainly not least! Join us on Monday April 13th to hear fiction candidate Jason Cahoon as he defends his MFA thesis.
#mfathesis #mfacreativewriting
#mfathesis #mfacreativewriting
April 12, 2026 at 6:14 PM
And last but certainly not least! Join us on Monday April 13th to hear fiction candidate Jason Cahoon as he defends his MFA thesis.
#mfathesis #mfacreativewriting
#mfathesis #mfacreativewriting
It’s official! Katie Ludwig has successfully defended her thesis! Thanks for sharing your work with us, Katie—you’re an inspiration!
#mfacreativewriting #mfathesis #nonfictionmfa
#mfacreativewriting #mfathesis #nonfictionmfa
April 11, 2026 at 5:49 AM
It’s official! Katie Ludwig has successfully defended her thesis! Thanks for sharing your work with us, Katie—you’re an inspiration!
#mfacreativewriting #mfathesis #nonfictionmfa
#mfacreativewriting #mfathesis #nonfictionmfa
Join us tomorrow for nonfiction candidate Katie Ludwig’s MFA thesis defense, “Mother Mirror.” It’s going to be great!
#mfathesis #mfacreativewriting
#mfathesis #mfacreativewriting
April 9, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Join us tomorrow for nonfiction candidate Katie Ludwig’s MFA thesis defense, “Mother Mirror.” It’s going to be great!
#mfathesis #mfacreativewriting
#mfathesis #mfacreativewriting
A huge congratulations to fiction writer Jennifer Yu, who successfully defended her MFA thesis this evening! Thank you for sharing your beautiful, thought-provoking, and insightful work with us Jen!
#mfathesis #mfacreativewriting
#mfathesis #mfacreativewriting
April 9, 2026 at 4:15 AM
A huge congratulations to fiction writer Jennifer Yu, who successfully defended her MFA thesis this evening! Thank you for sharing your beautiful, thought-provoking, and insightful work with us Jen!
#mfathesis #mfacreativewriting
#mfathesis #mfacreativewriting
Thesis season continues! Join us on Wednesday for fiction writer Jennifer Yu’s MFA thesis defense!
#mfacreativewriting #mfathesis
#mfacreativewriting #mfathesis
April 6, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Thesis season continues! Join us on Wednesday for fiction writer Jennifer Yu’s MFA thesis defense!
#mfacreativewriting #mfathesis
#mfacreativewriting #mfathesis
A huge congratulations to Karissa for successfully defending her MFA thesis this afternoon! 🎉 Here’s to many more animal seasons of Karissa’s poetry.
April 3, 2026 at 5:49 AM
A huge congratulations to Karissa for successfully defending her MFA thesis this afternoon! 🎉 Here’s to many more animal seasons of Karissa’s poetry.
Join us this Thursday from 12-2 for poet Karissa Chouinard’s MFA thesis defense, “Animal Summer.” It’s gonna be great!
#poetrymfa #mfathesis #creativewritingmfa
#poetrymfa #mfathesis #creativewritingmfa
March 31, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Join us this Thursday from 12-2 for poet Karissa Chouinard’s MFA thesis defense, “Animal Summer.” It’s gonna be great!
#poetrymfa #mfathesis #creativewritingmfa
#poetrymfa #mfathesis #creativewritingmfa
It’s official! Annie Burky has successfully defended her thesis! Thanks for sharing your work with us, Annie—we all can’t wait to read your novella!
March 31, 2026 at 3:17 AM
It’s official! Annie Burky has successfully defended her thesis! Thanks for sharing your work with us, Annie—we all can’t wait to read your novella!
Thesis season continues!! Join us tomorrow for fiction candidate Annie Burky’s MFA thesis defense, “Wheat and the Old Republic.”
#mfacreativewriting #mfathesis
#mfacreativewriting #mfathesis
March 29, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Thesis season continues!! Join us tomorrow for fiction candidate Annie Burky’s MFA thesis defense, “Wheat and the Old Republic.”
#mfacreativewriting #mfathesis
#mfacreativewriting #mfathesis
A huge congratulations to Raquel Gordon for successfully defending her thesis yesterday! 🎉
March 28, 2026 at 7:29 PM
A huge congratulations to Raquel Gordon for successfully defending her thesis yesterday! 🎉
It’s thesis season!!
Join us this Friday at 11 am to kick things off with some poetry by Raquel Gordon.
#mfathesis #mfacreativewriting #poetrymfa
Join us this Friday at 11 am to kick things off with some poetry by Raquel Gordon.
#mfathesis #mfacreativewriting #poetrymfa
March 26, 2026 at 5:43 AM
It’s thesis season!!
Join us this Friday at 11 am to kick things off with some poetry by Raquel Gordon.
#mfathesis #mfacreativewriting #poetrymfa
Join us this Friday at 11 am to kick things off with some poetry by Raquel Gordon.
#mfathesis #mfacreativewriting #poetrymfa
From poetic cheese curds to a nonfiction entree and a ghost story for dessert, our third and final Symposium event was delicious. Thank you to Dylan Bourne, Annie Sheneman, and Jasmine Jones for sharing their work with us.
#mfa #mfacreativewriting #creativewriting
#mfa #mfacreativewriting #creativewriting
February 13, 2026 at 7:39 PM
From poetic cheese curds to a nonfiction entree and a ghost story for dessert, our third and final Symposium event was delicious. Thank you to Dylan Bourne, Annie Sheneman, and Jasmine Jones for sharing their work with us.
#mfa #mfacreativewriting #creativewriting
#mfa #mfacreativewriting #creativewriting
Mark your calendars for our third and final Symposium reading! Join us on Thursday, February 12 from 7-9pm at the Pocket Playhouse in Shop Hall on U of I’s campus. Annie Sheneman, Jasmine Jones, and Dylan Bourne will be reading their work. See you there!
January 28, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Mark your calendars for our third and final Symposium reading! Join us on Thursday, February 12 from 7-9pm at the Pocket Playhouse in Shop Hall on U of I’s campus. Annie Sheneman, Jasmine Jones, and Dylan Bourne will be reading their work. See you there!
One more day to apply for the University of Idaho's MFA in Creative Writing, the premier fully funded, three-year MFA program in the Northwest.
Learn more and apply at idahomfa.com
Learn more and apply at idahomfa.com
January 14, 2026 at 3:24 PM
One more day to apply for the University of Idaho's MFA in Creative Writing, the premier fully funded, three-year MFA program in the Northwest.
Learn more and apply at idahomfa.com
Learn more and apply at idahomfa.com
The University of Idaho’s MFA in Creative Writing offers fully funded teaching assistantships, small workshops, flexible genre paths (poetry, fiction, nonfiction), and meaningful mentorship with working writers.
Application deadline: January 15, 2026
Apply today at www.idahomfa.com
Application deadline: January 15, 2026
Apply today at www.idahomfa.com
January 13, 2026 at 4:00 PM
The University of Idaho’s MFA in Creative Writing offers fully funded teaching assistantships, small workshops, flexible genre paths (poetry, fiction, nonfiction), and meaningful mentorship with working writers.
Application deadline: January 15, 2026
Apply today at www.idahomfa.com
Application deadline: January 15, 2026
Apply today at www.idahomfa.com
This is your year! Apply now to the premier fully funded, three-year MFA program in the Northwest.
Learn more and apply at idahomfa.com.
Applications close January 15, 2026!
Learn more and apply at idahomfa.com.
Applications close January 15, 2026!
January 6, 2026 at 10:39 PM
This is your year! Apply now to the premier fully funded, three-year MFA program in the Northwest.
Learn more and apply at idahomfa.com.
Applications close January 15, 2026!
Learn more and apply at idahomfa.com.
Applications close January 15, 2026!
We had a fabulous evening at our second Symposium reading of the year, celebrating second-year fiction writers Caitlyn Simson, Paige Phillips, and Megan Poe. From dolls and modern fairy tales to murderous teenagers and armadillos, it was a wild and wonderful ride!
#mfa #mfafiction #mfaprogram
#mfa #mfafiction #mfaprogram
December 5, 2025 at 10:52 PM
We had a fabulous evening at our second Symposium reading of the year, celebrating second-year fiction writers Caitlyn Simson, Paige Phillips, and Megan Poe. From dolls and modern fairy tales to murderous teenagers and armadillos, it was a wild and wonderful ride!
#mfa #mfafiction #mfaprogram
#mfa #mfafiction #mfaprogram
Don’t miss the all-fiction Symposium reading tomorrow (12/4) at the 1912 Center’s Reception Gallery! Three of our second-year MFA candidates will be reading their work and answering questions. It’s free and open to the public! See you there.
December 3, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Don’t miss the all-fiction Symposium reading tomorrow (12/4) at the 1912 Center’s Reception Gallery! Three of our second-year MFA candidates will be reading their work and answering questions. It’s free and open to the public! See you there.
The time has come for our second Symposium of the school year! Join us on December 4 at the 1912 Center’s Reception Gallery as our second year fiction writers—Caitlyn Simson, Paige Phillips, and Megan Poe—read what they’ve been working on. ✨ It’s going to be great (and spooky)! See you there!
November 19, 2025 at 9:01 PM
The time has come for our second Symposium of the school year! Join us on December 4 at the 1912 Center’s Reception Gallery as our second year fiction writers—Caitlyn Simson, Paige Phillips, and Megan Poe—read what they’ve been working on. ✨ It’s going to be great (and spooky)! See you there!
We had a lovely night celebrating the launch of Mike McGriff’s newest books of poetry, “Angel Sharpening Its Beak” and “Inquest.” And we were delighted to hear some of his new work as well!
Stay tuned for the next semester’s Reading Series lineup!
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Stay tuned for the next semester’s Reading Series lineup!
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November 15, 2025 at 9:13 PM
We had a lovely night celebrating the launch of Mike McGriff’s newest books of poetry, “Angel Sharpening Its Beak” and “Inquest.” And we were delighted to hear some of his new work as well!
Stay tuned for the next semester’s Reading Series lineup!
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Stay tuned for the next semester’s Reading Series lineup!
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Join us this Friday (11/14) at the 1912 Center to celebrate our very own Mike McGriff! He’ll be launching two new poetry collections; “Angel Sharpening Its Beak” and “Inquest,” an ode to Pablo Neruda’s “The Book of Questions” and winner of the 2024 White Pine Poetry Prize.
November 12, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Join us this Friday (11/14) at the 1912 Center to celebrate our very own Mike McGriff! He’ll be launching two new poetry collections; “Angel Sharpening Its Beak” and “Inquest,” an ode to Pablo Neruda’s “The Book of Questions” and winner of the 2024 White Pine Poetry Prize.