New MFA Program at Rutgers Camden

Starting this fall Rutgers Camden will offer a Masters of Fine Arts degree, as part of the creative writing program. A Masters of Arts in English is already available. The campus has already been able to attract known writers. Carol Plum-Ucci, author of the award winning novel, The Body of Christopher Creed, took graduate classes in the existing program. MA graduate Susan Muaddi Darraj has a collection of short stories forthcoming, as well an impressive list of existing works. The department's faculty can boast of Lisa Zeidner, novelist as well as professor, Joe Barbarese, a professorial poet, and program coordinator / short story writer Lauren Grodstein. The new program will be part English Department.