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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

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

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.

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

Johns Hopkins University

The Writing Seminars MFA in Fiction and Poetry
MA in Writing (low-res or online)
fiction, poetry

Johns Hopkins University Advanced Academic Programs

MA in Writing (low-res or online)
fiction, nonfiction

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

Oklahoma City University

The Red Earth MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting

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.