MFA in Creative Writing Program
poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction
Albertus Magnus College
MFA in Writing (low-res)
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Alma College
MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)
fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, cross-genre, dual genre
American University
MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Antioch University Los Angeles
MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, writing for children, writing for young adults
Arizona State University
MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Ashland University
MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)
poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, cross-genre, science fiction/fantasy
Augsburg University
MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)
fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting, playwriting, translation, teaching, publishing
Bard College
Milton Avery Graduate School of the Arts
MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)
fiction, poetry
Bay Path University
MFA in Creative Nonfiction (online)
creative nonfiction, narrative medicine and trauma writing
Belmont University
MA in English
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Bennington College
MFA in Writing (low-res)
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Bluegrass Writers Studio
A writer’s community without the commute. Bluegrass Writers Studio is the only low-res MFA in Creative Writing with live, online workshops. Students study fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and cross-genre; work with award-winning faculty, agents, and editors; edit the print journal, Jelly Bucket, and attend summer residencies in Lisbon, Portugal or Kentucky’s Bluegrass Region.
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MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, poetry
Boston University
MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, poetry
Bowling Green State University
MFA in Creative Writing
poetry, fiction
Brigham Young University
Creative Writing MFA
poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction
Brooklyn College – CUNY
MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, poetry, playwriting
Brown University
The Literary Arts MFA Program
fiction, poetry, digital and cross-disciplinary
Butler University
The Butler University MFA is a 36-hour studio MFA that includes ten three-credit courses and six hours of formal thesis work with an advisor. We offer programs in poetry, fiction, and nonfiction, as well as electives in screenwriting, young adult fiction, poetic form, literary editing and publishing, and teaching creative writing. We offer top-flight, full-time faculty, nationally recognized visiting faculty, and one of the finest visiting writers series in the country. We operate a MFA-run literary magazine and other publishing enterprises, and also offer teaching and service opportunities through an array of programs.
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MFA in Writing
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
California College of the Arts Low-Res
MFA in Comics (low-res)
comics, graphic novels
California Institute of Integral Studies
MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts & Writing
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting, playwriting, visual art
California Institute of the Arts (CalArts)
MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, non-tracking
California State University, Fresno
MFA Program in Creative Writing
poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction
Carlow University
Creative Writing MFA (low-res)
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Cedar Crest College
Creative Writing Program :: MFA (low-res)
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Chapman University
MA in English/MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, poetry
Chatham University
MFA in Creative Writing (res/low-res)
poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, writing for children
Chicago State University
MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, screenwriting
City College of New York – CUNY
MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, screenwriting
College of Charleston
MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, poetry
Colorado State University
MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Columbia College Chicago
Creative Writing BA, BFA, MFA
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Columbia University School of the Arts
Program description: The Columbia University School of the Arts MFA Writing Program, offering concentrations in Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry, and a joint course of study in Literary Translation, is highly regarded for artistic diversity and for its outstanding faculty of acclaimed writers and editors. The rigorous approach to literary instruction requires 60 credits over 2-3 years of study.
At the core of the curriculum is the writing workshop. All workshops are small, ensuring that all students present work at least three times per semester. Students receive substantial written responses to their work from their professors and classmates and have regularly scheduled one-on-one conferences with faculty. Thesis workshops are dedicated to shaping each student’s work into book form.
The School of the Arts Writing Program considers the study of literature from the practitioner’s point of view—reading as a writer—essential to a writer’s education. In addition to workshops, students take craft-oriented seminars and/or lectures designed to illuminate, inform, augment, and inspire each student’s experience and practice as a writer. New seminars, lectures, and master classes are created every year.
Extracurricular programming includes Life After the MFA professional panels and the annual Agents Mixer, Columbia Journal, Columbia Artists/Teachers, Incarcerated Writers Initiative, Veterans Writers Workshop, and Our Word (students advocating diversity).
Scholarships, teaching fellowships, and internships are available.
Converse University
The MFA in Creative Writing is a two-year co-educational low residency program designed for serious, independent writers seeking advanced instruction in poetry, fiction, young adult fiction, and creative nonfiction through a non-traditional course of graduate study. The program’s emphasis on the mastery and understanding of writing skills and contemporary literature and craft, through the master-writer and apprentice mentoring relationship, offers students a stimulating and individually tailored curriculum of courses and projects.
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MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
DePaul University
This unique program combines intensive, craft-focused creative writing workshops with elective courses and internships in publishing, pedagogy, literature, and language. The flexible curriculum encourages students to explore more than one genre, and our course offerings include fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, screenwriting, and multi-genre workshops.
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MFA in Creative Writing & Publishing (low-res)
fiction, poetry, nonfiction
Dominican University of California
MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)
poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, narrative/poetic medicine
Drexel University
MFA in Writing (low-res)
fiction, screenwriting
Eastern Oregon University
MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, cross-genre
Eastern Washington University
MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Emerson College
MFA in Creative Writing
MFA in Popular Fiction Writing and Publishing (online)
MA in Writing and Publishing
fiction, popular fiction, nonfiction, poetry, publishing
Fairfield University
Before you write your story, you have to find your voice. As a student in Fairfield University’s MFA in Creative Writing, you can pursue fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and scriptwriting/playwriting. Within these genres you can pursue concentrations in publishing/editing, spiritual writing, or literary health and healing.
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MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)
The MFA program at Fairleigh Dickinson University provides students the opportunity to work closely with award-winning, acclaimed faculty writers in small classes (usually 4-6 students) that provide rigorous and individualized attention. At residencies, faculty and students dine together, attend readings and lectures, and socialize. Our curriculum supports every writer’s unique creative exploration, with a highly customized reading list and a guided study of craft.
Florida Atlantic University
The MFA at FAU is a three-year, fully-funded program in the heart of sunny South Florida. Students in the programs are encouraged to experiment, take risks, and explore the boundaries between genres. In addition to classes in fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction, students take courses in translation, book arts, creative writing pedagogy, and more from our award-winning faculty. Other opportunities include: teaching creative writing in the community, for-credit internships, summer travel and research money, working on our two literary journals, mentoring undergraduate creative writing students, and working with a wide variety of visiting writers. GTA positions are available.
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