Creative Writing Program
Department of English
65-30 Kissena Blvd.
Flushing, NY 11367

718-997-4600

Unisphere photo by Rik Panganiban; other photos by Charles Martin

Upcoming Event

The New Salon in Queens
co-sponsored with The Poetry Society of America

Mark Doty reads his poetry and talks with Rob Casper

Wednesday February 17, 6:30pm
Benjamin Rosenthal Library, Room 230

A reception will follow the reading, and books will be for sale.

Contact MFA Director Nicole Cooley at ncooley@qc.cuny.edu for more information.

Welcome to Our Program from the MFA Director

Welcome to Queens College, The City University of New York, MFA Program in Creative Writing and Literary Translation!

Our program is new—we are now entering its third year—and has galvanized the energies of students and faculty alike. We are proud to be the latest MFA program in the City University of New York system and the only one in the borough of Queens. We offer degrees in poetry, fiction, playwriting and literary translation.

Located in one of the country’s most culturally diverse scenes, our campus is the perfect setting for tradition and innovation. In workshop, craft and literature courses, our renowned faculty challenges as much as it nurtures. Our program partners with the Poetry Society of America, The Actors Company Theater, City Harvest, and the campus ESL Program. Students exercise a role in building their writing community through residencies at the Louis Armstrong House Museum, the CUNY-wide Turnstyle Reading Series and Ozone Park—a national literary journal.

We’ve launched our program with remarkable success, and we look forward to a thriving future!

Nicole Cooley
Nicole.Cooley@qc.cuny.edu

Read an article from Poets and Writers announcing our new program and an interview with the director.