SMC MFA in the Community
Community Partnerships
Students engage in a social justice mission focused on inclusive advocacy in the literary arts.
Community Fellowship Partners
We work with community partners to provide fellowships, internships and professional development opportunities for our students. This off-campus partnership network supports students who are model inclusivity and have a high potential to benefit from this experience.
Hedgebrook: Women Authoring Change
The Hedgebrook Fellowship can defray up to 50% of tuition expenses during a student's first year of graduate study. This award is given to a distinguished candidate who is aligned with Hedgebrook’smission of practicing "radical hospitality" and "women authoring change”. The Hedgebrook Fellow offers an arts administration internship in the amoung of $1,000 to organize Bridging: a one-day writing retreat on the Saint Mary's Campus.
Kearny Street Workshop Fellowship can defray up to 50% of tuition expenses during a student's first year of graduate study and includes an additional arts administration internship in the amount of $2,000. This award is given to a distinguished candidate who aligns with Kearny Street Workshop's mission of practicing art that empowers Asian Pacific American artists and communities. Founded in 1972, Kearny Street Workshop is the oldest Asian Pacific American multidisciplinary arts organization in the country.
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The Lambda Literary Fellowship can defray up to 50% of tuition expenses during a student's first year of graduate study and includes a publishing internship in the amount of $2,000. This award is given to a distinguished candidate who is aligned with Lambda Literary's mission of believing Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer literature is fundamental to the preservation of our culture, and that LGBTQ lives are affirmed when these stories are written, published and read.
Community Partners at Large
