San Francisco State University
MFA Program
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
San Francisco, CA
Application Deadline:
Mon, 02/15/2027
Application Fee:
$70
Affiliated Publications/Publishers:
Genre: Fiction
San Diego State University
MFA Program
Poetry, Fiction
San Diego, CA
Application Deadline:
Mon, 02/01/2027
Application Fee:
$70
Affiliated Publications/Publishers:
Saint Mary’s College of California
MFA Program
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Moraga, CA
Application Deadline:
Mon, 12/29/2025
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:
Sun, 02/01/2026
Application Fee:
$60
Affiliated Publications/Publishers:
Calliope, Mantissa, TAB: The Journal of Poetry & Poetics
California State University, Long Beach
MFA Program
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Long Beach, CA
Application Deadline:
Mon, 02/15/2027
Application Fee:
$70
Affiliated Publications/Publishers:
Fresno State
MFA Program
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Fresno, CA
Application Deadline:
Sun, 03/01/2026
Application Fee:
$70
Affiliated Publications/Publishers:
Antioch University
MFA Program
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation, Cross-Genre
Los Angeles, CA
Application Deadline:
Rolling Admissions
Application Fee:
$50 (fee waivers available for those who attend an information session)
Affiliated Publications/Publishers:
Lunch Ticket, a student-run online literary journal; LitCit: a student-run literary podcast
University of Arkansas
MFA Program
Poetry, Fiction, Translation
Fayetteville, AR
Application Deadline:
Mon, 12/01/2025
Application Fee:
$0
Affiliated Publications/Publishers:
Arizona State University
MFA Program
Poetry, Fiction
Tempe, AZ
Application Deadline:
Thu, 01/01/2026
Application Fee:
$70
Affiliated Publications/Publishers:
University of Arizona
MFA Program
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Tucson, AZ
Application Deadline:
Mon, 12/15/2025
Application Fee:
$90
Affiliated Publications/Publishers:
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