Our graduates often go on to pursue careers in writing, editing, publishing, teaching and other professions where writing and critical thinking abilities are valued. Graduates of the program have published books with various presses, including Yale University, University of Texas, St. Martin's, Copper Canyon, Sierra Club Books, Gallery, Daedalus, Simon and Schuster, and Putnam.

Short work has appeared in an array of journals such as Tin House, Southern Review, StoryQuarterly, McSweeneys, Conjunctions, Poetry Northwest, Wall Street Journal, Christian Science Monitor, Northwest Review, New York Times Magazine, Gettysburg Review, Chariton review, and many anthologies. Former students have received such literary awards as the Yale Younger Poets Award, the Irish Prize, publication in Best American Short Stories and O. Henry Award Stories, and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts.

CONTACT A CURRENT STUDENT To give you the best opportunity in deciding which MFA prgroam to join, we invite you to spark conversation with a current EWU MFA candidate.
The form on the right will send an email to Ross Carper, a second year fiction writer who enjoys long walks on any of Spokane's beaches, and is the student director of Writers in the Community.	Your Email Subject Email

The form on the right will send an email to Elizabeth Stanley, a MFA candidate in Fiction. She is currently a Graduate Assistant at EWU Press. Please feel free to ask her any question about the program.	Your Email Subject Email