Best Creative Writing Programs Minnesota
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
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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
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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
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Pepperdine University
MFA in Writing for Screen & Television
screenwriting
Saint Mary's College of California
MFA in Creative Writing
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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)
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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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Florida
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Florida Atlantic University
MFA in Creative Writing
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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)
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Central Michigan University
MA in English
fiction, poetry
Eastern Michigan University
Interdisciplinary MA in Creative Writing
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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
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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
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Cornell University
Creative Writing Program in English Language and Literature :: MFA, PhD
fiction, poetry
Hofstra University
MFA in Creative Writing
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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
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Manhattanville College
MFA in Creative Writing
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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
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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)
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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