The University of New Orleans is included in The Huffington Post’s list of the “Top 25 Most Underrated Creative Writing MFA Programs.”
According to author Seth Abramson, the programs on the list fully fund a sizeable percentage of incoming students, yet still receive less attention from applicants than they deserve. In addition to UNO, other programs receiving recognition for the quality of their Master of Fine Arts degree in creative writing include Florida State University, North Carolina State University, Temple University and Ohio State University.
According to Abramson’s entry, “The Big Easy is coming back—in a big way. The MFA at UNO offers both a full and low-residency option, and frankly there’s no reason not to leap at the former. Many students get full funding, you can take classes in screenwriting as well as poetry and fiction, and there are summer programs available in both Europe and Mexico. There’s much to be excited about here.”
Abramson is a graduate of Dartmouth College, Harvard Law School and the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. He is the author of two books of poetry and the co-author of the forthcoming third edition of The Creative Writing MFA Handbook.
To view the complete list, visit: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/seth-abramson/underrated-mfa-programs_b_850147.html?ir=College