Masters in Fine Arts

The UNM Master of Fine Arts degree is designed for students committed to pursuing the writing life. This three-year degree combines studio-based workshops in fiction, poetry and creative nonfiction with craft seminars and coursework in literature, teaching pedagogy, and professional writing. Students undertake a community service project during their final year and work with teens at local high schools, at the juvenile detention center, and sponsor literary events to raise money for local food banks and social service agencies. During their final three semesters students work individually with a faculty mentor towards the development of a book-length manuscript suitable for publication.

Visting writers for the 2008-09 academic year include Rebecca Aronson, Junot Diaz, Blas Falconer, Robert Hass, Arthur Sze, Julie Mars, Robert Arellano, Paul Bogard, Danny Solis, Irving Weinman, and Ravi Shankar.

Our widely published creative writing faculty, along with a distinguished visiting writers series, a faculty and student reading series, the acclaimed Taos Summer Writing Conference, and a national literary magazine, all make for an exciting atmosphere for the study of writing.