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    Pitt is where...

    a large and diverse community of poets, novelists, short story writers, essayists and journalists come together to learn and grow.

About the English Writing Program

The Writing Program at the University of Pittsburgh is a large and diverse community of poets, novelists, short story writers, essayists, and journalists interested in traditional forms and emerging media. The work we produce is wide-ranging, ambitious, and provocative, and has been showcased in journals, magazines, and digital publications worldwide.

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K. Leroy Irvis Fellowships 

In 1994, the University of Pittsburgh established the K. Leroy Irvis Fellowships to enhance the academic excellence and diversity of the Pitt's graduate student body and prepare doctoral students for academic and research careers. Each year, schools select distinguished doctoral applicants who have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement to participate in this prestigious program, which provides a non-duty bearing fellowship for the student’s first year of doctoral study as well academic guidance and cohort-based mentoring throughout the student’s doctoral studies. Since the fall of 2014, the Writing Program has nominated one entering-MFA student for this fellowship each year.

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