**Deadlines for Spring 2025**
March 1, 2025: Deadline to apply for graduation on Hokie Spa
May 11, 2025: Last Day to defend for MFA students
April 6, 2025: Your Annual Review form is due to your advisor electronically
By April 15, 2025: advisors put completed Annual Review form (hard copy) in advisees’ boxes or send via email; advisees sign these and bring them to Marie Trimmer in 310 Shanks Hall (or put them in her mailbox #113)
April 15, 2025: Your Plan of Study form, with signatures, is due to Marie Trimmer, Graduate Program Coordinator
General Forms
Change of Committee/Advisor Form
Annual Review of Student Progress
Independent Study Request Form
Request to enroll in a 4000-level course
Thesis Information and Forms
Individual MFA Faculty Thesis Guidelines and Info
MFA Program Deadlines Checklist
Graduate School Degree Deadlines
Guidelines for Submitting Thesis to Graduate School
Travel Forms
- Fill out the MFA Travel Approval Spreadsheet (shared via email) by Sept 16 (for fall travel) or Jan 15 (for spring travel)
- Submit the TRAVEL APPROVAL FORM to Sandra Ross at least 4 weeks BEFORE you travel (and please use GSA rates for per diems).
- Submit the TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT FORM to Sandra Ross within 2 weeks of returning–and never later than June 1
Info on Literary Prizes
Fall Literary Awards
Virginia Tech Fiction Prize: The Virginia Tech Fiction Prize is awarded for the best short story or novel excerpt written by a student currently enrolled in the MFA program. Entries are due by November 1st. Click here for full submission guidelines.
Virginia Tech/Poetry Society of Virginia Award: Administered by the Academy of American Poets. The Virginia Tech/Poetry Society of Virginia Prize is awarded for the best poem written by a student currently enrolled in the MFA program. Entries are due by November 1st. Click here for full submission guidelines.
Creative Nonfiction Nomination for AWP Intro Journals Project: 2015 was the first year the MFA program accepted submissions of creative non-fiction pieces, in order to choose one to nominate for the AWP Intro Journals Project. Entries are due November 1st. Click here for full submission guidelines.
Spring Literary Awards
Emily Morrison Prize for Fiction: This prize is provided through the generosity of the Morrison family. The annual prize is awarded to a student enrolled in the MFA Program in Creative Writing at Virginia Tech, and will be judged by a writer who is not a part of the Virginia Tech faculty. Entries are due March 15th. Click here for full submission guidelines.
Emily Morrison Prize for Poetry: This prize is provided through the generosity of the Morrison family. The annual prize is awarded to a student enrolled in the MFA Program in Creative Writing at Virginia Tech, and will be judged by a writer who is not a part of the Virginia Tech faculty. Click here for full submission guidelines.
Miscellaneous
