MFA in Writing (low-res)
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Alma College
MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)
fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, cross-genre, dual genre
Antioch University Los Angeles
MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, writing for children, writing for young adults
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
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.
Bournemouth University (England)
MA Creative Writing & Publishing
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting, publishing
California College of the Arts Low-Res
MFA in Comics (low-res)
comics, graphic novels
Carlow University
Creative Writing MFA (low-res)
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Cedar Crest College
Creative Writing Program :: MFA (low-res)
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Chatham University
MFA in Creative Writing (res/low-res)
poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, writing for children
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.
Cornell University
MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
DeSales University
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
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.
Fairleigh Dickinson University
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.
Goucher College
MFA in Creative Nonfiction (low-res)
creative nonfiction
Hamline University
MFA in Writing (res); MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults (low-res)
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, writing for children, writing for young adults
Institute of American Indian Arts
MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting
Lasell University
Solstice MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, comics & graphic narratives, writing for young people
Lesley University
MFA Program in Creative Writing (low-res)
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, writing for stage & screen, writing for young people, graphic novels & comics
Manchester Metropolitan University
MA/MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, writing for children & young adults, scriptwriting
McNeese State University
MFA Program in Creative Writing
fiction, poetry
Mississippi University for Women
MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, translation, writing for new media
Murray State University
MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Naropa University
Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics
MFA in Writing & Poetics; MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)
fiction, poetry
New England College
MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)
poetry, fiction, nonfiction, playwriting, screenwriting, dual genre
New York University
Creative Writing Program
Low-Residency MFA Writers Workshop in Paris
fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction
Northwestern University School of Professional Studies
MW or MFA in Creative Writing (part-time)
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, publishing and professional development, dual genre, popular fiction
Oregon State University – Cascades
Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction
Pacific Lutheran University
Rainier Writing Workshop :: MFA (low-res)
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Pacific Northwest College of Art
Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing
prose, poetry, cross-genre, literary translation
Pacific University
MFA in Writing (low-res)
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Point Park University
MFA in Screenwriting and Playwriting (low-res)
playwriting, screenwriting
Queens University of Charlotte
MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)
fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, writing for stage & screen
Randolph College
MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)
poetry, fiction, nonfiction
Regis University
Mile High MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, writing for young adults
Reinhardt University
Etowah Valley MFA
poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, scriptwriting
Salve Regina University
The Newport MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Seattle Pacific University
MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, young adult fiction
Seton Hill University
MFA in Writing Popular Fiction (low-res)
romance, science fiction, fantasy, horror, mystery
Southern New Hampshire University
Mountainview Low-Residency MFA
fiction, nonfiction
MFA in Creative Writing (online)
genre fiction
MA in English & Creative Writing (online)
fiction, nonfiction
Spalding University
Spalding’s affordable, nationally distinguished low-residency MFA in Writing and MA in Writing are committed to excellence in a noncompetitive, supportive atmosphere. Students thrive as they explore across genres, examine the interrelatedness of the arts, engage with the downtown arts scene, stay in a four-star hotel, and study with prize-winning faculty while gaining editorial experience and developing a close-knit literary community and lifelong writing habits. Students choose their own independent-study pace and may opt to travel abroad. All students write prolifically and receive extensive faculty feedback. Option to matriculate from MAW to MFA, earning two master’s degrees for about the cost of one. Apply by Feb. 1 for May or July entry, Aug. 1 for November entry. Financial aid available.