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Literature 4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, DC 20016-8047 United StatesAdmissions at a Glance
- Deadlines
- Fall priority admission: February 1
- Spring priority admission: November 1
- Summer admission
- Yes
- Required materials
- Application form and fee
- Statement of purpose*
- Transcripts
- 2 letters of recommendation
- Resume
- Writing Sample**
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*Statement of Purpose: Describe your current or planned genre focus and aesthetic aims, and explain how both are influenced by your past experiences as a reader and writer of literature.
**Writing sample:
Prose: Submission cannot exceed 25 pages.
Poem: 12 poems not exceeding 15 pages. Each poem must be submitted on a separate page.