Low-Residency Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing (MFA)
Conversation and Q&A Session with Roddy Doyle January, 28th 2008 - Chatham University
Irish author Roddy Doyle's first acclaimed novel THE COMMITMENTS was made into a popular feature film directed by Alan Parker. Five novels later,
PADDY CLARKE HA HA HA won the prestigious Booker Prize. Of PAULA SPENCER (2006), his ninth, Scotland on Sundays says, "Doyle has created a little
masterwork, a gem of persuasive realism."
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Chatham University’s Low-Residency MFA program is a program of 39 hours that can be completed in two years with two summer residencies of 10 days each. The program is very similar to our highly acclaimed residency program with the same innovative focus on nature, environment and travel writing. Several of our faculty in the residency program also teach in the low-residency program.
Our low-residency program is different from the residency program in a few ways. First, in lieu of writing workshops each term,
students take mentorships with a publishing writer. See a detailed description of the mentorships here.
Second, although the literature and content courses students enroll in will be the same as those taught in our residency program, they will
be taught in an electronic classroom environment. Third, low-residency students must complete two residencies of ten days each in their
first and second summers. Residencies will take place on the Chatham campus in Pittsburgh, and will consist of intensive workshops, craft
lectures, panels and readings with well-known creative writers. Our first residency will take place in August 2009. Finally, low-residency
students have the opportunity to take one of our creative writing field seminars along with our residency students in lieu of one of the
summer residencies, although the field seminar is not a requirement. Field seminars include additional fees, including travel and lodging,
and will vary depending on the location of the field seminar. Click here
for a description of the creative writing field seminars.
The information on this website applies to the low-residency MFA program. If you are interested in the full residency option, please visit their website.
Conversation and Q&A Session with Roddy Doyle
