Southern Illinois University

Southern Illinois University

MFA
CARBONDALE, IL
The fundamental elements of the program are writing workshops, in which students read and critique the writing of their peers under the guidance of a faculty writer; intensive tutorial work with the thesis director on the student’s writing; and the study of the traditions, forms, and theories of literature from a writer’s stance.
Narrative Author Faculty: Lucia Perillo (d. 2016)
Narrative Author Graduates: Chris Bryson, Kerry James Evans