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Program in Creative Writing
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Adelphi University, Garden City, New York
 Detailed InformationProgram of StudyThe Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) in creative writing offers students the opportunity to specialize in three major genres–fiction, poetry, and playwriting. This cross-genre program is distinctive from the traditional two-genre M.F.A. programs in which students study either fiction or poetry. Its unique Professional Development Practicum introduces students to the professional and practical life of writers across many disciplines.
Taught by distinguished faculty members who have published extensively, the program prepares students for careers in writing, teaching, and/or more advanced graduate studies through training in creative writing, language and literary studies, research, and teaching. Most classes are seminars that are held in the evenings once a week, either from 4 to 6:30 p.m. or from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Students must complete 37 credits in a plan of study that includes writing workshops (16 credits) and literature classes (12 credits). Students must also complete an 4-credit thesis colloquium. The 1-credit Professional Development Practicum meets once a week in the spring semester of the first year. Through meetings with writers and agents, students learn firsthand about the professional life of a writer. They also learn the practical procedures of submitting a manuscript or applying for a grant. Students and their advisers determine the appropriate plan of study. A student thesis is required in all programs. Research FacilitiesThe University’s primary research holdings are at Swirbul Library and include 646,720 volumes (including bound periodicals and government publications), 805,545 items in microformats, 32,353 audiovisual items, 1,738 periodical subscriptions, and access to over 27,000 electronic journal titles. Online access is provided to more than 200 research databases. Financial AidAll applicants are eligible for financial aid and are automatically considered for one of six partial (one-half) tuition remissions. Second-year students and students entering with a previous M.A. degree are eligible for graduate teaching fellowships in the Department of English. There are also opportunities for work-study positions, for community service teaching grants, or for positions at the Writing Center and the Learning Center. Cost of StudyFor the 2008–09 academic year, the tuition rate is $830 per credit. University fees ranged from $200 to $400 per semester. Living and Housing CostsThe University assists single and married students in finding suitable accommodations whenever possible. The cost of living is dependent upon location and the number of rooms rented. LocationLocated in historic Garden City, New York, 45 minutes from Manhattan and 20 minutes from Queens, Adelphi’s 75-acre suburban campus is known for the beauty of its landscape and architecture. The campus is a short walk from the Long Island Rail Road and is convenient to New York’s major airports and several major highways. Off-campus centers are located in Manhattan, Hauppauge, and Poughkeepsie. The University and The CollegeFounded in 1896, Adelphi is a fully accredited, private university with more than 8,000 undergraduate, graduate, and returning-adult students in the arts and sciences, business, clinical psychology, education, nursing, and social work. Students come from thirty-six states and from forty-seven countries. The Princeton Review named Adelphi University a Best College in the Northeastern Region, and Fiske Guide to Colleges recognized Adelphi as a “Best Buy” in higher education for two years in a row. The University is the only private institution on Long Island and one of only twenty-six in the nation to earn this recognition.
Mindful of the cultural inheritance of the past, the College of Arts and Sciences encompasses those realms of inquiry that have characterized the modern pursuit of knowledge. The faculty members of the College place a high priority on their students’ intellectual development in and out of the classroom and structure programs and opportunities to foster that growth. Students analyze original research or other creative work, develop firsthand facility with creative or research methodologies, undertake collaborative work with peers and mentors, engage in serious internships, and hone communicative skills. ApplyingA baccalaureate degree is required for admission (the degree does not have to be in English or literature). A student must submit the completed application form, the $50 application fee, official college transcripts, two letters of reference from people familiar with the student’s writing, a personal statement (of no more than 1,000 words and about the student’s writing life and goals), and a manuscript in one genre only (poetry, fiction, or playwriting). The application deadlines are January 15 for fall enrollment and September 15 for spring enrollment. After those dates, rolling admissions are made on a space-available basis. The Faculty and Their Research
- CREATIVE WRITING
- Judith Baumel, Associate Professor; M.A., Johns Hopkins, 1978. Contemporary poetry.
- Martha Cooley, Assistant Professor; B.A., Trinity, 1977. Creative writing, modern and contemporary American literature, world literatures in translation (particularly Italian).
- Anton Dudley, Assistant Professor; M.F.A., NYU, 2001. Dramatic writing.
- Kermit Frazier, Associate Professor; M.F.A., NYU, 1977; M.A., Syracuse, 1970. Playwriting, television writing, contemporary drama, African American drama, the literature of AIDS.
- Jacqueline Jones LaMon, Assistant Professor; J.D., UCLA, 1987; M.F.A., Indiana, 2006.
- Igor Webb, Professor; Ph.D., Stanford, 1971. The nineteenth-century novel. The Short Prose Reader: Annotated Instructor’s Edition, 9th ed. (Boston: McGraw-Hill, 2000).
- LITERATURE
- Jennifer Fleischner, Professor; Ph.D., Columbia, 1988. Twentieth-century American literature. Mrs. Lincoln and Mrs. Keckly: The Remarkable Story of the Friendship Between a First Lady and a Former Slave (New York: Broadway Books, 2003).
- Michael Matto, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., NYU, 1998. History of the English language, history of rhetoric, Old English literature and culture, theories of metaphor, history of subjectivity.
- Christopher Mayo, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Brandeis, 2004. Restoration and eighteenth-century British literature and culture. "’A Lord Among Wits’: Lord Chesterfield and his Reception of Johnson’s Letter.” In Johnsonian News Letter 56(2):38–42, September 2005.
- Adam McKeown, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., NYU, 2000. Shakespeare, early modern visual culture. “Looking at Britomart Looking at Pictures.” In Studies in English Literature 45:43–64 (2005).
- Lahney Preston-Matto, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., NYU, 2000. Twentieth-century medievalism, translation theory, gender, twentieth-century Irish poetry, cultural studies. “Staking in Tongues: Speech-Act as Weapon in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.” In Fighting the Forces: What’s at Stake in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, eds. R. V. Wilcox and D. Lavery (Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield, 2002).
- Susan Weisser, Professor; Ph.D., Columbia, 1987. The nineteenth-century novel, autobiography, romantic love and gender. Introduction and notes to Jane Austen’s Persuasion (New York: Barnes & Noble Classics, 2003).
- Peter West, Assistant Professor.
Correspondence and InformationAdelphi University Judith Baumel, Director of the M.F.A. Program Harvey Hall, Room 212 College of Arts and Sciences Garden City, New York 11530-0701 Telephone:
516-877-4031 Fax:
516-877-3039
Email:
baumel@adelphi.edu
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