Texas State University MFA

"[2] As of Fall 2018, 90% of Texas State MFA students received full funding through a combination of scholarships and assistantships.

[8] Endowed Chairs in Creative Writing: Texas State's adjunct thesis faculty is composed of nationally recognized writers who will read students' entire thesis manuscripts and then send written personal comments, offering one-to-one readings of the books students write during their time in the program.

[citation needed] The series are held on Thursdays at the Wittliff Collections in Texas State's Alkek Library, and on Fridays at the Katherine Anne Porter Literary Center in the nearby town of Kyle.

[13] The literary center is maintained by the MFA program, and was the childhood home of Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner Katherine Anne Porter.

Every spring, a writer-in-residence joins the MFA program for a series of readings, master classes, workshops, manuscript consultations, and other collaborative events.