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.
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Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Diane Gilliam, Devon McNamara, Doug Van Gundy
Fiction: Ashleigh Bryant Phillips, Richard Schmitt, Robert Yune
Nonfiction: Jessica Handler, Randon Billings Noble, Karen McElmurray
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: LowIncoming Class Size: 6Deadline: 10/15/23 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: CMarie Fuhrman, Carol Guerrero-Murphy, Tyson Hausdoerffer, Julie Kane, Maya Jewell Zeller, Cameron McGill, Byron F. Aspaas, Derek Sheffield, Steve Coughlin
Genre Fiction: Candace Nadon, Rick Wilbur, Johanna Parkhurst, E. Lily Yu, Julie Czerneda, Tenea Johnson, Laura Resau
Nature Writing: Karen Auvinen, Steve Coughlin, CMarie Fuhrman, Laura Pritchett, Ana Maria Spagna, Laura Resau, Claire Boyles, Maya Jewell Zeller
Publishing: Kevin J. Anderson, Gwyneth Gibby, Allyson Longueira
Screenwriting: Mitali Jahagirdar, Emily Spivey, Ligiah Villalobos Rojas, Geoffrey Geib, Kimberlea Kressel, Liz Scudlo
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-GenreResidency: LowIncoming Class Size: 45-55Deadline: Rolling Admissions -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Joe Ahearn, Brian Clements, Sean Thomas Dougherty, Kateri Kosek
Fiction: Sandra Rodriguez Barron, Jane Cleland, Oscar De Los Santos, Gwen Jones, Sarah Darer Littman, David Rich, John Roche, Lindy Ryan, Don Snyder, Karen Romano Young,
Nonfiction: Melanie Brooks, Anthony D’Aries, Leah Carroll, Josh Pahigian, Daniel Asa Rose, Mekita Rivas, Onnesha Roychoudhuri, Gina Troisi
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: LowIncoming Class Size: 10-15 per yearDeadline: Rolling Admissions -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Alen Hamza, Richard Katrovas
Fiction: Richard Katrovas, Thisbe Nissen
Playwriting: Steve FefferGenre: Poetry, FictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 4-10Deadline: 1/10/24 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Alen Hamza, Richard Katrovas
Fiction: Richard Katrovas, Thisbe Nissen
Playwriting: Steve FefferGenre: Poetry, FictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 4-10Deadline: 1/10/24 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Katherine Anderson, Kiik Araki-Kawaguchi, Nicole Brown, Anthony Celaya, Jeremy Cushman, Dawn Dietrich, Noam Dorr, Jenny Forsythe, Marc Geisler, Allison Giffen, Carol Guess, Stefania Heim, Laura Laffrado, Jean Lee, Christopher Loar, Andrew Lucchesi, William Lyne Kelly Magee, Brenda Miller, Eren Odabasi, Lysa Rivera, José Roach-Orduña, Caitlin Roach Orduña, Annmarie Sheahan, Ely Shipley, Kathryn Trueblood, Steven VanderStaay, Kathryn Vulic, Theresa Warburton, Cori Winrock, Christopher Wise, Jane Wong, Greg Youmans
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-GenreResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 7-9Deadline: 1/15/24 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Sam Taylor
Fiction: Jason Allen and Margaret DaweGenre: Poetry, FictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 5-10Deadline: 2/1/24 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Rashidah Ismaili AbuBakr, Phil Brady, Christine Gelineau, Shanta Lee
Fiction: Ru Freeman, Kaylie Jones, Ken Liu, Nancy McKinley, Robert Mooney, Taylor Polites, Nisha Sharma, Jeff Talarigo, Rachel Weaver
Creative Nonfiction: Beverly Donofrio, Jessica Goudeau, Laurie Jean, J. Michael Lennon, Robin Micah McCrary, Kao Kalia Yang
Playwriting: Bonnie Culver, Gregory Fletcher, Christine Renee Miller, Nicole Pandolfo, Dania Ramos
Screenwriting: Susan Cartsonis, Ross Klavan, Jennifer Mayer, Richard Uhlig
Spoken Word: Angelique Palmer
Writing for Television: Alice O’Neill
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Spoken WordResidency: LowIncoming Class Size: 48Deadline: 12/1/23 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Christopher Salerno
Fiction: John Parras, Martha Witt
Nonfiction: David Borkowski, Judith BroomeGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-GenreResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 6Deadline: Rolling Admissions