Writing
General Information
The Department of Writing offers a Master of Fine Arts in Writing with a focus in the following genres: poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, drama and film. A key component in the MFA is courses and practice in the teaching of writing. Workshops are the key to the department’s teaching methods - small groups of students discuss and analyze their craft in intensive workshop and seminar sessions. In addition to its award-winning faculty, the Department hires guest instructors and visiting lecturers who are outstanding practitioners.
Contact Information 
Department of Writing
Location: Fine Arts Building, Room 251
Mailing Address:
Graduate Adviser
Department of Writing
University of Victoria
P.O. Box 1700
Victoria, B.C. V8W 2Y2
Canada
Courier Address:
Fine Arts Building, Room 251
Department of Writing
University of Victoria
3800 Finnerty Road
Victoria, B.C. V8P 5C2
Canada
Telephone Number: 250-721-7306
Fax Number: 250-721-6602
Website: <finearts.uvic.ca/writing/grad>
Chair: Bill Gaston
Email: bgaston@uvic.ca
Phone: 250-721-7304
Graduate Adviser: Maureen Bradley
Email: bradley@uvic.ca
Phone: 250-721-7306
Graduate Secretary: Valerie Tenning
Email: vtenning@uvic.ca
Phone: 250-721-7306
Financial Support
Because of the MFA program’s mandatory teaching component, our first-year graduate students will each receive a Graduate Teaching Assistantship.
Graduate Fellowships will be awarded to master’s students in the second year of their program. There are a number of graduate scholarships available specifically for Writing students, along with others in the university. Students without a previous Master’s degree are eligible to apply for SSHRC funding.
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