400 Heath Street, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467-2332
mfa@pmc.edu
The Low-Residency Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing Program of Pine Manor College is designed to help students reach their full potential as writers through a demanding curriculum that balances the workshop experience with the study of literary craft, criticism, and theory.
Our MFA in Creative Writing Program embraces a wide range of voices and artistic approaches in its faculty and its students, establishing a learning environment that fosters community and celebrates the individual. Working with some of the best writers in the country, students of Pine Manor College’s MFA program will emerge with a deep, well-rounded knowledge of their art, a strategy for developing their unique voices and varied visions, and a supportive circle of peers and mentors. Pine Manor College, ranked number-one in diversity from 2004-2007 by U.S. News & World Report, offers an MFA program that reflects our mission of openness and inclusiveness. Although our students and faculty come from different states, and different ethnic, cultural, and religious backgrounds, they share a love of words and books, a respect for the art of writing, and a commitment to grow as writers and as teachers.
An advantage of our low-residency format is that it enables students to complete their MFA in two years without having to quit their jobs, or leave home and family for more than 10 days per semester (July and January). Every six months, students and faculty of the Low-Residency MFA Program gather at Pine Manor College, located five miles from downtown Boston, for the residency portion of the new semester. During these 10 days, students attend workshops, classes, lectures, panel discussions, and readings on Pine Manor’s bucolic campus. Set on 60 acres, Pine Manor features an architectural blend of former estate buildings and contemporary facilities, just down the road from one of our country’s most enchanting cities.
After each residency, students head home to complete an intense, six-month semester of writing, reading, and study, working one-on-one with a faculty mentor via mail and email. Because our student-faculty mentor ratio is never more than one to five, students receive highly focused attention from some of our nation’s best authors.
The summer 2008 residency will take place from
July 11 through July 20.
The winter 2009 residency will take place from
January 2 through January 11.
Please see our Application Guidelines for more information about deadlines.
Photos: Top, Roland Merullo. Left, Dennis Lehane and Meg Kearney.
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