Program Overview
Introduction to the English Program
The English program at Temple University offers a wide range of academic opportunities for students to explore their interests in literature, creative writing, and language. The program is designed to provide students with a comprehensive education in English, preparing them for careers in writing, teaching, and other fields.
Graduate Program in Creative Writing
The Graduate Program in Creative Writing at Temple University is a highly respected program that offers students the opportunity to work with accomplished writers and scholars. The program provides students with a rigorous education in creative writing, including coursework, workshops, and one-on-one mentoring.
Areas of Focus
- Creative Writing MFA
- Creative Writing Faculty
- Poets & Writers Series
- Student Life
- Next Stops
- News
What Can I Do with a Graduate Degree in Creative Writing?
Creative Writing MFA graduates have gone on to achieve great success in their careers, publishing books, winning grants and prizes, and becoming professors. Many have also found employment as web content editors, journalists, copywriters, book and magazine editors, arts administrators, librarians, grant writers, primary and secondary school teachers, and more.
Alumni Spotlight
Many distinguished alumni from the MFA program have gone on to great accomplishments, including:
- Emily Abendroth
- Lisa Borders
- Ryan Eckes
- Alex Kudera
- Teresa Leo
- Pattie McCarthy
- Meera Nair
- Debra Leigh Scott
- Mecca Sullivan
- Magdalena Zurawski
Some notable alumni include:
- Mecca Jamilah Sullivan, Ph.D., author of Big Girl, The Poetics of Difference: Queer Feminist Forms in the African Diaspora, and Blue Talk and Love
- Divya Victor, author of Kith, Things to Do with Your Mouth, and Natural Subjects
- Alyssa Songsiridej, author of Little Rabbit
- Yolanda Wisher, author of Monk Eats an Afro and co-editor of Peace is a Haiku Song
- Chris Davis, writer and performer
- Eli Raphael, author of BRIGHT WORK
- Alli Hoff Kosik, freelance writer and editor
- Sebastian Castillo, writer and teacher
- Andrea Lawlor, author of Position Papers and Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl
- Kevin Varrone, author of Box Score: An Autobiography
- Sam Allingham, author of The Great American Songbook