{"id":1650,"date":"2012-07-30T02:00:32","date_gmt":"2012-07-30T07:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/?page_id=1650"},"modified":"2025-10-07T22:17:30","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T22:17:30","slug":"mfa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mfa\/","title":{"rendered":"The Low-Residency MFA Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-1650\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-1650-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"home-hero siteorigin-panels-stretch panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-1650-0\" data-stretch-type=\"full-width-stretch\" ><div id=\"pgc-1650-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1650-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_parallaxherosectionwidget ParallaxHeroSectionWidget panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><!-- Hero Image -->\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"home-hero-text-wrapper container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"home-hero-text-content\" style=\"text-align: right; top: 5%; right: 5%;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"home-hero-text-headline home-hero-alternate-text\" style=\"font-size: 64px;\">We meet you where you are. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"home-program-buttons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-4 col-xs-offset-2 home-program-button\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mfa\/admissions-process\/\" class=\"btn btn-default btn-lg btn-block\"><i class=\"fa fa-check-square-o\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> Apply<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-4 home-program-button\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/admissions\/master-of-fine-arts-in-creative-writing-inquiry-form\/\" class=\"btn btn-default btn-lg btn-block\"><i class=\"fa fa-comments\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> Inquire<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- row -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- container -->\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- 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auto;\n\ttext-transform: uppercase;\n}\n.parallax-bg-image-section p {\n    font-size: 20px;\n    font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif;\n    font-weight: 300;\n    max-width: 900px;\n\tmargin-left: auto;\n\tmargin-right: auto;\n}\n.parallax-bg-image-section a {\n\tcolor: white;\n}\n.parallax-bg-image-section .btn {\n    margin: 20px auto;\n    background-color: transparent;\n    color: white;\n    font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif;\n    padding: 8px 10px;\n    font-size: 19px;\n    text-transform: uppercase;\n    display: block;\n    transition: all 0.4s ease;\n}\n.parallax-bg-image-section .btn:hover,\n.parallax-bg-image-section .btn:focus {\n\tbackground-color: white;\n\tcolor: #313131;\n}\n@media(min-width: 768px) {\n\t.parallax-bg-text-content {\n\t\tpadding: 100px 0;\n\t}\n\t.parallax-bg-image-section h2,\n\t.parallax-bg-image-section h3 {\n\t\tfont-size: 60px;\n\t}\n\t.parallax-bg-image-section p {\n\t\tfont-size: 25px;\n\t}\n}\n\/* home pills section *\/\n\n.home-pills-section {\n\tborder: #efefef 10px solid;\n}\n.home-pills-section .nav {\n\tmax-width: 700px;\n\tmargin: auto;\n\tpadding: 5px;\n}\n.home-pills-section .nav li a {\n    border-radius: 0;\n    font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif;\n    font-weight: 300;\n    text-transform: uppercase;\n    font-size: 16px;\n}\n\n.home-pills-section .nav li.home-pills-first-tab a {\n\tborder-top-left-radius: 0;\n}\n.home-pills-section .nav li.home-pills-last-tab a {\n\tborder-top-right-radius: 0;\n}\n.home-pills-section .tab-content {\n\n}\n.home-pills-section .tab-content .tab-pane {\n    background-color: #efefef;\n    padding: 20px;\n    min-height: 400px;\n}\n.home-pills-section .tab-content .tab-pane .container {\n    max-width: 1000px;\n    \n}\n\n@media(min-width: 768px) {\n\t.nav-tabs.nav-justified>.active>a, .nav-tabs.nav-justified>.active>a:focus, .nav-tabs.nav-justified>.active>a:hover {\n   \t\tborder: #b3b3b3 2px solid;\n   \t\tborder-bottom: none;\n\t}\n\t.home-pills-section {\n\t\tborder: none;\n\t}\n\t.home-pills-section .nav {\n\t\tpadding: 0;\n\t}\n\t.home-pills-section .nav li {\n\t\tpadding-right: 20px;\n\t}\n\t.home-pills-section .nav li a {\n\t\tborder: #b3b3b3 2px solid;\n\t\tborder-bottom: none;\n\t}\n\t.home-pills-section .nav li.active a {\n\t\tbackground-color: #efefef;\n\t\tcolor: black;\n\t}\n\t.home-pills-section .nav li.active a:focus {\n\t\toutline: none;\n\t}\n\t.home-pills-section .nav li.home-pills-first-tab a {\n\t\tborder-top-left-radius: 30px;\n\t\tborder-left: #efefef 1px solid;\n\t\tborder-right: #efefef 1px solid;\n\t}\n\t.home-pills-section .nav li.home-pills-last-tab a {\n\t\tborder-top-right-radius: 30px;\n\t\tborder-left: #efefef 1px solid;\n\t\tborder-right: #efefef 1px solid;\n\t}\n\t.home-pills-section .tab-content {\n\t\tbackground-color: white;\n    \tpadding: 0;\n\t}\n}\n\/* site menu *\/\n.parallax-home-site-menu {\n\tbackground-color: #337AB7;\n}\n.phsm-container {\n    max-width: 900px;\n    text-align: center;\n    padding-top: 20px;\n    padding-bottom: 5px;\n}\n.phsm-text p {\n\tcolor: white;\n    font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif;\n    font-weight: 300;\n    font-size: 28px;\n    display: inline-block;\n    margin-right: 30px;\n}\n.phsm-text nav {\n\tdisplay: inline-block;\n\tvertical-align: bottom;\n}\n.phsm-text nav#tinynav select#dropdown-nav {\n\n}\n\/*\n * Testimonials\n *\n *\/\n.testimonial-section-narrow {\n\tmax-width: 1100px;\n}\n.testimonial-section {\n\tmax-width: 300px;\n}\n.testimonial-section,\n.testimonial-section-narrow {\n\tmargin: 0 auto;\n\tpadding-top: 30px;\n\tpadding-bottom: 10px;\n}\n.testimonial-section img,\n.testimonial-section-narrow img {\n\t-webkit-filter: grayscale(100%); \/* Chrome, Safari, Opera *\/\n    filter: grayscale(100%);\n    margin-left: auto;\n    margin-right: auto;\n    display: block;\n    margin-bottom: 10px;\n}\n.testimonial-section .testimonial-text-block,\n.testimonial-section-narrow .testimonial-text-block {\n    padding-bottom: 20px;\n}\n.testimonial-section .testimonial-text-block p,\n.testimonial-section-narrow .testimonial-text-block p {\n\tfont-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif;\n\tfont-weight: 300;\n\tfont-size: 18px;\n}\n.testimonial-section .testimonial-text-block h3,\n.testimonial-section-narrow .testimonial-text-block h3 {\n\tcolor: #660033;\n\tfont-size: 19px;\n    font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif;\n    text-align: center;\n    font-weight: 400;\n}\n.testimonial-section .testimonial-titlemajor-text,\n.testimonial-section-narrow .testimonial-titlemajor-text {\n\ttext-align: center;\n\tpadding-bottom: 20px;\n    margin-bottom: 30px;\n}\n@media(min-width: 768px) {\n\t.testimonial-section {\n\t\tmax-width: 1300px;\n\t\tpadding-top: 50px;\n\t\tpadding-bottom: 50px;\n\t}\n\t.testimonial-section img {\n\t\tbox-shadow: 0px 0px 10px #a7a7a7;\n\t}\n\t.testimonial-section .testimonial-text-block {\n    \tbackground-color: #E8E8E8;\n    \tpadding: 10px;\n    \tbox-shadow: 0px 0px 10px #949494;\n    \tborder: none;\n    }\n\t.testimonial-section .testimonial-titlemajor-text,\n\t.testimonial-section .testimonial-text-block h3 {\n\t\ttext-align: right;\n\t}\n}\n@media(min-width: 500px) {\n\t.testimonial-section .testimonial-titlemajor-text {\n\t\tborder-bottom: none;\n\t\tpadding-bottom: 5px;\n    \tmargin-bottom: 0;\n\t}\n\t.testimonial-section .testimonial-block {\n\t\tmargin-bottom: 30px;\n\t}\n}\n\/*\n * Plain Text block\n *\/\n.parallax-text-block {\n\t\n}\n.parallax-text-block {\n\tmargin-top: 20px;\n\tmargin-bottom: 20px;\n\tmax-width: 900px;\n\tmargin: 0 auto;\n\tpadding-top: 50px;\n\tpadding-bottom: 50px;\n}\n\n.parallax-text-block {\n\tfont-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif;\n\tfont-weight: 300;\n    font-size: 20px;\n}\n.parallax-text-block strong,\n.parallax-text-block b {\n\tfont-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif;\n}\n@media(min-width: 768px) {\n\t.parallax-text-block {\n\t\tfont-size: 23px;\n\t}\n}\n\/*\n * Staff list\n *\/\n#parallax-staff-list {\n\tmax-width: 1100px;\n\tmargin-left: auto !important;\n\tmargin-right: auto !important;\n}\n\/* \n * Blog section\n *\/\n.ParallaxBlogSectionWidget {\n\tmax-width: 1200px;\n\tmargin: 0 auto;\n}\n.ParallaxBlogSectionWidget .container {\n\twidth: 100%;\n}\n\n.augsburg-parallax-blog-posts-section {\n    margin: 0 auto;\n    padding: 20px;\n    width: 100%;\n    display:  block;\n}\n\n.augsburg-parallax-blog-posts-container {\n    display:flex;\n    flex-direction: column;\n    justify-content: center;\n    flex-wrap: wrap;\n}\n.augsburg-parallax-blog-post-container {\n    box-shadow: 0 4px 8px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.2);\n    transition: 0.3s;\n    width: 100%;\n    max-width: 300px;\n    margin: auto;\n    margin-bottom: 20px;\n    background-color: white;\n}\n.augsburg-parallax-blog-post-container:hover,\n.augsburg-parallax-blog-post-container:focus {\n    box-shadow: 0 8px 16px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.2);\n}\n\n.augsburg-parallax-blog-post-container p {\n    padding: 5px 10px;\n    margin: 0;\n}\n\n.augsburg-parallax-blog-post-container a,\n.augsburg-parallax-blog-post-container a p {\n    font-size: 18px;\n    font-weight:bold;\n}\n\n.augsburg-parallax-blog-post-container img {\n\n}\n\n.augsburg-parallax-blog-post-container a:hover p,\n.augsburg-parallax-blog-post-container a:focus p {\n    text-decoration: underline;\n}\n\n.augsburg-parallax-blog-post-container a:hover img,\n.augsburg-parallax-blog-post-container a:focus img {\n        filter: brightness(0.6);\n}\n\n.parallax-blog-link {\n\tmargin-top: 20px;\n}\n@media screen and (min-width:768px) {\n    .augsburg-parallax-blog-posts-container {\n        flex-direction: row;\n    }\n    .augsburg-parallax-blog-post-container {\n        width: calc(50% - 20px);\n        margin: 10px;\n    }\n}\n\n@media screen and (min-width: 990px) {\n    .augsburg-parallax-blog-post-container {\n       width: calc(25% - 20px); \n    }\n}\n\n\/* Augsburg Bold speaker card for use on augsburg.edu\/bold *\/\n\n.augs-bold-speaker-card {\n  background: white;\n\tcolor: black;\n\tmargin: 10px;\n\tpadding: 10px;\n}\n\n.augs-bold-speaker-card img {\n  max-width: 200px !important;\n\t\n}\n.augs-bold-speaker-card-text {\n\tpadding: 0 20px;\n\tfont-size: 14px\n}\n.augs-bold-speaker-card-text h4 {\n\tfont-weight: 400;\n\tfont-size: 25px;\n}\n\n@supports (display:grid) {\n\t.augs-bold-speaker-card-container {\n\t\tgrid-auto-columns: 100%;\n\t\tdisplay: grid;\n\t\tgrid-gap: 30px;\n\t\tgrid-auto-rows: auto;\n\t\tfloat: none;\n\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\talign-items: top;\n\t}\n\t@media(min-width: 700px) {\n\t\t.augs-bold-speaker-card-container {\n\t\t  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);\n\t\t}\n\t\t.augs-bold-speaker-card-container > .widget {\n\t\t\tbackground: white;\n\t\t}\n\t\t.augs-bold-speaker-card {\n\t\t\theight: 100%;\n\t\t}\n\t\t.augs-bold-speaker-card img {\n      max-width: 100% !important;\n    }\n\t}\n\t@media(min-width: 992px) {\n\t\t.augs-bold-speaker-card-container {\n\t\t  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);\n\t\t}\n\t\t.augs-bold-speaker-card 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They read. They craft. They build. They break it down, and then begin again.<br \/>\nThe writer\u2019s work is never done.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-9 col-sm-offset-3\">They write for change, for hope, for good.<br \/>\nThey fortify communities.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-6 col-sm-offset-6\">They expand our sense of empathy.<br \/>\nThey make us read, and pause, and see.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Develop your craft from wherever you are.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Refine your writing and enhance your literary citizenship<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>with Augsburg\u2019s low-residency Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-1650-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"parallax-bg-image-section panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-1650-2\" ><div id=\"pgc-1650-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div class=\"parallax-bg-text-content panel-cell-style panel-cell-style-for-1650-2-0\" ><div id=\"panel-1650-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_siteorigin-panels-builder panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div id=\"pl-w5c62d419a5e31\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w5c62d419a5e31-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w5c62d419a5e31-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w5c62d419a5e31-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h3>Two-Year Low Residency<\/h3>\n<p>Take online courses during the fall and spring semesters, and spend ten days on campus each summer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-w5c62d419a5e31-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sidebarbutton SidebarButton panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><a type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-default btn-lg\" href=\"\/mfa\/overview\/\" style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 320px;\">Program Overview<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-1650-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"parallax-text-block panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-1650-3\" ><div id=\"pgc-1650-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1650-3-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2>Genres<\/h2>\n<p>Study, write, and critique multiple genres:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>fiction<\/li>\n<li>nonfiction<\/li>\n<li>poetry<\/li>\n<li>screenwriting<\/li>\n<li>playwriting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-1650-3-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1650-3-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2>Career Concentrations<\/h2>\n<p>Programs designed to prepare you for the job market in these fields:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>teaching<\/li>\n<li>publishing<\/li>\n<li>translation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-1650-3-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1650-3-2-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"6\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2>Howling Bird Press<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mfa\/howling-bird-press\/\">Howling Bird Press<\/a>\u00a0is staffed by students enrolled in the Publishing concentration.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mfa\/howling-bird-press\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-52408 size-medium\" style=\"border: black 1px solid;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mfa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/02\/howling-bird-300x189.png\" alt=\"Howling Bird Press\" width=\"300\" height=\"189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mfa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/02\/howling-bird-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mfa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/02\/howling-bird-768x483.png 768w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mfa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/02\/howling-bird.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-1650-4\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"parallax-bg-image-section firstyear-feature panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-1650-4\" ><div id=\"pgc-1650-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div class=\"parallax-bg-text-content panel-cell-style panel-cell-style-for-1650-4-0\" ><div id=\"panel-1650-4-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_siteorigin-panels-builder panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"7\" ><div id=\"pl-w68e5917a6aa72\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w68e5917a6aa72-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w68e5917a6aa72-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w68e5917a6aa72-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2 class=\"widget-title\">In the City: October 6th at 6:00 PM<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-w68e5917a6aa72-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w68e5917a6aa72-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Join us for an informative and engaging evening to learn more about Augsburg\u2019s graduate programs. Meet faculty and program leaders as they share insights on curriculum, learning formats, and what sets the graduate student experience apart. Light appetizers and refreshments will be served.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/admissions.augsburg.edu\/register\/inthecity-10-6-25\">Register today!<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-1650-5\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"testimonial-section panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-1650-5\" ><div id=\"pgc-1650-5-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1650-5-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_widget_sp_image widget_sp_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"8\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"248\" height=\"300\" class=\"attachment-full aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mfa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2025\/07\/chilah-brown.jpg\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-1650-5-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1650-5-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_parallaxtestimonialsectionwidget ParallaxTestimonialSectionWidget panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"9\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-text-block\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>\"The mentoring aspect of this program is exactly what I needed to improve my craft as a writer and to explore my potential. The faculty members are approachable and very open to communication about your work.  They give you the feedback, support and resources needed to take your passion for writing to the next level.\"<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<h3>Chilah Brown<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"testimonial-titlemajor-text\" style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14px;\">MFA in Creative Non Fiction<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n    <\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-1650-5-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1650-5-2-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_widget_sp_image widget_sp_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"10\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1931\" height=\"2560\" class=\"attachment-full aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mfa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2025\/07\/Becca-Iden.jpeg 1931w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mfa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2025\/07\/Becca-Iden-226x300.jpeg 226w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mfa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2025\/07\/Becca-Iden-772x1024.jpeg 772w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mfa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2025\/07\/Becca-Iden-768x1018.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mfa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2025\/07\/Becca-Iden-1159x1536.jpeg 1159w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mfa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2025\/07\/Becca-Iden-1545x2048.jpeg 1545w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1931px) 100vw, 1931px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mfa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2025\/07\/Becca-Iden.jpeg\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-1650-5-3\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1650-5-3-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_parallaxtestimonialsectionwidget ParallaxTestimonialSectionWidget panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"11\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-text-block\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>\"As someone who struggled with motivation in elementary, high school, and undergrad, it\u2019s remarkable to think of school and feel happy, excited. I am doing the publishing concentration\u2013 there are quite a lot of manuscripts to read, but it\u2019s valuable insight into how these things work. It\u2019s also helping me narrow down (or expand, as the case may be) my goals for life after graduation\"<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<h3>Becca Iden<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"testimonial-titlemajor-text\" style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14px;\">MFA in Fiction<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n    <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-1650-6\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"testimonial-section panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-1650-6\" ><div id=\"pgc-1650-6-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1650-6-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_widget_sp_image widget_sp_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"12\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" class=\"attachment-full aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mfa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2025\/07\/Michelle-Herrin.jpg\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-1650-6-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1650-6-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_parallaxtestimonialsectionwidget ParallaxTestimonialSectionWidget panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"13\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-text-block\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>\" My first residency at Augsburg taught me a lot of things about screenwriting, but that\u2019s actually not what I remember most. It was being with a group of people who left their jobs and families and lives to come to this place in this time\u2014to come to Augsburg\u2014because they believed in this act of hope\"<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<h3>Michelle Herrin<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"testimonial-titlemajor-text\" style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14px;\">MFA in Screenwriting<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n    <\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-1650-6-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1650-6-2-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_widget_sp_image widget_sp_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"14\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" class=\"attachment-full aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mfa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2025\/07\/Joshua-Johnson.jpg\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-1650-6-3\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1650-6-3-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_parallaxtestimonialsectionwidget ParallaxTestimonialSectionWidget panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"15\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-text-block\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>\"Shortly after graduating from Augsburg\u2019s program, I signed with a literary agent and sold my first two books to major publishers in the US and UK. These successes are thanks in large part to those crucial years learning from my peers and faculty members in Augsburg\u2019s MFA program\"<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<h3>Joshua Johnson<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"testimonial-titlemajor-text\" style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14px;\">MFA in Fiction<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n    <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-1650-7\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"parallax-bg-image-section siteorigin-panels-stretch panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-1650-7\" data-stretch-type=\"full-width-stretch\" ><div id=\"pgc-1650-7-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div class=\"parallax-bg-text-content panel-cell-style panel-cell-style-for-1650-7-0\" ><div id=\"panel-1650-7-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_siteorigin-panels-builder panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"16\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-1650-7-0-0\" ><div id=\"pl-w689a030c88643\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w689a030c88643-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w689a030c88643-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w689a030c88643-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Summer Residency<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>During three annual 7-day summer residencies, you'll explore the Twin Cities\u2019 lively literary scene, connect with world-class visiting writers and mentors who are experts in their field, and join a lifelong community of fellow writers in the Twin Cities and beyond.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-w689a030c88643-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w689a030c88643-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w689a030c88643-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sidebarbutton SidebarButton panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><a type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-default btn-lg\" href=\"\/mfa\/summer-residency\/\" style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 320px;\">Summer Residency Details<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-w689a030c88643-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w689a030c88643-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w689a030c88643-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-w689a030c88643-2-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><small style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">Background image: a vibrant, colorful mural of Minnesota native Bob Dylan in downtown Minneapolis.<\/small><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-1650-8\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"parallax-bg-image-section panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-1650-8\" ><div id=\"pgc-1650-8-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div class=\"parallax-bg-text-content panel-cell-style panel-cell-style-for-1650-8-0\" ><div id=\"panel-1650-8-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child\" data-index=\"17\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Ready to commit to your writing craft?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-1650-8-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sidebarbutton SidebarButton panel-last-child\" data-index=\"18\" ><a type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-default btn-lg\" href=\"\/mfa\/admissions-process\" style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 320px;\">Apply Now<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MASTER OF FINE Â̲èÖ±²¥ IN CREATIVE WRITING Writers work. 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