Southern Connecticut State University
MFA Program
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
New Haven, CT
Application Deadline:
Sat, 03/01/2025
Application Fee:
$50
Affiliated Publications/Publishers:
Genre: Creative Nonfiction
Fairfield University
MFA Program
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Fairfield, CT
Application Deadline:
Rolling Admissions
Application Fee:
$60
Affiliated Publications/Publishers:
Colorado State University
MFA Program
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Fort Collins, CO
Application Deadline:
Thu, 01/01/2026
Application Fee:
$60 for domestic and $70 for international
Affiliated Publications/Publishers:
University of San Francisco
MFA Program
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
San Francisco, CA
Application Deadline:
Sat, 01/31/2026
Application Fee:
$55
Affiliated Publications/Publishers:
University of California, Riverside (Palm Desert)
MFA Program
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Palm Desert, CA
Application Deadline:
Thu, 08/01/2024
Application Fee:
$135
Affiliated Publications/Publishers:
San Jose State University
MFA Program
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
San Jose, CA
Application Deadline:
Sun, 02/01/2026
Application Fee:
$70
Affiliated Publications/Publishers:
San Francisco State University
MFA Program
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
San Francisco, CA
Application Deadline:
Sat, 02/15/2025
Application Fee:
$80
Affiliated Publications/Publishers:
Saint Mary’s College of California
MFA Program
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Moraga, CA
Application Deadline:
Fri, 12/20/2024
Application Fee:
$50 (fee waiver available upon request)
Affiliated Publications/Publishers:
New Overland Review, Wave Books
Chapman University
MFA Program
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Orange, CA
Application Deadline:
Sat, 02/01/2025
Application Fee:
$60
Affiliated Publications/Publishers:
California State University, Long Beach
MFA Program
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Long Beach, CA
Application Deadline:
Sun, 02/15/2026
Application Fee:
$70
Affiliated Publications/Publishers:
RipRap Journal
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