Applying
To apply to the program students must have:
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in related field
- Complete the online application
- Official transcripts
- Three letters of recommendation
- Personal statement describing:
- Career and educational goals
- Prior experience with literary studies, creative writing, translation, and languages other than English
- Proficiency in a second foreign language and literary tradition
- Translation sample (approximately 20 pages of fiction or drama, 200 lines of poetry) and copies of corresponding pages from source text*
*Upload your translation sample to the documents portion of the online application.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, but prospective students are encouraged to apply as early as possible given the limited number of slots in the program.
The submission deadline for priority admission is December 15, 2025; February 1, 2026 for general admission; with March 15, 2026 as the final deadline for students matriculating in the 2026-27 academic year.