A place has come open in our MFA Screenwriting cohort for Fall 2026 following a late withdrawal, and we’d like to fill it from the strong writers already moving through this year’s cycle rather than wait until next year.
The MFA carries full funding: full tuition remission plus a graduate assistantship stipend of roughly $21,000 a year. It runs for three years and is deliberately small: eight writers total across all cohorts. Teaching is workshop-based and focused on developing original feature and television work.
Screenwriting faculty include Brock Norman Brock (BRONSON, THE MUSTANG, YARDIE) and Charles Burmeister (MERCURY PLAINS, COLUMBUS DAY). The wider film faculty includes director David Mackenzie (HELL OR HIGH WATER, STARRED UP). Bernard Rose (IMMORTAL BELOVED, CANDYMAN) will be a visiting artist.
I’d especially welcome writers who applied to comparable programs this cycle and were waitlisted or narrowly missed a funded offer elsewhere, though I’m happy to read anyone with a serious sample.
To express interest, send a short note about your work and a sample — feature, pilot, or substantial excerpt — to me at:
brocknorman.brock@unlv.edu
We’re reviewing on a fast track and aim to decide by June 30.
The MFA carries full funding: full tuition remission plus a graduate assistantship stipend of roughly $21,000 a year. It runs for three years and is deliberately small: eight writers total across all cohorts. Teaching is workshop-based and focused on developing original feature and television work.
Screenwriting faculty include Brock Norman Brock (BRONSON, THE MUSTANG, YARDIE) and Charles Burmeister (MERCURY PLAINS, COLUMBUS DAY). The wider film faculty includes director David Mackenzie (HELL OR HIGH WATER, STARRED UP). Bernard Rose (IMMORTAL BELOVED, CANDYMAN) will be a visiting artist.
I’d especially welcome writers who applied to comparable programs this cycle and were waitlisted or narrowly missed a funded offer elsewhere, though I’m happy to read anyone with a serious sample.
To express interest, send a short note about your work and a sample — feature, pilot, or substantial excerpt — to me at:
brocknorman.brock@unlv.edu
We’re reviewing on a fast track and aim to decide by June 30.
Best of luck everyone!
