University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
MFA Program
Poetry, Fiction
Urbana, IL
Application Deadline:
Mon, 12/01/2025
Application Fee:
$70 ($90 for international students)
Affiliated Publications/Publishers:
Genre: Poetry
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
MFA Program
Poetry, Fiction
Carbondale, IL
Application Deadline:
Sun, 02/01/2026
Application Fee:
$65
Affiliated Publications/Publishers:
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
MFA Program
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-Genre
Chicago, IL
Application Deadline:
Sat, 01/10/2026
Application Fee:
$45 until December 1 ($90 from December 2 to January 10)
Affiliated Publications/Publishers:
F Newsmagazine, Collected, Mouth, and indie booklab books
Litowitz MFA+MA in Creative Writing at Northwestern University
MFA Programs
MA
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Evanston, IL
Application Deadline:
Mon, 12/15/2025
Application Fee:
$95
Affiliated Publications/Publishers:
Chicago State University
MFA Program
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Chicago, IL
Application Deadline:
Tue, 07/15/2025
Application Fee:
$30
University of Idaho
MFA Program
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Moscow, ID
Application Deadline:
Thu, 01/15/2026
Application Fee:
$60
Affiliated Publications/Publishers:
Boise State University
MFA Program
Poetry, Fiction
Boise, ID
Application Deadline:
Thu, 01/15/2026
Application Fee:
$65
Affiliated Publications/Publishers:
Georgia State University
MFA Program
Poetry, Fiction
Atlanta, GA
Application Deadline:
Sun, 02/15/2026
Application Fee:
$50
Affiliated Publications/Publishers:
Georgia College & State University
MFA Program
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Milledgeville, GA
Application Deadline:
Sun, 02/01/2026
Application Fee:
$50
Affiliated Publications/Publishers:
Peach (launching 2027), Flannery O’Connor Review
University of South Florida
MFA Program
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Tampa, FL
Application Deadline:
Thu, 01/01/2026
Application Fee:
$30
Affiliated Publications/Publishers:
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