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Announcing the 2022 MFA Award Winners
Congratulations to all!
Academy of American Poets Prize
Winner: Mark Bias
Judge: Stephanie Young

MFA part of University Collaboration on Climate Crisis and Collective Action
Friday, February 26, 2021
Amherst, MA - The University of Massachusetts Fine Arts Center (FAC) in partnership with the Master of Fine Arts for Poets and Writers (MFA), and the School of Earth & Sustainability (SES) is...

Kritika Pandey (MFA ‘20) Wins the 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize
Wednesday, July 1, 2020
Kritika Pandey wins the 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. Her short story, “The Great Indian Tee and Snakes” is about two young people trying to solve the age-old riddle of human existence: how...

Remembering Rana Zoe Mungin (MFA '15)
Tuesday, May 12, 2020
With profound sadness, the English Department writes to acknowledge the tragic passing of an important and recent alum of our MFA program and educator in our Writing Program, Rana Zoe Mungin, known...


Ocean Vuong Wins Mark Twain American Voice Award
Tuesday, April 21, 2020
UMass MFA faculty member Ocean Vuong is the winner of the Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award, which is given annually by the Mark Twain House & Museum in Hartford. The honor was...

Lisa Olstein ('03) and Susan Steinberg ('00) awarded Guggenheim Fellowships
Thursday, April 9, 2020
Two MFA alumni, Lisa Olstein ('03) and Susan Steinberg ('00), were awarded Guggenheim Fellowships. Appointed on the basis of prior achievement and exceptional promise, the successful candidates...