The Master of Fine Arts Program in Creative Writing at Virginia Commonwealth University enrolls over 30 students for the 2007-2008 academic year. The students range in ages, their publication history varies from none to extensive and impressive, and their backgrounds vary widely as well.

Kori Alexander, fiction
BA in English, Virginia Commonwealth University

Matthew Baker , fiction
BA in History, Mary Washington College

John Beardsley, poetry
BA in English, University of Wisconsin

Kathryn Beles, poetry
BA in Cultural Studies, MA in Poetry, Western Washington University

Sara Bohannon, poetry
BA in English, Virginia Commonwealth University

Kate Bradley, fiction
BA in English, Elon University

Brian Castleberry, fiction
BA in English, Oklahoma State University

Lindsay Chudzik, fiction
BA in English, Temple University
MA in English, Virginia Commonwealth University

Andrea Cleary, poetry
BA in English, Hope College

Matt Crady, fiction
BS in Computer Information Systems, Western Kentucky University
BA in English, Louisville University

Laura Davenport, poetry
BA in English, College of Charleston

Jami Dittus, fiction
BA in Liberal Arts, Sarah Lawrence College

Ben Dombrowski, poetry
BA in English, Mary Washington College

Tarfia Faizullah, poetry
BA in Liberal Arts, University of Texas at Austin

Elizabeth Hahn, fiction
BFA in Theatre, Tulane University

Catherine Hart, fiction
BA in English, Virginia Commonwealth University

Anna Hodge, poetry
BA in Communications, College of Charleston

Albert Hofheimer, fiction
BA and MA in English, University of Virginia

Shanley Jacobs, poetry
BA in English, Drake University

Mary-Jean Kledzik, poetry
BA in English, Christopher Newport University

Stephen Kovach, poetry
BA in English, Denison University

Thomas Minnick, fiction
BA in Philosophy and Economics, Boise State University

Mary Mullins, fiction
BA in Philosophy, Carleton College

Marie Potoczny, fiction
B.Ph in Interdiscplinary Studies, Miami University (Ohio)

Michele Poulos, fiction
BFA in Film, New York University

Elizabeth Quinn, fiction
BA in Studio Art, University of the South

Bess Stillman, fiction
BA/BS in English & Biochemistry, Arizona State University

Greg Weatherford, fiction
BS in Mass Communications, Virginia Commonwealth University

Lisa Williams, fiction
BA in English, Longwood University