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:
Fiction: David Bishop, Elizabeth Dearnley, Noelle Harrison, Nicholas Binge
Young Adult: Elizabeth Dearnley
Graphic Novels: David Bishop
Screenwriting: James MavorGenre: Fiction, Cross-GenreResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 24Deadline: Rolling Admissions -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Christine Casson, Mary Kovaleski-Byrnes, Daniel Tobin
Fiction: Julia Glass, Lise Haines, Kim McLarin, William Orem, Jon Papernick, Frederick Reiken, Novuyo Tshuma, Katie Williams, Mako Yoshikawa
Nonfiction: Jabari Asim, Megan Marshall, Jerald WalkerGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 45Deadline: 2/1/25 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Writing: Katie Williams, Margot Douaihy, Kirsten Imani Kasai, Jon Papernick, Jessica Treadway
Literature: William Orem, Roy Kamada, Mary Kovaleski Byrnes, Adele Lee
Publishing: Lisa Diercks, Gian Lombardo, John RodzvillaGenre: FictionResidency: OnlineIncoming Class Size: 45Deadline: Rolling Admissions -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Carol Ann Davis, Celeste Doaks, Ellen Dore Watson, Bill Patrick,
Fiction: Rachel Basch, Susan Muaddi Darraj, Eugenia Kim, Phil Klay, Karen Osborn, Matt Gallagher
Nonfiction: Sonya Huber, Phil Klay, Adriana Páramo, Bill Patrick
Screenwriting: Sharbari Ahmed, Kate Clark, Jennifer VanderbesGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: LowIncoming Class Size: 13Deadline: Rolling Admissions -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: David Daniel, H. L. Hix
Fiction & Nonfiction: Rebecca Chace, David Grand, Donna Freitas, Minna Zallman Proctor, Padma Viswanathan, Rosie Schaap
Writing for Young Adults and Children: Sara Farizan, Nicole Melleby Welch
Literary Translation: H.L. Hix, Minna Zallman Proctor, Padma ViswanathanGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationResidency: OtherIncoming Class Size: 15Deadline: Rolling Admissions -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Becka Mara McKay, Romeo Oriogun
Fiction: Ayşe Papatya Bucak, Jason Schwartz
Nonfiction: Stephanie Anderson, Andrew FurmanGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 12Deadline: 1/15/25 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Richard Blanco, Denise Duhamel, Campbell McGrath
Fiction: Lynne Barrett, Debra Dean, John Dufresne, Les Standiford
Nonfiction: Julie Marie WadeGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 8–14Deadline: 1/10/25 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Barbara Hamby, James Kimbrell, David Kirby, Virgil Suarez, Jillian Weise, L. Lamar Wilson
Fiction: Robert Olen Butler, Barbara Hamby, Skip Horack, Ravi Howard, Elizabeth Stuckey-French, Mark Winegardner
Nonfiction: Skip Horack, Ravi Howard, Diane Roberts, Mark WinegardnerGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 20-25 (MFA & PhD combined)Deadline: 1/15/25 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Barbara Hamby, James Kimbrell, David Kirby, Virgil Suarez, Jillian Weise, L. Lamar Wilson
Fiction: Robert Olen Butler, Barbara Hamby, Skip Horack, Ravi Howard, Elizabeth Stuckey-French, Mark Winegardner
Nonfiction: Skip Horack, Ravi Howard, Diane Roberts, Mark WinegardnerGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 20-25 (MFA & PhD combined)Deadline: 1/15/25 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Brynn Saito, Tim Skeen, Mai Der Vang
Fiction: Venita Blackburn, Randa Jarrar
Nonfiction: Steven Church, Brenna WomerGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 12–15Deadline: 3/1/25 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Sally Keith, Vivek Narayanan, Peter Streckfus
Fiction: Alexia Arthurs, Courtney Brkic, Tania James, Helon Habila Ngalabak
Nonfiction: Timothy Denevi, Kyoko MoriGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 20-24Deadline: 1/15/25 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Kerry James Evans, Laura Newbern
Fiction and Nonfiction: Kerry Neville, Peter Selgin, Chika UnigweGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 7Deadline: 2/1/25 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Danielle Cadena Deulen, Beth Gylys
Fiction: John Holman, Sheri Joseph, Josh Russell
Nonfiction: Danielle Cadena DeulenGenre: Poetry, FictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 4-10Deadline: 2/15/25 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Evan Hughes, Neda Semnani, Michelle Orange, Randon Billings Noble, Meline Toumani
Genre: Creative NonfictionResidency: LowIncoming Class Size: 25-30 per yearDeadline: Rolling Admissions -
Core Faculty Includes:
Fiction: John Brandon
Nonfiction: Angela Pelster-Wiebe
Screenwriting and Multi-Genre: Richard Pelster-WiebeGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 10-12Deadline: Rolling Admissions -
Core Faculty Includes:
Elana K. Arnold, Swati Avasthi, Coe Booth, Lisa Jahn Clough, Brandy Colbert, Tae Keller, Erin Entrada Kelly, Minh Lê, Meg Medina, Lilliam Rivera, Laura Ruby, Aisha Saeed, Eliot Schrefer, Dashka Slater, Sherri L. Smith, Laurel Snyder
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-GenreResidency: LowIncoming Class Size: 15Deadline: 9/1/24 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: T.J. Anderson, Matthew Burnside, Pauline Kaldas, Thorpe Moeckel, Meighan Sharp
Fiction: Matthew Burnside, Pauline Kaldas, Joe Milan, C.E. Morgan, Zeus Sumra, Jessie van Eerden
Nonfiction: Matthew Burnside, Pauline Kaldas, Joe Milan, Thorpe Moeckel, C.E. Morgan, Zeus Sumra, Jessie van EerdenGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-GenreResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 10Deadline: 1/6/25 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Donna Masini, John Murillo
Fiction: Adam Haslett (Program Director), Megha Majumdar, Ayana Mathis
Creative Nonfiction: Saïd Sayrafiezadeh, Mychal Denzel SmithGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 18Deadline: 2/1/25 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Catherine Bowman, Stacey Lynn Brown, Ross Gay
Fiction: Angela Jackson-Brown, Brando Skyhorse, Samrat UpadhyayGenre: Poetry, FictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 7Deadline: 1/2/25 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Esther Belin, Sherwin Bitsui, Abigail Chabitnoy, Joan Naviyuk Kane, Layli Long Soldier
Fiction: Ramona Ausubel, Kelli Jo Ford, Brandon Hobson, Pam Houston, Chip Livingston, Tommy Orange, Jamie Figueroa
Nonfiction: Kimberly Blaeser, Danielle Geller, Raquel Gutierrez, Toni Jensen, Deborah Taffa
Screenwriting: Zayre Ferrer, Geoff Harris, Brooke Swaney PepionGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: LowIncoming Class Size: 21Deadline: 2/1/25 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Debra Marquart, Charissa Menefee, K. L. Cook
Fiction: K. L. Cook, Christiana Langenberg, Debra Marquart
Nonfiction: Debra Marquart, K. L. Cook
Playwriting: Charissa Menefee
Screenwriting: Charissa MenefeeGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 9Deadline: 1/5/25 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: James Arthur, Dora Malech, Andrew Motion, Lauren Russell, Bruce Snider, David Yezzi
Fiction: Susan Choi, Danielle Evans, Eric Puchner, Lysley TenorioGenre: Poetry, FictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 8Deadline: 12/15/24 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Traci Brimhall, Elizabeth Dodd
Fiction: Daniel A. Hoyt
Creative Nonfiction: Traci Brimhall, Elizabeth DoddGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 5-15Deadline: 8/1/24 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Steven J. Fowler
Fiction: Diran Adebayo, Adam Baron, Meg Jensen, James Miller, Wendy Vaizey
Nonfiction: Meg Jensen, Wendy VaizeyGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: Full, LowIncoming Class Size: 12Deadline: 8/31/24 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Steven J. Fowler
Fiction: Diran Adebayo, Adam Baron, Meg Jensen, James Miller, Wendy Vaizey
Nonfiction: Meg Jensen, Wendy VaizeyGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: Full, LowIncoming Class Size: 5-15Deadline: 8/31/24