You will need three copies of your thesis. One copy must be submitted unbound and on acid-free paper. Place the unbound thesis inside a manila file-folder and then clip it in with two large binder clips. On the outside of the file-folder write the following information:
- Your Name
- Date of birth (with year)
- MFA, School of the Arts, Writing Division, 2007.
1. The first page should be the title page, which includes the following information:
• Title
• Author
• Graduaion Date
• Writing Division, School of the Arts, Columbia University
2. The second page should be the contents page.
3. The third page should be the acknowledgement page. (This is optional.)
4. The numbering of the pages should not begin until the first page of the text. Section dividers and pages of quoted material do not count toward the minimum word count.
5. Poetry manuscripts should be single-spaced. Fiction and Nonfiction manuscripts should be double-spaced.
