MFA Programs Database

Our MFA database includes essential information about low- and full-residency graduate creative writing programs in the United States and other English-speaking countries to help you decide where to apply.

  • Wichita State University

    MFA Program
    Wichita, KS
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Adam Scheffler, Sam Taylor
    Fiction: Jason Allen, Margaret Dawe

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 5-10
    Deadline: 2/1/26

  • Wilkes University

    MFA Program, MA Program
    Wilkes-Barre, PA
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Phil Brady, Christine Gelineau, Shanta Lee, Angelique Palmer
    Fiction: Ru Freeman, Kaylie Jones, Traci L. Jones, Ken Liu, Nancy McKinley, Robert Mooney, Taylor Polites, Nisha Sharma, Marisa de los Santos, Jeff Talarigo, Rachel Weaver
    Creative Nonfiction: Beverly Donofrio, Jessica Goudeau, J. Michael Lennon, Robin Micah McCrary, Alexis Paige
    Playwriting: Bonnie Culver, Gregory Fletcher, Christine Renee Miller, Nicole Pandolfo, Dania Ramos
    Screenwriting: Susan Cartsonis, Gabrielle D’Amico, Ross Klavan, Jennifer Mayer, Richard Uhlig
    Spoken Word: Angelique Palmer
    Writing for Television: Alice O’Neill

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Spoken Word
    Residency: Low
    Incoming Class Size: 39
    Deadline: 12/1/25

  • William Paterson University

    MFA Program
    Wayne, NJ
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Christopher Salerno
    Fiction: John Parras, Martha Witt
    Nonfiction: David Borkowski, Judith Broome

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-Genre
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 6
    Deadline: Rolling Admissions

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