THE LOW-RESIDENCY MFA IN CREATIVE WRITING PROGRAM
OF PINE MANOR COLLEGE

Featuring concentrations in fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction,
and writing for children & young adults

WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT?

Our college:

  • Pine Manor College was ranked #1 in the country by U.S. News & World Report for diversity from 2004-2007.
  • Set on 60 bucolic acres, we’re just five miles from downtown Boston.

Our faculty:

  • Our faculty is one of the most (if not the most) diverse in the country.
  • Award-winning writers and generous teachers, our faculty are dedicated to helping students find and develop their own, unique voices.

Our program:

  • We are a co-educational, inclusive program that selects writers based on merit.
  • We offer affordable tuition, one-to-one mentoring, and small class sizes.
  • Scholarships and financial assistance are available on an as-needed basis.
  • We provide a welcoming community of writers in which faculty, students, and staff mingle.
  • We offer a concentration in writing for children & young adults.
  • Second semester students can explore working in another genre.
  • Third semester students can opt for an applied internship in arts administration & community programming, pedagogy & literacy studies, or publishing.
  • All students will have opportunity to meet agents, editors, and publishers.

Core Faculty:

Kathleen AgueroAn NaLaure-Anne BosselaarJoy Castro
Ray GonzalezTerrance HayesLaban Carrick HillRandall Kenan
Helen Elaine LeeDennis LehaneLaura Williams McCaffreySandra Scofield
Dzvinia OrlowskySterling WatsonJacqueline Woodson 

Writer-in-Residence:

Michael Steinberg


The Solstice Low-Residency MFA of Pine Manor College: your writing, your life
www.pmc.edu/mfa


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