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: Meg Day
Fiction: Belle Boggs, Carter Sickels, LaTanya McQueenGenre: Poetry, FictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 13Deadline: 2/1/25 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Mary Biddinger, Caryl Pagel, Catherine Wing
Fiction: Hilary Plum, Imad Rahman, Anthony Tognazzini
Creative Nonfiction: David Giffels, Caryl Pagel, Hilary Plum
Playwriting: Mike GeitherGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 15Deadline: 1/15/25 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Sherwin Bitsui, Nicole Walker
Fiction: Geetha Iyer, Chelsey Johnson, Oscar Mancinas
Nonfiction: Lawrence Lenhart, KT Thompson, Nicole WalkerGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-GenreResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 10Deadline: 2/1/25 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Austin Hummell, Patricia Killelea
Fiction: Jon Billman, Jennifer A. Howard, Monica McFawn
Nonfiction/Hybrid: Matthew Gavin Frank, Rachel MayGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 12Deadline: 2/1/25 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Andrew Taylor, Rory Waterman
Fiction: Eve Makis
Screenwriting: Anthony CropperGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Cross-GenreResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 15-25Deadline: Rolling Admissions -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Kathy Fagan, Marcus Jackson
Fiction: Lee Martin, Nick White
Nonfiction: Lee Martin, Elissa WashutaGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 12–16Deadline: 12/2/24 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Mark Halliday
Fiction: Patrick O’Keeffe, Casey Plett
Nonfiction: Eric LeMayGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 3Deadline: 2/1/25 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Mark Halliday
Fiction: Patrick O’Keeffe, Casey Plett
Nonfiction: Eric LeMayGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 3-4Deadline: 2/1/25 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Stephanie Choi, Lisa Lewis
Fiction: Dinah Cox, Gene Kwak, Aimee Parkison
Nonfiction: Sarah Beth ChildersGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 15Deadline: 1/5/25 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Stephanie Choi, Lisa Lewis
Fiction: Dinah Cox, Gene Kwak, Aimee Parkison
Nonfiction: Sarah Beth ChildersGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 15Deadline: 1/5/25 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Marianne Chan, Luisa A. Igloria
Fiction: Jane Alberdeston, John McManus, Kent Wascom
Nonfiction: Luisa A. Igloria, Marianne Chan
Hybrid: Luisa A. Igloria
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 7Deadline: 4/1/25 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: David Biespiel, Karen Holmberg, Jennifer Richter
Fiction: Sindya Bhanoo, Nick Dybek, Susan Jackson Rodgers, Keith Scribner
Nonfiction: George Estreich, Elena Passarello, Justin St. GermainGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 10-14Deadline: 12/15/24 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Director: Jenna Goldsmith
Poetry: Irene Cooper, Joy Manesiotis
Fiction: Beth Alvarado, Christopher Boucher, Irene Cooper, T. Geronimo Johnson, Joshua Mohr; Kim Johnson
Nonfiction: Beth Alvarado, Christopher Boucher, Joshua Mohr, Ellen WaterstonGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: LowIncoming Class Size: Varies - Maximum program enrollment: 27 studentsDeadline: 3/1/25 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Kelli Russell Agodon, Rick Barot, Geffrey Davis, Oliver de la Paz, Jennifer Foerster, torrin a. greathouse, Jenny Johnson, Brian Teare
Fiction: April Ayers Lawson, Scott Nadelson, Sequoia Nagamatsu, Marjorie Sandor, Renee Simms
Nonfiction: Barrie Jean Borich, Wendy Call, Brenda Miller, Aram Mrjoian, Justin St. Germain
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: LowIncoming Class Size: 15-20Deadline: 11/30/24 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Core Faculty: Alejandro de Acosta, Jess Arndt, Jennifer S. Cheng, Matt Hart, Sara Jaffe, LaTanya McQueen, Megan Milks, Poupeh Missaghi, Lara Mimosa Montes, Vi Khi Nao, Emilly Prado, Alison C. Rollins, Brandon Shimoda, Dao Strom, Asiya Wadud
Past guest artists: Venita Blackburn, Jenny Boully, K-Ming Chang, Renee Gladman, Cedar Sigo, Gabrielle Civil, Diana Khoi NguyenGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation, Cross-GenreResidency: LowIncoming Class Size: 7Deadline: 10/15/24 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Ellen Bass, Leila Chatti, Adrienne Christian, Eduardo C. Corral, Kwame Dawes, Tyree Daye, Frank X. Gaspar, Danusha Laméris, Dorianne Laux, Shara McCallum, Joseph Millar, Mahtem Shiferraw
Fiction: Claire Davis, Siddhartha Deb, Jack Driscoll, Pete Fromm, Molly Gloss, Cate Kennedy, Valerie Laken, Mary Helen Stefaniak, Willy Vlautin, Laura Warrell, Kellie Wells, Cecily Wong
Nonfiction: Chris Abani (multi-genre), Sanjiv Bhattacharya, Omar El Akkad, W. Ralph Eubanks, Mike Magnuson, Kao Kalia YangGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: LowIncoming Class Size: 15-20Deadline: 12/1/24 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: John Beer, Consuelo Wise
Fiction: Janice Lee, Gabriel Urza, Leni Zumas
Nonfiction: Paul Collins, Justin HockingGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 16Deadline: 1/15/25 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Mirene Arsanios, Hannah Assadi, Youmna Chlala, Darcie Dennigan, Claire Donato, Laura Elrick, Jackie Ess, Farnoosh Fathi, James Hannaham, Christian Hawkey, Benjamin Krusling, Rachel Levitsky, Megan Milks, Anna Moschovakis, Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts, Christopher Rey Pérez, Ellery Washington
Genre: Not Genre-SpecificResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 10Deadline: Rolling Admissions -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Nicole Cooley, Kimiko Hahn, Roger Sedarat
Fiction: Alaya Dawn Johnson, John Weir
Nonfiction: Briallen Hopper, Jason Tougaw
Translation: Ammiel Alcalay, Annmarie Drury, Roger SedaratGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 20Deadline: 3/15/25 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Faculty for the U.S. track of the program:
Poetry: Cathy Smith Bowers, Morri Creech, Bob Hicok, Marcus Jackson, Ada Limón, Rebecca Lindenberg, Rebecca McClanahan, James McKean, Orlando Menes, Jon Pineda, Robert Polito, Claudia Rankine, Jeffrey Thomson
Fiction: Ann Cummins, Jonathan Dee, Elizabeth Evans, Elizabeth Gaffney, Myla Goldberg, Zachary Lazar, Fred Leebron, Daniel Mueller, Naeem Murr, Jenny Offill, David Payne, Susan Perabo, Patricia Powell, Steven Rinehart, Elias Rodriques, Elissa Schappell, Dana Spiotta, Maxine Swann, Ashley Warlick
Nonfiction: Kristin Dombek, Emily Fox Gordon, Rebecca McClanahan, James McKean, Rebecca McClanahan, Jon Pineda, Robert Polito,
Writing for Stage and Screen: Hal Ackerman, Khris Baxter, Peter Behrens, Nandi Bowe, David Christensen, Trish Harnetiaux, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Brighde Mullins, Daniel Pinchbeck
Young Adult: Laura RubyFaculty for the Latin American track of the program:
Poetry: Ada Limón, Orlando Menes, Jon Pineda
Fiction: Carolina De Robertis, Mary Gaitskill, Cristina Garcia, Francisco Goldman, Manuel Gonzalez, Fred Leebron, Chris Offutt, Nelly Rosario, Maxine Swann, Héctor Tobar
Nonfiction: Francisco Goldman, Chris Offutt, Jon Pineda, Maxine Swann, Héctor Tobar
Writing for Stage and Screen: Khris Baxter, Chris Offutt
Young Adult: Cristina Garcia, Laura RubyGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: LowIncoming Class Size: 15 per cohort each semesterDeadline: 10/1/24 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Kaveh Akbar, Eloisa Amezcua, Jos Charles, Anthony Cody, Rigoberto González, Paige Lewis, Angel Nafis, Diana Khoi Nguyen, Chet'la Sebree, Danez Smith, Phillip B. Williams, Jane Wong
Fiction: Clare Beams, Maurice Carlos Ruffin, Mira Jacob, Sabrina Orah Mark, Julia Phillips, Anjali Sachdeva, John Vercher
Nonfiction: Clare Beams, Maurice Carlos Ruffin, Mira Jacob, Sabrina Orah Mark, Julia Phillips, Anjali Sachdeva, Chet'la Sebree, John Vercher, Jane Wong
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: LowIncoming Class Size: up to 15Deadline: 9/1/24 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Andrea Rexilius and Eric Baus
Poetry: Carolina Ebeid, Khadijah Queen, Suzi Q. Smith
Fiction: Olivia Abtahi, Steven Dunn, Traci L. Jones, Lori Ostlund, Mathangi Subramanian, Denise Vega, Rachel Weaver, Erika T. Wurth
Creative Nonfiction: Erika Krouse, TaraShea Nesbit, Jenny Shank, Addie Tsai, David Heska Wanbli WeidenGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-GenreResidency: LowIncoming Class Size: 10 per cohortDeadline: 11/1/24 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Donna Coffey Little, Laura Newbern, William Walsh, Will Wright
Fiction: Anne Corbitt, Soniah Kamal, Gray Stewart, John Williams
Nonfiction: Anjali Enjeti
Scriptwriting/Playwriting: Michael Lucker, Scott WilkersonGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: LowIncoming Class Size: 15Deadline: Rolling Admissions -
Core Faculty Includes:
Fiction: Jessica Anne, Josh Bohnsack
Nonfiction: Jessica Anne, Regina Buccola, Vince FranconeGenre: Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: Full, OtherIncoming Class Size: 8–10Deadline: Rolling Admissions -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Grant Clauser, Christine Salvatore
Fiction: Jennifer Fenn, Sawyer Lovett, Trish Rodriguez, Carla (C.J.) Spataro
Nonfiction: Jennifer RiegerGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 10Deadline: Rolling Admissions