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Declined by Asilvering 4 months ago. Last edited by Theroadislong 4 months ago. Reviewer: Inform author.

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Comment: You need independent sources. I don't think you're likely to find many, and we don't usually have articles on individual academic programs. Better to add something about it to Northwestern University. asilvering (talk) 16:17, 24 June 2024 (UTC)

The Litowitz MFA+MA Graduate Program in Creative Writing and English

The Litowitz MFA+MA Graduate Program in Creative Writing and English at Northwestern University (often shortened to "The Litowitz Program" or "The Lit") is a graduate-level creative writing program. The program was established in 2018, making it one of the newest graduate-level creative writing programs in America. The faculty of The Litowitz MFA+MA includes Natasha Trethewey, Chris Abani, Charif Shanahan, Sarah Schulman, Juan Martinez, and Daisy Hernández.^[1]

The Litowitz Program currently offers the highest stipend among all graduate creative writing programs in America^[2] ($45,000 for the 2024-25 academic year).

History

The program began as part of Northwestern University's "We Will" Fundraising Initiative, which began in 2014 and sought to raise $3.75 billion by 2018.^[3]^{[failed verification]}^[4] Northwestern received a gift of $10 million for a new graduate creative writing program from Jennifer Leischner Litowitz, an alumna of the class of 1991, and her husband, Alec Litowitz.^[4] The first cohort of students was admitted for the 2018-2019 academic year and graduated in June of 2021.^[4]

The Litowitz Program funds and operates TriQuarterly, the internationally-renowned literary journal of Northwestern University.^[5]

^ "The Litowitz MFA+MA Program in Creative Writing and English: Department of English - Northwestern University". english.northwestern.edu. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
^ "Association of Writers & Writing Programs". www.awpwriter.org. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
^ "Campaign Impact Report". giving.northwestern.edu. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
^ ^a ^b ^c Burakoff, Maddie (2017-09-13). "Northwestern receives $10 million gift for graduate writing program". The Daily Northwestern. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
^ "TriQuarterly About".

[1] "The Litowitz MFA+MA Program in Creative Writing and English: Department of English - Northwestern University". english.northwestern.edu. Retrieved 2024-05-13.

[2] "Association of Writers & Writing Programs". www.awpwriter.org. Retrieved 2024-05-13.

[3] "Campaign Impact Report". giving.northwestern.edu. Retrieved 2024-05-20.

[:0-4] Burakoff, Maddie (2017-09-13). "Northwestern receives $10 million gift for graduate writing program". The Daily Northwestern. Retrieved 2024-05-20.

[5] "TriQuarterly About".

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