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Graduate Creative Writing Programs

The NewPages Guide to
MA, MFA, PhD Writing Programs

This directory of university creative writing programs includes MFA creative writing programs, and MA and PhD creative writing programs. It is still being updated, and we'd appreciate hearing from you if you know of programs not yet listed. Whenever possible, links lead directly to the home page for the creative writing program.

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Alabama

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Auburn University

MA in English

poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction

University of Alabama

MFA Program in Creative Writing

fiction, nonfiction, poetry

University of Alabama at Birmingham

MA in English

fiction, nonfiction, poetry

University of North Alabama

MA in Writing

fiction, nonfiction, poetry, technical writing, rhetoric/composition

University of South Alabama
Stokes Center for Creative Writing

MA in English

Alaska

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University of Alaska Fairbanks

MFA in Creative Writing

fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, dramatic writing

Arizona

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Arizona State University

MFA in Creative Writing

fiction, nonfiction, poetry

Northern Arizona University

MFA in Creative Writing

poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction

University of Arizona

MFA in Creative Writing

fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry

Wilkes University–Mesa

MA or MA/MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)

fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, screenwriting

Arkansas

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University of Arkansas

MFA in Creative Writing & Translation

fiction, poetry, literary translation

University of Arkansas - Monticello

MFA in Creative Writing (online)

UAM's entirely online program offers workshops in creative nonfiction, fiction, and poetry. We offer our students a rigorous, yet flexible education with small classes and a quality education at an affordable price.

University of Central Arkansas

Arkansas Writer's Workshop MFA

fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, screenwriting

California

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Antioch University Los Angeles

MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)

In Antioch University Los Angeles' unique low-residency program, students explore the important role of the writer in society, reading works by diverse and socially-conscious authors. The MFA in Creative Writing program is comprised of on-campus residencies—which include classes, readings, and workshops—complemented by a five-month, online project period during which students live and write in their home communities. Antioch University Los Angeles offers specialized fields of creative writing study in the following genres: Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Poetry, Writing for Young People, and Literary Translation. Our distinguished instructors are all actively published writers who serve as dedicated mentors throughout the program. Scholarships are available.

California College of the Arts

MFA in Writing

CCA MFA students explore across genre and are nourished by the unique creative environment of our esteemed, socially conscious, 100+ year-old art school community. Apply to join our successful community of alumni and vibrant writing community. Leslie Scalapino Award, financial aid, and teaching assistantships available.

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

Our innovative Interdisciplinary Arts & Writing MFA is a 39-unit, two-year program, conducted in a unique hybrid format that includes on-campus, online learning, and optional summer intensives in Greece and the UK.

California Institute of the Arts (CalArts)

MFA in Creative Writing

fiction, nonfiction, poetry, non-tracking

California State University, Chico

MA in English

fiction, nonfiction, poetry

California State University, East Bay

MA in English

fiction, poetry, playwriting

California State University, Fresno

MFA Program in Creative Writing

poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction

California State University, Long Beach

MFA Creative Writing Program

fiction, poetry

California State University, Los Angeles

MA in English

fiction, poetry

California State University, Northridge

MA in English

fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting

California State University, Sacramento

MA in English

fiction, poetry

California State University, San Marcos

MA in Literature and Writing Studies

fiction, nonfiction, poetry, children's literature, young adult literature, screenwriting, playwriting, cross-genre, digital literature

Chapman University

MA in English/MFA in Creative Writing

fiction, poetry

Dominican University of California

MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)

poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, narrative/poetic medicine

Loyola Marymount University

MA in English

fiction, poetry, nonfiction, playwriting

Mills College

Flex Res MFA in Creative Writing;
MA in English Language and Literatures

Mount Saint Mary's University Los Angeles

MFA in Creative Writing

The MFA in Creative Writing at Mount Saint Mary's University is an artist-training program for students who want to write professionally across multiple genres. Class sessions meet every other weekend online, making it ideal for busy working professionals.

National University

MA in English

Pepperdine University

MFA in Writing for Screen & Television

screenwriting

Saint Mary's College of California

MFA in Creative Writing

San Diego State University

MFA in Creative Writing

fiction, poetry

San Francisco State University

MA in English, MFA in Creative Writing

fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting

San Jose State University

MFA in Creative Writing

fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, screenwriting

Sonoma State University

MA in English

fiction, nonfiction, poetry

University of California Davis

MFA in Creative Writing

fiction, nonfiction, poetry, cross-genre

University of California Irvine

MFA Program in Writing

fiction, poetry

University of California Riverside

MFA in Creative Writing & Writing for the Performing Arts

fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, screenwriting

University of California Riverside – Palm Desert Center

MFA in Creative Writing & Writing for the Performing Arts (low-res)

The low residency MFA program at UCR-Palm Desert, the first of its kind in the University of California system, offers a full academic and professional immersion into the writing world. In addition to their creative work, students meet one-on-one with industry professionals to help guide them towards the next step of their careers.

University of California San Diego

MFA in Writing

fiction, poetry, cross-genre

University of San Francisco

MFA in Writing Program

Our 2 1/2-year program offers students a personalized learning experience with access to San Francisco's vital literary community. Students focus on fiction (including the novel), poetry, or nonfiction and may cross genres. In small workshops and seminars students work closely with award-winning writers. Thesis instruction provides one-on-one mentoring with faculty for two semesters.

University of Southern California

PhD in Creative Writing & Literature

fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, screenwriting

Colorado

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Colorado State University

MFA in Creative Writing

fiction, nonfiction, poetry

Naropa University

Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics
MFA in Writing & Poetics; MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)

fiction, poetry

Regis University

Mile-High MFA

Regis' Mile-High MFA, is a low-residency program that lets you stay at your job and close to your family, but pushes you to make time for writing. You'll leave the program with a manuscript ready to submit to publishers, along with an action plan for putting your writing into practice in the world.

University of Colorado Boulder

MFA in Creative Writing
PhD in Intermedia Art, Writing, & Performance

fiction, poetry

University of Denver

PhD in English—Creative Writing

fiction, poetry

Western Colorado University

MA/MFA in Creative Writing

fiction, poetry, screenwriting, nature writing, publishing

Connecticut

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Albertus Magnus College

MFA in Writing (low-res)

fiction, nonfiction, poetry

Fairfield University

MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)

Southern Connecticut State University

MFA in Creative Writing

fiction, poetry

Western Connecticut State University

MFA in Creative & Professional Writing (low-res)

fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, technical writing

Yale University

MFA in Playwriting

playwriting

Washington DC

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American University

MFA in Creative Writing

fiction, nonfiction, poetry

Johns Hopkins University Advanced Academic Programs

MA in Writing (low-res or online)

fiction, nonfiction

Delaware

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Contact NewPages if you know of any universities or colleges offering graduate creative writing programs in Delaware.

Florida

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Florida Atlantic University

MFA in Creative Writing

Florida International University

MFA in Creative Writing

fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, screenwriting

Florida State University

Creative Writing Program :: MFA, PhD

fiction, nonfiction, poetry

Saint Leo University

MA in Creative Writing (low-res)

fiction, nonfiction, poetry

Stetson University

MFA of the Americas (low-res)

fiction, poetry

University of Central Florida

MFA in Creative Writing

fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction

University of Florida

MFA in Creative Writing

fiction, poetry

University of Miami

MFA in Fiction & Poetry

fiction, poetry

University of South Florida

MFA in Creative Writing Program

fiction, nonfiction, poetry

University of West Florida

MA in English

fiction, nonfiction, poetry

Georgia

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Georgia College & State University

MFA in Creative Writing

Georgia State University

MA in English, MFA in Creative Writing, PhD in English

fiction, poetry

Kennesaw State University

MA in Professional Writing

fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, screenwriting, applied writing, composition & rhetoric

Reinhardt University

Etowah Valley MFA

poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, scriptwriting

Savannah College of Art and Design

MFA in Writing (res/online)

creative nonfiction

University of Georgia

Low-Residency MFA in Narrative Media Writing; PhD in English

fiction, nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting

Hawaii

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University of Hawaii at Manoa

MA or PhD in English

fiction, nonfiction, poetry

Idaho

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Boise State University

MFA in Creative Writing

fiction, poetry

University of Idaho

MFA in Creative Writing

Idaho's three-year curriculum is ideal for those who demand rigorous instruction in fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction. Our program—small by design—limits enrollment in graduate workshops to 10-15 students, which allows for an intimate and dynamic work environment, and full access to our award-winning faculty. Moscow, and its abundant wilderness opportunities, is an ideal place to focus on writing.

Illinois

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Bradley University

MA in English

creative nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting, fiction

Chicago State University

MFA in Creative Writing

fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry

Columbia College Chicago

Creative Writing BA, BFA, MFA

Columbia College Chicago offers graduate study in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry with internationally renowned faculty and distinguished writers-in-residence, along with teaching instructorships, editorial opportunities, a diverse reading series, a thriving literary community, and small classes.

DePaul University

MFA/MA in Creative Writing and Publishing

Eastern Illinois University

MA in English

fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting

Illinois State University

MA in English, PhD in English Studies

fiction, nonfiction, poetry

Northwestern University School of Communication

MFA in Writing for the Screen & Stage

playwriting, screenwriting

Northwestern University School of Professional Studies

MW or MFA in Creative Writing (part-time)

The part-time MW/MFA in Creative Writing program offers flexible scheduling (all courses are in the evening) and flexible progress toward completion of the degree. Pursue your writing goals while in balance with your personal and professional life. Develop your writing at your own pace through peer workshops, courses in literature, elective courses in reading as a writer, a practicum in how to teach creative writing, and editorial work on TriQuarterly, the university's renowned literary journal (triquarterly.org) and in publishing internships. This program combines the virtues of both residency and low-residency programs, allowing students to keep their full-time jobs and have year-round access to faculty. Classes are offered in Evanston and in downtown Chicago.

Northwestern University Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Litowitz Creative Writing Graduate Program, MFA+MA

fiction, nonfiction, poetry

Roosevelt University

MFA in Creative Writing

fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting

School of the Art Institute of Chicago

MFA in Creative Writing

Southern Illinois University Carbondale

MFA in Creative Writing

fiction, poetry

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

MFA in Creative Writing

fiction, poetry

University of Chicago

MA Program in the Humanities

fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction

University of Illinois at Chicago

MA in English, PhD in Creative Writing

fiction, nonfiction, poetry

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

MFA in Creative Writing

fiction, poetry

Indiana

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Ball State University

MA in Creative Writing

fiction, nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting

Butler University

MFA in Creative Writing

Indiana State University

MA in English

fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction

Indiana University Bloomington

MFA in Fiction & Poetry

fiction, poetry

Indiana University South Bend

MA in English with Creative Writing Concentration

fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting

Purdue University

MFA in Creative Writing

fiction, poetry

University of Notre Dame

MFA in Creative Writing

fiction, nonfiction, poetry

Iowa

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Iowa State University

MFA in Creative Writing and Environment

poetry, fiction, nonfiction, playwriting

The University of Iowa

Writers' Workshop; Nonfiction Writing Program

fiction, poetry, nonfiction

The University of Iowa Theatre Arts

The Iowa Playwrights Workshop :: MFA

playwriting

University of Northern Iowa

MA in English

fiction, nonfiction, poetry

Kansas

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Emporia State University

MA in English

fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, playwriting, screenwriting

Kansas State University

MA in Creative Writing and Literature

poetry, fiction, nonfiction

Pittsburg State University

MA in English Creative Writing Emphasis

fiction, poetry

University of Kansas

Graduate Program in Creative Writing :: MFA, PhD

fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting

Wichita State University

MFA in Creative Writing

fiction, poetry

Kentucky

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Asbury University

MFA in Screenwriting/MFA in Film & Television Production

screenwriting

Eastern Kentucky University

Bluegrass Writers Studio

Morehead State University

MA in English (online)

fiction, poetry

Northern Kentucky University

MA in English

fiction, nonfiction, poetry

Spalding University School of Creative & Professional Writing

MFA in Writing (low-res), MA in Writing (low-res)

University of Kentucky

MFA in Creative Writing

Situated in historic Lexington and surrounded by the awesomeness of thoroughbred horse farms and bourbon distilleries, the University enjoys a rich literary heritage dating back to 1947, when Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist A.B. Guthrie first offered courses in fiction. Graduates of the English Department include Bobbie Ann Mason, Rebecca Gayle Howell, Wendell Berry, Kayla Rae Whitaker, Patrick O'Keefe, Holly Goddard Jones, and James Baker Hall. The UK MFA Program in Creative Writing is the proud home of Erik Reece's Ekphrastic Craft class, the Creating Writing Residency at the Mill House, New Limestone Review, and eight fully funded TAships.

University of Louisville

MA in Creative Writing

poetry, fiction, playwriting, creative nonfiction

Western Kentucky University

MFA Program in Creative Writing

fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, playwriting, screenwriting

Louisiana

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Louisiana State University

MFA Program in Creative Writing

fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, screenwriting

McNeese State University

Low-Residency MA in Creative Writing
MFA in Creative Writing

fiction, poetry

Southeastern Louisiana University

MA in English

fiction, poetry, professional writing

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Creative Writing Program :: MA

fiction, poetry, nonfiction, playwriting

University of New Orleans

Creative Writing Workshop (res)
Creative Writing Workshop — Online MFA

fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, screenwriting

Maine

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University of Maine at Orono

MA in English

fiction, poetry

University of Southern Maine

Stonecoast MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)

fiction, nonfiction, poetry

Maryland

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Goucher College

MFA in Creative Nonfiction (low-res)

creative nonfiction

Johns Hopkins University

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

fiction, poetry

Morgan State University

English Program :: MA, PhD

fiction, nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting

Towson University

MS in Professional Writing

fiction, nonfiction, poetry, technical writing, journalism, scientific writing

University of Baltimore

MFA in Creative Writing & Publishing Arts

fiction, nonfiction, poetry

University of Maryland

MFA in Creative Writing

fiction, poetry

Massachusetts

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Bay Path University

MFA in Creative Nonfiction (online)

creative nonfiction

Boston University

MFA in Creative Writing

fiction, poetry

Bridgewater State University

MA in English

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

Lesley University

MFA Program in Creative Writing (low-res)

fiction, nonfiction, poetry, writing for stage & screen, writing for young people, graphic novels & comics

Pine Manor College

Solstice MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)

Located five miles from downtown Boston, the Solstice MFA Program helps our diverse student body reach their full potential as writers in a learning environment that fosters community and celebrates the individual. We offer concentrations in fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, comics & graphic narratives, and writing for children & young adults. We encourage cross-genre study and offer an applied track in pedagogy for those who hope to teach at the college level.

University of Massachusetts - Amherst

MFA for Poets and Writers

fiction, poetry

University of Massachusetts - Boston

MA in English; MFA in Creative Writing

fiction, poetry

Western New England University

MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)

fiction

Michigan

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Alma College

MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)

Central Michigan University

MA in English

fiction, poetry

Eastern Michigan University

Interdisciplinary MA in Creative Writing

Northern Michigan University

MFA in Creative Writing, MA in Writing

NMU, located on the Lake Superior shore of Michigan's beautiful Upper Peninsula, offers a three-year MFA degree in fiction, poetry, or creative nonfiction, as well as a two-year MA in writing, literature, pedagogy, or theater. Teaching assistantships are available, as well as travel opportunities, field writing residencies in the beautiful Upper Peninsula wilderness, grants, and internships with Passages North.

University of Michigan

Helen Zell Writers' Program

fiction, poetry

Wayne State University

MA in English with Emphasis in Creative Writing

poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction

Western Michigan University

Creative Writing Program :: MFA, PhD

poetry, fiction, nonfiction, playwriting

Minnesota

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Augsburg University

MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)

fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting, playwriting, translation, teaching, publishing

Concordia University, St. Paul

MFA in Creative Writing (online)

fiction

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

Minnesota State University, Mankato

MFA in Creative Writing

fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry

St. Cloud State University

MA in English

fiction, nonfiction, poetry

University of Minnesota

MFA in Creative Writing

fiction, nonfiction, poetry

University of St. Thomas

MA in Creative Writing & Publishing

poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, young adult literature

Mississippi

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Mississippi State University

MA in English

fiction, poetry

Mississippi University for Women

MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)

fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, translation, writing for new media

University of Mississippi

MFA in Creative Writing

fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, screenwriting, eco-writing

University of Southern Mississippi

Center for Writers :: MA, PhD

fiction, poetry

Missouri

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Lindenwood University

MFA in Writing Program (online or in-class)

fiction, nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting

Missouri State University

MA in English

fiction, nonfiction, playwriting, poetry

Southeast Missouri State University

MA in English: Professional Writing

Southeast's Masters in Professional Writing helps students to explore different types of professional writing, to further develop their writing skills, and to perfect their critical abilities, including the determination of effective styles and presentations for texts. Professional Writing includes composition, technical writing, new media, editing, and creative writing.

Stephens College

MFA in TV and Screenwriting (low-res)

screenwriting

University of Missouri

Creative Writing Program :: MA, PhD

fiction, nonfiction, playwriting, poetry

University of Missouri - Kansas City

MFA in Creative Writing and Media Arts

fiction, nonfiction, playwriting, poetry, screenwriting

University of Missouri - St. Louis

MFA in Fiction and Poetry

fiction, poetry

Washington University in St. Louis

MFA in Creative Writing

fiction, nonfiction, poetry

Montana

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University of Montana

MFA Program in Creative Writing

fiction, nonfiction, poetry

Nebraska

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Creighton University

MA in English

fiction, poetry, screenwriting

University of Nebraska, Kearney

MA in English

Fiction and poetry primarily. Courses also offered in nonfiction and drama writing.

University of Nebraska, Lincoln

Creative Writing Program :: MA, PhD

poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction

University of Nebraska, Omaha

MFA in Writing (low-res)

fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, writing for young adults

Nevada

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Sierra Nevada University

MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)

fiction, nonfiction, poetry, writing for children and young adults

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Creative Writing Program :: MFA, PhD

fiction, nonfiction, poetry

University of Nevada, Reno

MA in English; MFA in Creative Writing

fiction, poetry

New Hampshire

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New England College

MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)

poetry, fiction, nonfiction, playwriting, screenwriting, dual genre

Southern New Hampshire University

Mountainview MFA in Fiction or Nonfiction (low-res)
MA in English & Creative Writing

fiction, nonfiction

University of New Hampshire

MFA in Writing Program

New Jersey

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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.

Kean University

MA in English Writing Studies

fiction, nonfiction, poetry

Monmouth University

MA/MFA in Creative of Writing

fiction, nonfiction, poetry, genre writing

Rowan University

MA in Writing

creative nonfiction, fiction, poetry, journalism

Rutgers University - Camden

MFA in Creative Writing

fiction, poetry

Rutgers University - Newark

MFA in Creative Writing

fiction, nonfiction, poetry

William Paterson University

MFA in Creative & Professional Writing

fiction, nonfiction, poetry

New Mexico

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Institute of American Indian Arts

MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)

fiction, nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting

New Mexico Highlands University

MA in English

fiction, nonfiction, poetry

New Mexico State University

MA in English: Emphasis in Creative Writing, MFA in Creative Writing

poetry, fiction

University of New Mexico

MFA in Creative Writing

fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction

New York

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Adelphi University

MFA in Creative Writing Program

poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction

Bard College

Milton Avery Graduate School of the Arts
MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)

fiction, poetry

Binghamton University - SUNY

Creative Writing Program :: MA, PhD

poetry, fiction, nonfiction, writing for children

Brooklyn College - CUNY

MFA in Creative Writing

fiction, poetry, playwriting

City College of New York - CUNY

MFA in Creative Writing

fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, screenwriting

The College at Brockport - SUNY

MA in English, Creative Writing Concentration

fiction, nonfiction, poetry

The College of New Rochelle

MFA in Creative Writing

fiction, nonfiction

Columbia University School of the Arts

MFA in Creative Writing

Cornell University

Creative Writing Program in English Language and Literature :: MFA, PhD

fiction, poetry

Hofstra University

MFA in Creative Writing

Hunter College - CUNY

MFA Creative Writing

fiction, nonfiction, poetry

Ithaca College

Image Text MFA (low-res)

fiction, nonfiction, poetry, photography

Lehman College - CUNY

MA in English

fiction, poetry, professional writing

Long Island University, Brooklyn

MFA in Creative Writing & Publishing

Manhattanville College

MFA in Creative Writing

The New School

MFA in Creative Writing

fiction, nonfiction, poetry, writing for children, writing for young adults

New York University

Creative Writing Program
Low-Residency MFA in Paris

The graduate Creative Writing Program at NYU consists of a community of writers working together in a setting that is both challenging and supportive. The MFA Writers Workshop in Paris constitutes an intimate creative apprenticeship that extends beyond traditional classroom walls. Over two years, students and faculty convene regularly in Paris for five intensive ten-day residency periods (held biannually in January and July).

Pratt Institute

MFA in Writing

fiction, poetry, journalism, translation, image/text

Queens College - CUNY

MFA Creative Writing and Literary Translation

poetry, fiction, nonfiction, literary translation

Sarah Lawrence College

MFA in Writing

fiction, speculative fiction, poetry, nonfiction, screenwriting

St. Francis College

MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)

fiction, poetry, playwriting, screenwriting, writing for children, writing for young adults

St. Joseph's College Brooklyn

The Writer's Foundry MFA

fiction, nonfiction

Stony Brook Southampton

MFA in Creative Writing and Literature

fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, screenwriting, writing for children

Syracuse University

MFA in Creative Writing

fiction, poetry

University at Albany - SUNY

Writing Practices: Poetics, Rhetorics, Technologies :: PhD

poetry, fiction, nonfiction

University at Buffalo - SUNY

Certificate in Innovative Writing

fiction, poetry

North Carolina

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East Carolina University

MA in English

poetry, fiction, screenwriting, playwriting, creative nonfiction

North Carolina State University

MFA in Creative Writing

fiction, poetry

Queens University of Charlotte

MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)

fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, writing for stage & screen

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

MFA Writing Program

University of North Carolina Wilmington

MFA in Creative Writing

fiction, nonfiction, poetry

Warren Wilson College

MFA Program for Writers (low-res)

fiction, poetry

Western Carolina University

MA in English

fiction, nonfiction, poetry, professional writing

North Dakota

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University of North Dakota

MA/PhD in English

fiction, poetry

Ohio

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Ashland University

MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)

poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, cross-genre

Bowling Green State University

MFA in Creative Writing

poetry, fiction

John Carroll University

MA in English

fiction, nonfiction, poetry

Miami University

MFA in Creative Writing

creative nonfiction, poetry, fiction, screenwriting, multimedia & performance writing

Northeast Ohio Master of Fine Arts (NEOMFA)

MFA in Creative Writing

fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting

The Ohio State University

MFA Program in Creative Writing

fiction, nonfiction, poetry

Ohio University

Creative Writing Program :: MA, PhD

poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction

University of Cincinnati

Creative Writing Program :: MA, PhD

fiction, poetry, literary nonfiction

Oklahoma

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Oklahoma City University

The Red Earth MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)

The Red Earth Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing @ Oklahoma City University offers you the opportunity pursue your writing without sacrificing your life. Our program connects you with experienced creative and professional writers who will nurture your creative talent in workshops and individual instruction. We also offer skills-courses to enrich your writing career: Writing Pedagogy, Professional Writing, and Literary Magazine Editing & Production. 10-day residencies, twice a year. Four semesters you complete at home.

Oklahoma State University

MFA in Creative Writing, PhD in English with Creative Writing Concentration

fiction, poetry

University of Central Oklahoma

MA in English

fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction

University of Oklahoma

MA in English

fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction

Oregon

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Eastern Oregon University

MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)

Innovative, intense, intimate. The new low residency MFA in Creative Writing combines the rigor and energy of small, focused workshops (5-7 students working with faculty mentors) in the heart of Northeast Oregon's Grande Ronde Valley. If you value the real West over the resort town West, then join us in the low residency MFA program at Eastern Oregon University in La Grande.

Oregon State University

MFA in Creative Writing

fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction

Oregon State University - Cascades

Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing

fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction

Pacific Northwest College of Art

MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)

prose, poetry, cross-genre, literary translation

Pacific University

MFA in Writing (low-res)

fiction, nonfiction, poetry

Portland State University

MFA in Creative Writing

fiction, nonfiction, poetry

University of Oregon

MFA in Creative Writing

fiction, poetry

Pennsylvania

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Arcadia University

MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)

fiction, poetry

Carlow University

Creative Writing MFA (low-res)

fiction, nonfiction, poetry

Cedar Crest College

Pan-European MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)

fiction, nonfiction, poetry

Chatham University

MFA in Creative Writing (res/low-res)

poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, writing for children

DeSales University

MFA in Creative Writing & Publishing (low-res)

fiction, poetry, narrative nonfiction

Drexel University

MFA in Writing (low-res)

fiction, screenwriting

Point Park University

MFA in Screenwriting and Playwriting (low-res)

playwriting, screenwriting

Rosemont College

MFA in Creative Writing

fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, writing for young adults

Saint Joseph's University

Writing Studies MA

fiction, nonfiction, poetry, writing for children, playwriting

Seton Hill University

MFA in Writing Popular Fiction (low-res)

Temple University

MFA in Creative Writing

fiction, poetry

University of Pittsburgh

Writing Program :: MFA

fiction, poetry

West Chester University

MA in English

fiction, poetry, nonfiction

Wilkes University

MA/MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)

fiction, nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting, playwriting

Wilson College

MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)

poetry, playwriting

Rhode Island

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Brown University

The Literary Arts MFA Program

fiction, poetry, digital and cross-disciplinary

Rhode Island College

MA in English

fiction, nonfiction, poetry

Salve Regina University

The NewPort MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)

fiction, nonfiction, poetry

University of Rhode Island

PhD in English

fiction, nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting

South Carolina

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Coastal Carolina University

MA in Writing

fiction, nonfiction, poetry

College of Charleston

MFA in Creative Writing

fiction, poetry

Converse College

MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)

University of South Carolina

MFA in Creative Writing

fiction, poetry

South Dakota

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University of South Dakota

MA/PhD in English

poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, publishing

Tennessee

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Austin Peay State University

MA in English

fiction, nonfiction, poetry

Belmont University

MA in English

fiction, nonfiction, poetry

Sewanee School of Letters

MFA in Creative Writing

fiction, nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting, playwriting

The University of Memphis

MFA in Creative Writing

fiction, nonfiction, poetry

The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

MA in English

fiction, poetry

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

MFA in Creative Writing, PhD in English

fiction, nonfiction, poetry

Vanderbilt University

MFA in Creative Writing

The Vanderbilt MFA—in vibrant Nashville, TN—is a highly selective three-year, fully-funded program.

Texas

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Abilene Christian University

MA in English

fiction, nonfiction, poetry

Baylor University

MA in English

fiction, poetry

Our Lady of the Lake University

MA-MFA in Literature, Creative Writing, and Social Justice

fiction, nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting

Sam Houston State University

MFA in Creative Writing, Editing, and Publishing

fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry

Stephen F. Austin State University

MA in English

fiction, nonfiction, poetry

Texas State University

MFA Program in Creative Writing

fiction, poetry

Texas Tech University

MA/PhD in English/Creative Writing

Our MA and PhD programs in English with emphasis in creative writing offer students with exceptional ability and potential the chance to concentrate on their art and the rigorous academic study of literature. This powerful combination opens doors for many academic opportunities not available to typical MFA graduates.

University of Houston

Creative Writing Program :: MFA, PhD

fiction, nonfiction, poetry

University of Houston - Victoria

MFA in Creative Writing (low-res/online)

fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry

University of North Texas

MA in Creative Writing, PhD in English

fiction, nonfiction, poetry

University of Texas at Austin

Michener Center for Writers
MFA in Writing

fiction, poetry, playwriting, screenwriting

University of Texas at Austin

New Writers' Project
MFA in English

fiction, poetry

University of Texas at Dallas

MA/PhD in Arts and Humanities

fiction, nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting

University of Texas at El Paso

MFA in Creative Writing (res/online)

fiction, poetry, nonfiction, screenwriting, literary translation

University of Texas at San Antonio

Graduate Certificate in Creative Writing

poetry, fiction

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

MFA in Creative Writing

fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, playwriting, screenwriting, translation

Utah

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Brigham Young University

Creative Writing MFA

poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction

University of Utah

Creative Writing Program :: MFA, PhD

fiction, poetry

Utah State University

MA/MS in English, Specialization in Creative Writing

fiction, nonfiction, poetry

Weber State University

MA in English

fiction, nonfiction, poetry

Vermont

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Bennington College

MFA in Writing (low-res)

fiction, nonfiction, poetry

Goddard College

MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)

fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, screenwriting, graphic novels, comics, writing for young adults

Vermont College of Fine Arts

MFA in Writing (low-res),
MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults (low-res),
MFA in Writing & Publishing

Virginia

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George Mason University

MFA in Creative Writing

poetry, fiction, nonfiction

Hollins University

Jackson Center for Creative Writing

Our intensive two-year studio/hybrid MFA program helps you find your way in an atmosphere of cooperation and encouragement. We support college graduates who want to concentrate on craft and on reading the way writers do.

Old Dominion University

Creative Writing MFA

fiction, nonfiction, poetry

Randolph College

MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)

poetry, fiction, nonfiction

University of Virginia

MFA in Creative Writing

fiction, poetry

Virginia Commonwealth University

MFA in Creative Writing

fiction, poetry, dual genre (including creative nonfiction)

Virginia Tech

MFA in Creative Writing

fiction, poetry

Washington

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Central Washington University

MA Professional & Creative Writing (online)

fiction, nonfiction, poetry

Eastern Washington University
MFA in Creative Writing

fiction, nonfiction, poetry

Pacific Lutheran University

Rainier Writing Workshop :: MFA (low-res)

fiction, nonfiction, poetry

Seattle Pacific University

MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)

fiction, nonfiction, poetry, young adult fiction

University of Washington

MFA in Creative Writing

fiction, poetry

University of Washington - Bothell

MFA in Creative Writing and Poetics

fiction, nonfiction, poetry

Western Washington University

MA in English Studies, MFA in Creative Writing Program

fiction, nonfiction, poetry, hybrid forms

West Virginia

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West Virginia University

MFA in Creative Writing

fiction, nonfiction, poetry

West Virginia Wesleyan College

Low-Residency MFA

Wisconsin

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Mount Mary University

MA in English

fiction, poetry

University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire

MA English: Writing

fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry

University of Wisconsin at Madison

MFA in Creative Writing

fiction, poetry

University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee

Creative Writing Program :: MA, PhD

fiction, poetry

Wyoming

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University of Wyoming

MFA in Creative Writing

poetry, fiction, nonfiction, cross-genre

Canada

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Concordia University

MA in English

fiction, poetry, playwriting

University of Alberta

Studies in English Language and Literature

fiction, nonfiction, poetry

University of British Columbia - Okanagan

MFA Visual Arts & Creative Writing

fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, screenwriting, visual arts, media arts, performance arts

University of British Columbia - Vancouver

MFA in Creative Writing, Optional-Residency MFA Program

fiction, nonfiction, poetry

University of Calgary

MA, PhD with Concentration in Creative Writing

poetry, fiction

University of Guelph

MFA in Creative Writing

creative nonfiction, playwriting, fiction, poetry

University of King's College

MFA in Creative Nonfiction (low-res)

creative nonfiction

University of New Brunswick

MA or PhD in Creative Writing (English)

fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, screenwriting

University of Saskatchewan

MFA in Writing

poetry, fiction, nonfiction, playwriting

University of Toronto

MA in English in the Field of Creative Writing

fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting

University of Victoria

Graduate Writing Program MFA

fiction, creative nonfiction, playwriting, film, poetry

University of Windsor

MA in English

fiction, nonfiction, poetry

International

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Bar-Ilan University (Israel)

Shaindy Rudoff Graduate Track in Creative Writing

fiction, nonfiction, poetry

Bath Spa University (England)

MA in Creative Writing

fiction, nonfiction, poetry

Cardiff University (Wales)

MA in Creative Writing
PhD in Creative & Critical Writing

fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, screenwriting

Edinburgh Napier University (Scotland)

MA in Creative Writing (full-time/part-time)

genre fiction, comics, graphic novels, writing for young adults

Manchester Metropolitan University (England)

MA/MFA in Creative Writing

fiction, nonfiction, poetry, writing for children & young adults, scriptwriting

University College Dublin (Ireland)

MA in Creative Writing, MFA in Creative Writing, PhD in Creative Writing

fiction, poetry

University of Edinburgh (Scotland)

MSc in Creative Writing

fiction, poetry

University of Lincoln (England)

MA in Creative Writing

fiction, nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting

University of St. Andrews (Scotland)

MLitt in Creative Writing, MFA in Creative Writing

fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, screenwriting