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Brooklyn is Online!
In recognition of St. Francis College’s collective need for safety, St. Francis College are pleased to announce that St. Francis College’s July 5th-15th residency this 2020 will run online.
Work with MFA faculty Marlon James as St. Francis College welcome him back this summer at our 2020 online residency.
St. Francis College’s NYC location means St. Francis College bring the publishing industry to St. Francis College’s students, running daily roundtables and panel discussions with top agents, editors and publishers. Our 6-to-1 student to faculty ratio offers an intimate, focused environment for aspiring writers to flourish in St. Francis College’s downtown Brooklyn community.
Deadlines
Spring 2021
Priority Application Deadline: November 6th
Guaranteed Priority Registration
1:1 Appointment with Graduate Program Director Upon Enrollment
Limited Edition SFC Gear Upon Enrollment
Application Deadline (Standard): January 4th
Fall 2021
Priority Application Deadline: March 5th
Guaranteed Priority Registration
1:1 Appointment with Graduate Program Director Upon Enrollment
Limited Edition SFC Gear Upon Enrollment
Application Deadline (Standard): August 6th
The MFA program offers separate genre tracks in Fiction, Poetry, and Dramatic Screenwriting/Playwriting.
Ten-day residencies convene twice per year, January 2nd - 12th and July 5th - 15th. Residencies consist of intensive faculty workshops, lectures and daily publishing panels with top agents, editors, and publishers. During the 6 months in between residencies, students will regularly exchange writing online with their faculty mentors, continuing the work that began in residency. Students will take 4 online workshops and attend 5 residencies to earn the 36 credits for their MFA degree. The 5th and final residency will culminate in a creative thesis—a novel, a chapbook of poetry or a short story collection.
St. Francis College feels this structure reflects the realities of life as a working writer. Aspiring writers learn how to be productive in their everyday lives with editorial feedback and contact, without giving up their day jobs. Unlike traditional MFA programs that demand a full-time commitment, our low-residency model represents the working life of the overwhelming majority of professionals in the field.
St. Francis College’s approach is realistic about the challenges of succeeding as a career writer. St. Francis College offers access to the publishing world, freedom and flexibility to work and write, and among the most affordable programs in the country. Tuition for our 36 credit Master of Fine Arts is well below the national average, far below that of other New York City institutions, and comparable to public university programs.
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