William Paterson University
MFA Program
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-Genre
Wayne, NJ
Application Deadline:
Rolling Admissions
Application Fee:
$50
Affiliated Publications/Publishers:
Genre: Cross-Genre
Western Colorado University
MFA Program
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-Genre
Gunnison, CO
Application Deadline:
Rolling Admissions
Application Fee:
$55
Affiliated Publications/Publishers:
Western Press Books
Savannah College of Art and Design
MFA Program
Creative Nonfiction, Cross-Genre
Savannah, GA
Application Deadline:
Rolling Admissions
Application Fee:
$40
Affiliated Publications/Publishers:
Port City Review (literary arts journal), District (student news organization, Savannah), The Connector (student news organization, Atlanta), The Manor (student fashion writing blog), SCAN Magazine (student magazine, Atlanta)
University of Guelph
MFA Program
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-Genre
Toronto, Canada
Application Deadline:
Tue, 12/02/2025
Application Fee:
$150 (Canadian)
Western Washington University
MFA Program
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-Genre
Bellingham, WA
Application Deadline:
Thu, 01/15/2026
Application Fee:
$100
Affiliated Publications/Publishers:
University of California, Davis
MFA Program
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-Genre
Davis, CA
Application Deadline:
Mon, 01/05/2026
Application Fee:
$135 for domestic applications, $155 for international applications
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
MFA Program
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-Genre
Tuscaloosa, AL
Application Deadline:
Mon, 12/01/2025
Application Fee:
$65 ($85 for international applicants)
Affiliated Publications/Publishers:
Nottingham Trent University
MA Program
Poetry, Fiction, Cross-Genre
Nottingham, England
Application Deadline:
Rolling Admissions
Application Fee:
$0
Affiliated Publications/Publishers:
Each year, the MA in Creative Writing students at Nottingham Trent University publish an annual anthology of creative writing. The program also has close links with the Nottingham UNESCO City of Literature, the TLS, and other literary organizations, publishers and agents, as well as publications and presses including the staff-run New Walk Editions and Erbacce. There are also prestigious work experience placements and writers' residencies available only to successful applicants from our program.
Hollins University MFA in Creative Writing
MFA Program
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-Genre
Roanoke, VA
Application Deadline:
Tue, 01/06/2026
Application Fee:
$40
Vermont College of Fine Arts–Writing
MFA Program
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation, Cross-Genre
Montpelier, VT
Application Deadline:
Wed, 10/01/2025
Application Fee:
$75
Affiliated Publications/Publishers:
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