Undergraduate Creative Writing Programs
Creative Writing Programs ::
BA, BFA, AFA
This directory includes creative writing undergraduate programs. It is still being updated, and we'd appreciate hearing from you if you know of programs not yet listed. Many links will be directly to the English Department of the college website if we can't locate a more specific link to a creative writing program page for that institution.
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Alabama
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Auburn University
Creative Writing concentration
Jacksonville State University
University of Alabama-Birmingham
Creative Writing concentration
University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa
University of South Alabama
Creative Writing concentration
Alaska
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University of Alaska Fairbanks
Arizona
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Arizona State University
Creative Writing concentration
University of Arizona
Arkansas
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Arkansas Tech University
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
University of Arkansas at Monticello
Creative Writing concentration
University of Central Arkansas
California
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Antioch University
Creative Writing concentration
California Lutheran University
Morning Glory campus lit mag
California Polytechnic State University
California State University, Chico
Watershed campus lit mag
California State University, East Bay
Occam's Razor campus lit mag
California State University, Fresno
Creative Writing special study certificate
California State University, Fullerton
California State University, Long Beach
California State University, Los Angeles
California State University, Monterey Bay
California State University, Northridge
California State University, Sacramento
Creative Writing concentration
Chapman University
John Fowles Center for Creative Writing
Humboldt State University
Long Beach City College
Loyola Marymount University
LA Miscellany campus lit mag
Mills College
Pasadena City College
Pepperdine University / Seaver College
Expressionists campus lit mag
Pomona College
Saint Mary’s College of California
Creative Writing concentration
San Diego State University
English & Comparative Literature Department
pacific REVIEW lit mag
San Francisco State University
Creative Writing concentration
San Jose State University
Creative Writing concentration
Sonoma State University
Creative Writing concentration
Stanford University
Leland Quarterly campus lit mag
University of California Berkeley
University of California Chico
University of California Davis
University of California Irvine
University of California Los Angeles
Creative Writing concentration
University of California Riverside
University of California San Bernardino
University of California Santa Cruz
University of Laverne
University of Redlands
University of Southern California
Colorado
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Adams State College
Creative Writing major / minor
Arapahoe Community College
Colorado College
Colorado State University
Creative Writing concentration
Mesa State College
Creative Writing concentration
Naropa University
The Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics
University of Colorado Boulder
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
University of Colorado Denver
University of Denver
Creative Writing concentration
Connecticut
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Central Connecticut State University
Connecticut College
Creative Writing concentration
Eastern Connecticut State University
Fairfield University
Creative Writing concentration
Southern Connecticut State University
Creative Writing concentration
Trinity College
The Trinity Review campus lit mag
University of Connecticut
Creative Writing concentration
Long River Review campus lit mag
University of Hartford
Creative Writing concentration
Wesleyan University
Creative Writing concentration
Shapiro Creative Writing Center
Yale University
Creative Writing concentration
YUM campus lit mag
Washington D.C.
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George Washington University
Wooden Teeth campus lit mag
Le Culte du Moi campus lit mag
Georgetown University
Delaware
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University of Delaware
Creative Writing concentration
Florida
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Eckerd College
Eckerd Review campus lit mag
Flagler College
Florida Gulf Coast University
Mangrove Review campus lit mag
Florida State University
Creative Writing concentration
The Kudzu Review campus lit mag
Saint Leo University
Professional Writing specialization
Stetson University
Touchstone campus lit mag
University of Central Florida
The Cypress Dome campus lit mag
University of Florida
Creative Writing concentration
University of Miami
Creative Writing concentration
University of South Florida
Creative Writing concentration
Thread campus lit mag
University of Tampa
Quilt campus lit mag
University of West Florida
Creative Writing concentration
The Troubadour campus lit mag
Georgia
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Agnes Scott College
Aurora campus lit mag
Augusta State University
Creative Writing concentration
The Sandhills Writers Conference
Sand Hills Magazine campus lit mag
Berry College
Ramifications campus lit mag
Brewton-Parker College
Oracle campus lit mag
Emory University
Georgia College & State University
Creative Writing concentration
The Peacock's Feet campus lit mag
Georgia Southern University
Writing & Linguistics Department
Creative Writing concentration
Georgia State University
Creative Writing concentration
Mercer University
The Dulcimer campus lit mag
Savannah College of Art and Design
Spelman College
University of West Georgia
eclectic campus lit mag
Valdosta State University
Creative Writing major / minor
Hawaii
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Hawai'i Pacific University
Wanderlust campus lit mag
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Creative Writing concentration
Idaho
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Boise State University
College of Idaho
Idaho State University
Creative Writing concentration
Black Rock & Sage campus lit mag
Lewis-Clark State College
Creative Writing major / minor
University of Idaho
The Distinguished Visiting Writers Program
Fugue lit mag
Illinois
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Bradley University
Broadside campus lit mag
Chicago State University
Creative Writing concentration
Columbia College Chicago
DePaul University
Creative Writing concentration
Threshold campus lit mag
Eastern Illinois University
The Vehicle campus lit mag
Illinois State University
Illinois Wesleyan University
Tributaries campus lit mag
Knox College
Catch campus lit mag
Cellar Door campus lit mag
Diminished Capacity campus lit mag
The Third Level campus lit mag
Wynken, Blynken, and Nod campus lit mag
Lewis University
The Notebook campus lit mag
Windows campus lit mag
Loyola University Chicago
Creative Writing concentration
Millikin University
North Central College
North Central Review lit mag
Northwestern University
Prompt campus lit mag
Roosevelt University
Creative Writing concentration
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Creative Writing specialization
Grassroots campus lit mag
University of Chicago
English Language & Literature Department
Creative Writing concentration
University of Illinois at Chicago
Creative Writing concentration
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Western Illinois University
English & Journalism Department
Indiana
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Ball State University
Butler University
Creative Writing concentration
Calumet College of St. Joseph
English & Professional Writing program
Against the Grain campus lit mag
DePauw University
Earlham College
Indiana State University
Indiana University Bloomington
Creative Writing concentration / minor
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Indiana University South Bend
Purdue University
Creative Writing major / minor
Saint Mary's College
English Literature & Writing Department
Creative Writing major / minor
Taylor University
Creative Writing concentration
Parnassus campus lit mag
University of Evansville
Ohio River Review campus lit mag
University of Indianapolis
University of Southern Indiana
Amalgam campus multidisciplinary journal
FishHook campus lit mag
Valparaiso University
Creative Writing major / minor
Wabash College
Iowa
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Central College
Coe College
Drake University
Grinnell College
Loras College
Language & Literature Division
Outlet campus lit mag
Morningside College
The Kiosk campus it mag
University of Iowa
University of Northern Iowa
English Language & Literature Department
Kansas
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Emporia State University
Quivira campus lit mag
Kansas State University
Creative Writing concentration
Pittsburg State University
University of Kansas
Wichita State University
Kentucky
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Asbury University
Centre College
Eastern Kentucky University
Aurora campus lit mag
Morehead State University
Murray State University
English & Philosophy Department
Northern Kentucky University
Spalding University
Thomas More College
Western Kentucky University
Creative Writing concentration / minor
Louisiana
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Louisiana State University
Creative Writing concentration
delta campus lit mag
Loyola University New Orleans
Tulane University
Creative Writing concentration
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
University of Louisiana Monroe
Creative Writing concentration
Helicon campus lit mag
University of New Orleans
Creative Writing concentration
Ellipsis campus lit mag
Xavier University
New Voices campus lit mag
Maine
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Colby College
Creative Writing concentration
Podcasts Visiting Writers Series
Pequod campus lit mag
University of Maine at Farmington
University of Maine at Orono
Creative Writing concentration
University of Southern Maine
Maryland
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Bowie State University
Creative Writing concentration
Frostburg State University
Creative Writing concentration
Bittersweet campus lit mag
Frostburg Center for Creative Writing
Goucher College
Creative Writing concentration
Preface campus lit mag
Kratz Center for Creative Writing
Johns Hopkins University
Loyola College
Montgomery College - Rockville
Salisbury University
Creative Writing concentration
Towson University
University of Baltimore
University of Maryland - Baltimore County
University of Maryland - College Park
Stylus campus lit mag
Washington College
Massachusetts
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Amherst College
Bentley University
Creative Writing concentration / minor
Boston College
Creative Writing concentration
The Stylus campus lit mag
Boston University
Clarion lit mag
Brandeis University
Creative Writing major / minor
Where the Children Play campus lit mag
Laurel Moon campus lit mag
Bridgewater State College
The Bridge campus lit mag
Curry College
Creative Writing concentration
Emerson College
Writing, Literature & Publishing Department
Writing, Literature & Publishing BA, BFA
Harvard University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Writing and Humanistic Studies
Creative Writing concentration
Northeastern University
Spectrum campus lit mag
Salem State College
Creative Writing Concentration
Smith College
English Language and Literature
The Poetry Center at Smith College
Tufts University
Creative Writing concentration
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Creative Writing Specialization
University of Massachusetts - Boston
Creative Writing major / minor
Special Opportunities includes The Watermark campus lit mag
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
Temper campus lit mag
Wellesley College
Western New England College
Williams College
Michigan
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Albion College
Albion Review lit mag
Adrian College
The Star campus nonfiction mag
Calvin College
Central Michigan University
English Language & Literature Department
Creative Writing concentration
Central Review campus lit mag
Eastern Michigan University
Creative Writing major / minor
Bathhouse campus lit mag
Grand Valley State University
fishladder campus lit mag
Vinette campus nonfiction mag
Jack Ridl Visiting Writers Series
Hope College
OPUS campus lit mag
Michigan State University
Creative Writing concentration
Red Cedar Review lit mag
Northern Michigan University
Saginaw Valley State University
Cardinal Sins campus lit mag
Siena Heights University
University of Michigan
Wayne State University
Western Michigan University
Minnesota
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Augsburg College
Murphy Square campus lit mag
Bemidji State University
Rivers Meeting campus lit mag
Bethel University
English Literature & Writing major / Creative Writing minor
Carleton College
College of Saint Benedict
Concordia College
Hamline University
Creative Writing concentration
Fulcrum campus lit mag
Macalester College
Creative Writing concentration
Minnesota State University Mankato
Creative Writing BS, BA, BFA / minor
Normandale Community College
St. Catherine University
St. Cloud State University
Upper Mississippi Harvest campus lit mag
St. Olaf College
Southwest Minnesota State University
Literature/Creative Writing BA
University of Minnesota
Ivory Tower campus lit mag
dislocate lit mag
VG/Voices From the Gaps Women Writers and Artists of Color
University of St. Thomas
Winona State University
Mississippi
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Belhaven College
Delta State University
Mississippi State University
Mississippi University for Women
Languages, Literature & Philosophy Department
Creative Writing concentration
Missouri
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Drury University
Currents campus lit mag
Lindenwood University
Missouri Southern State University
English & Philosophy Department
bordertown campus lit mag
Missouri State University
Northwest Missouri State University
St. Louis University
Creative & Professional Writing certificate
Kiln campus lit mag
Southeast Missouri State University
Creative Writing major / minor, Small Press Publishing minor
Journey campus lit mag
Stephens College
Truman State University
English & Linguistics Department
Creative Writing BFA (pending approval)
Windfall campus lit mag
University of Central Missouri
English & Philosophy Department
University of Missouri
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Montana
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Montana State University, Billings
English & Philosophy Department
Rocky Mountain College
University of Montana
Oval campus lit mag
Nebraska
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Creighton University
University of Nebraska, Kearney
The Carillon campus lit mag
Reynolds Review campus lit mag
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Creative Writing concentration
University of Nebraska, Omaha
Creative Nonfiction concentration
Nevada
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College of Southern Nevada
Red Rock Review lit mag
New Hampshire
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Chester College of New England
Writing & Literature Department
Colby-Sawyer College
Dartmouth College
Creative Writing concentration
Franklin Pierce University
Creative Writing concentration
New England College
Southern New Hampshire University
The Manatee campus lit mag
University of New Hampshire
New Jersey
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College of New Jersey
Lion's Eye campus lit mag
Drew University
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Kean University
Creation Space campus lit mag
Montclair State University
Creative Writing concentration
Princeton University
The Nassau Literary Review campus lit mag
Richard Stockton College
Creative Writing concentration
Rowan University
Creative Writing concentration
322 Review lit mag
Rutgers University - Camden
William Patterson University
Creative Writing concentration
New Mexico
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College of Santa Fe
Institute of American Indian Arts
New Mexico State University
Santa Fe Community College
University of New Mexico
English Language & Literature Department
Creative Writing concentration
New York
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Adelphi University
Barnard
Creative Writing concentration
Baruch College
Creative Writing specialization
Sidney Harman Writer-in-Residence Program
Binghamton University - SUNY
English, General Literature & Rhetoric Department
Creative Writing specialization
Ellipsis campus lit mag
Brooklyn College of CUNY
Canisius College
Quadrangle campus lit mag
Colgate University
College of Saint Rose
Columbia University School of the Arts
English & Comparative Literature Department
Quarto campus lit mag
Cornell University
Creative Writing concentratiion
Rainy Day campus lit mag
Dowling College
Dutchess Community College - SUNY
English & Humanities Department
Fordham University
Hamilton College
Creative Writing major / minor
Hobart & William Smith Colleges
Creative Writing concentration
Hofstra University
Creative Writing concentration
Hunter College -CUNY
Creative Writing concentration
The Olive Tree Review campus lit mag
Ithaca College
Keuka College
Creative Writing concentration
Long Island University, Brooklyn
Creative Writing concentration
Downtown Brooklyn campus lit mag
Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus
Confrontation lit mag
Manhattanville College
Humanities & Writing Department
Creative & Professional Writing concentration
Marymount Manhattan
The Marymount Manhattan Review
Medaille College
Medaille Prelude campus lit mag
Nassau Community College
New York University
West 10th campus lit mag
New York University School of Continuing Studies
Creative Writing concentration
Pace University
VOX campus literary magazine
Pratt Institute
Ubiquitous campus lit mag
Purchase College - SUNY
St. John's University
St. Lawrence University
Creative Writing major / minor
Sarah Lawrence College
Dark Phrases campus lit mag
Skidmore College
State University of New York at Brockport
State University of New York at Buffalo
Creative Writing concentration
State University of New York at Fredonia
State University of New York at Geneseo
State University of New York at Oswego
Creative Writing major / minor
State University of New York at Plattsburgh
Z Platt campus lit mag
State University of New York at Postdam
English & Communication Department
University of Rochester
Vassar College
North Carolina
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Appalachian State University
Creative Writing concentration
Davidson College
Duke University
East Carolina University
Creative Writing concentration
Elon University
Creative Writing concentration
Colonnades campus lit mag
North Carolina State University
Creative Writing concentration
St. Andrews Presbyterian College
Salem College
University of North Carolina-Asheville
Literature & Language Department
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
English & Comparative Literature Department
University of North Carolina-Greensboro
University of North Carolina-Wilmington
Wake Forest University
Warren Wilson College
Creative Writing Program major / minor
Western Carolina University
North Dakota
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University of North Dakota
Ohio
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Ashland University
Passages campus lit mag
Bluffton University
Bowling Green State University
Capital University
Case Western Reserve University
Creative Writing concentration
Cleveland State University
Creative Writing concentration
Split Lark reading series
College of Wooster
Year One campus lit mag
Denison University
Hiram College
John Carroll University
John Carroll Review campus lit mag
Kent State University
Kenyon College
Marietta College
Creative Writing concentration
Miami University
Inklings campus lit mag
Illuminati campus lit mag
Oberlin College
Creative Writing concentration
Ohio Northern University
Polaris campus lit mag
Ohio State University
Ohio University
Sphere campus lit mag
Ohio Wesleyan University
Creative Writing concentration
Otterbein College
Creative Writing concentration
Tiffin University
University of Akron
University of Cincinnati
English & Comparative Literature Department
University of Findlay
University of Toledo
English Language & Literature Department
Creative Writing concentration
Wittenberg University
Wright State University
Youngstown State University
Oklahoma
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Cameron University
English & Foreign Languages Department
Oklahoma State University
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
University of Central Oklahoma
Creative Studies Writers' Institute
University of Oklahoma
Oregon
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Clackamas Community College
Eastern Oregon University
Lewis & Clark College
Writing & Literature concentration
Linfield College
Creative Writing major / minor
Marylhurst University
Creative Writing concentration
Oregon State University
Pacific University
Creative Writing major / minor
Portland Community College
Portland State University
Southern Oregon University
Creative Writing concentration
Cognito campus lit mag
West Wind Review lit mag
Western Oregon University
Willamette University
Pennsylvania
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Allegheny College
The Allegheny Review lit mag
Arcadia University
Bucknell University
Creative Writing concentration
Carlow University
Carnegie Mellon University
Gladys Schmitt Creative Writing Center
Cedar Crest College
Chatham University
Clarion University
Dickinson College
The Dickinson Review campus lit mag
Drexel University
English & Philosophy Department
Writing & Publishing certificate program
Duquesne University
Franklin & Marshall College
Prolog campus lit mag
Gannon University
Totem campus lit mag
Gettysburg College
Haverford College
Creative Writing concentration
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
New Growth Arts Review campus lit mag
Kutztown University
Shoofly campus lit mag
LaSalle University
Lehigh University
Lock Haven University
The Crucible campus lit mag
Lycoming College
Mercyhurst College
Creative Writing concentration / minor
Moravian College
The Manuscript campus lit mag
Penn State
Center for American Literary Studies
Kalliope campus lit mag
Penn State-Altoona
Hard Freight campus lit mag
Penn State-Erie
St. Vincent College
Creative Writing concentration
Generation campus lit mag
Seton Hill University
Creative Writing specialization
Eye Contact campus lit mag
Slippery Rock University
Susquehanna University
English & Creative Writing Department
Creative Writing major / minor
FUSE (Forum for Undergraduate Student Editors)
Essay campus nonfiction mag
RiverCraft campus lit mag
Swarthmore College
University of Pennsylvania
Center for Programs in Contemporary Writing
Creative Writing major / minor
University of Pittsburgh
Collision campus lit mag
University of Pittsburgh-Bradford
Baily's Beads campus lit mag
University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg
University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown
University of Scranton
Esprit campus lit mag
Ursinus College
Waynesburg University
West Chester University
Wilson College
English & Mass Communications Department
Creative Writing concentration
Bottom Shelf Review campus lit mag
York College
English & Humanities Department
The York Review campus lit mag
Rhode Island
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Brown University
Prospect campus nonfiction mag
Bryant University
Literary & Cultural Studies Department
Professional & Creative Writing minor
Providence College
Rhode Island College
Creative Writing concentration
Shoreline campus lit mag
Rhode Island School of Design
Roger Williams University
University of Rhode Island
South Carolina
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Clemson University
College of Charleston
Creative Writing concentration
Miscellany campus lit mag
Converse College
Concept campus lit mag
Francis Marion University
Presbyterian College
University of South Carolina
Winthrop University
South Dakota
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Dakota Wesleyan University
University of South Dakota
Tennessee
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Austin Peay State University
Languages & Literature Department
The Red Mud Review campus lit mag
Belmont University
Carson-Newman College
Fisk University
Rhodes College
Literature & Creative Writing concentration
Tusculum College
Creative Writing concentration
The University of Memphis
Creative Writing concentration
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Creative Writing concentration
Vanderbilt University
Creative Writing concentration
Texas
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Baylor University
The Phoenix campus lit mag
Lamar University
English & Modern Languages Department
Midland College
Rice University
R2: The Rice Review campus lit mag
St. Edward's University
Sorin Oak Review campus lit mag
Sam Houston University
Southern Methodist University
Espejo campus lit mag
Stephen F. Austin State University
Texas A&M University
Texas State University-San Marcos
Katherine Anne Porter Literary Center
Texas Tech University
Harbinger campus lit mag
Trinity University
University of Houston
Creative Writing concentration
University of North Texas
Creative Writing concentration
North Texas Review campus lit mag
University of St. Thomas
University of Texas at Dallas
Creative Writing empahsis / minor
University of Texas at El Paso
Creative Writing major / minor
University of Texas Pan American
University of Texas at San Antonio
Utah
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Brigham Young University
Creative Writing concentration
University of Utah
Utah State University
Scribendi campus lit mag
Vermont
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Burlington College
Goddard College
Johnson State College
Writing & Literature Department
Marlboro College
Middlebury College
English & American Literatures Department
Southern Vermont College
University of Vermont
Virginia
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College of William & Mary
Creative Writing honors program
Emory & Henry College
Creative Writing concentration
George Mason University
Creative Writing concentration
Hollins University
English & Creative Writing Department
Creative Writing major / minor
James Madison University
Creative Writing concentration
Longwood University
English & Modern Languages Department
Creative Writing major / minor
Lynchburg College
Agora campus nonfiction mag
The Prism campus lit mag
Marymount University
blueInk campus lit mag
Magnificat campus nonfiction mag
Old Dominion University
Radford University
Technical/Business Writing minor
Randolph College
Randolph-Macon College
Roanoke College
Creative Writing concentration
Sweet Briar College
English & Creative Writing major
English Journal campus lit mag
Red Clay campus lit mag
University of Mary Washington
English, Linguistics & Communication Department
Creative Writing concentration
University of Richmond
University of Virginia
Virginia Commonwealth University
Creative Writing concentration
Virginia Intermont College
Literature & Creative Writing BA
Virginia Tech
Washington and Lee University
Washington
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Antioch University Seattle
Central Washington University
Manastash campus lit mag
Eastern Washington University
Seattle Pacific University
Creative Writing concentration
University of Puget Sound
University of Washington
Bricolage campus lit mag
Walla Walla University
Gadfly campus lit mag
Washington State University
Washington State University-Vancouver
Salmon Creek Journal campus lit mag
Western Washington University
Jeopardy campus lit mag
West Virginia
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Alderson Broaddus College
Influx campus lit mag
Marshall University
Et Cetera campus lit mag
West Virginia University
Creative Writing concentration / minor
Wisconsin
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Beloit College
Carthage College
Centrique Campus Lit Mag
Lakeland College
Lawrence University
Marquette University
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
NOTA campus lit mag
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
Sheepshead Review campus lit mag
University of Wisconsin-Madison
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
University of Wisconsin-River Falls
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Languages & Literature Department
Wyoming
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University of Wyoming
Canada
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Capilano University
Concordia University
Grant MacEwan College
Okanagan College
Vertigo Voices reading series
University of Alberta
Creative Writing major / minor
University of British Columbia
University of Calgary
Creative Writing concentration
University of New Brunswick
University of Victoria
University of Windsor
Honors English Literature & Creative Writing major
Generation Magazine campus lit mag
York University
