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The newspaper of The Johns Hopkins University September 15, 2003 | Vol. 33 No. 3
 
Writing Seminars Will Offer Two — Year M.F.A. Degree in Fiction and Poetry

Beginning with the 2004-2005 academic year, the Writing Seminars will offer a master's degree in fine arts in fiction and poetry. Students will take two years of course work and produce a substantial manuscript in the form of a novel or collection of fiction or poetry. The program will require two full years of residency in Baltimore. Approximately five poets and six fiction writers will be admitted each year.

Designed for students committed to the study and practice of literary writing at the highest level, the course work will emphasize genre — informed discussions, faculty conferences, independent readings of various texts and interactions with visiting writers. This immersion in literary study is designed to inculcate the habits and skills necessary for a productive writer's life.

Poets will study with Dave Smith, John T. Irwin and Greg Williamson, among others. Fiction writers will take courses with Alice McDermott, Stephen Dixon, Jean McGarry and Tristan Davies. Recent visiting writers include W.S. Merwin, J.D. McClatchy, Paula Fox, William Gass, C.K. Williams, Debra Gregor, Professor Emeritus John Barth, Andrew Hudgins, Julian Barnes, Edna O'Brien, Robert Coover, Max Apple, C.D. Wright and Harold Bloom.

For more information, go to www.jhu.edu/~writsem or call 410-516-6286.

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