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: Gregory Pardlo, Patrick Rosal
Fiction: Lauren Grodstein, Lisa Zeidner
Nonfiction: Paul Lisicky, Tom McAllisterGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 8Deadline: 1/24/25 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Rigoberto González (Director) and Brenda Shaughnessy
Fiction: Alice Elliott Dark, John Keene, Akil Kumarasamy, Naomi Jackson, Simeon Marsalis
Nonfiction: James Goodman, Salamishah TilletGenre: Poetry, FictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 14Deadline: 12/15/24 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Matthew Zapruder
Fiction: Ingrid Rojas Contreras
Nonfiction: Marilyn AbildskovVisiting writers rotate every semester.
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 18Deadline: 12/20/24 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Ginger Ko, Nick Lantz
Fiction: Scott Kaukonen, Katie Jean Shinkle
Nonfiction: Scott Kaukonen, Katie Jean ShinkleGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 5–6Deadline: 3/15/25 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Sandra Alcosser, Blas Falconer
Fiction: Lashon Daley, Matt de la Peña, Stephen-Paul Martin, Meagan MarshallGenre: Poetry, FictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 20Deadline: 2/1/25 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Tonya Foster, Paul Hoover, Andrew Joron
Fiction: Michelle Carter, Nona Caspers, Joseph Cassara, May-lee Chai, Carolina De Robertis, Andrew Joron, Michael David Lukas, Chanan Tigay
Creative Nonfiction: Joseph Cassara, May-lee Chai, Chanan Tigay
Translation: Carolina De Robertis, Paul Hoover, Andrew Joron
Playwriting: Michelle CarterGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 7Deadline: 2/15/25 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Tonya Foster, Paul Hoover, Andrew Joron
Fiction: Michelle Carter, Nona Caspers, Joseph Cassara, May-lee Chai, Carolina De Robertis, Tonya Foster, Andrew Joron, Michael David Lukas, Chanan Tigay
Creative Nonfiction: Chanan Tigay, Joseph Cassara, May-lee Chai, Chanan Tigay
Literary Translation: Carolina De Robertis, Paul Hoover, Andrew Joron
Playwriting: Michelle CarterGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 30Deadline: 2/15/25 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: J. Michael Martinez
Fiction: Selena Anderson, Keenan Norris, Nick Taylor
Nonfiction: Brook McClurg, Thomas Moriarty, Keenan Norris
Playwriting/Screenwriting: Barnaby Dallas, Matthew SpanglerRecent Lurie Distinguished Authors-in-Residence include Faith Adiele, Ellen Bass, Cristina Garcia, Don George, Andrew Sean Greer, Jean Guerrero, ZZ Packer, and Vendela Vida. In 2024: Marcelo Hernandez Castillo.
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 16Deadline: 2/1/25 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Hala Alyan, Jay Deshpande, Patricio Ferrari, Matthea Harvey, Marie Howe, Sally Wen Mao, Dennis Nurkse, Geoffrey Nutter, Ben Purkert, Victoria Redel, R. A. Villanueva, Afaa Michael Weaver
Fiction and Speculative Fiction: Hala Alyan, Carolyn Ferrell, Myla Goldberg, Garth Risk Hallberg, David Hollander, R. F. Kuang, Violet Kupersmith, Rattawut Lapcharoensap, K. Lorrel Manning, Lincoln Michel, Richie Narvaez, Julia Phillips, Ben Purkert, Victoria Redel, Nelly Reifler, Domenica Ruta, David Ryan, Elvia Wilk, Kate Zambreno
Nonfiction: Heather Harpham, Suzanne Hoover, Timothy Kreider, Domenica Ruta, Vijay Seshadri, Jacob Slichter, Meredith Talusan, Joseph Thomas, Clifford Thompson, Kate ZambrenoGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 40-50Deadline: 1/15/25 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Savannah: Shawn Kerivan, Tish Hamilton, Robert Griffith, Chris Millis, Jonathan Rabb, Andrea Goto, Lee Griffith
Atlanta: Christopher Bundy, Paige Gray, Catherine Ramsdell, Darby Sanders, Carlie Sorosiak
Genre: Creative Nonfiction, Cross-GenreResidency: Full, OnlineIncoming Class Size: Atlanta: 20; Savannah: 20; Online: 20Deadline: Rolling Admissions -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Elise Paschen, Nathan Hoks, Amy England, Calvin Forbes (Emeritus)
Fiction: Jesse Ball, Sara Levine, James McManus, Beth Nugent
Nonfiction: Sara Levine, James McManus
Cross-Genre: Sally Alatalo, Mark Booth, Janet Desaulniers, Ruth Margraff
Playwriting: Ruth Margraff
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-GenreResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 18Deadline: 1/10/25 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Nicole Peeler, Michael Arnzen, Kosoko Jackson, Gwendolyn Kiste, Priscilla Oliveras, Valerie Burns, Victoria Thompson, Maria Snyder, Paul Goat Allen, Albert Wendland, Will Horner, Scott Johnson, Barbara Miller, Heidi Ruby Miller, Jason Jack Miller, Kathryn Miller Haines, Jaye Wells.
Genre: FictionResidency: LowIncoming Class Size: 13-14 per residencyDeadline: 10/5/24 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Nickole Brown, Tiana Clark, Vievee Francis, Eric Smith
Fiction: Chris Bachelder, Ryan Chapman, Lee Conell, Sidik Fofana, Adrianne Harun, Adam O'Fallon Price, Jamie Quatro
Nonfiction: Emily Adrian, Kelly Grey Carlisle, Virginia Craighill, Jessica Goudeau, Neil Shea, Meera Subramanian, John Jeremiah Sullivan
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: OtherIncoming Class Size: 12-16Deadline: Rolling Admissions -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Jeff Mock
Fiction: Rachel Furey, Tim Parrish
Creative Nonfiction: Rachel Furey, Tim ParrishGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 12Deadline: 3/1/25 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Judy Jordan, Allison Joseph
Fiction: Pinckney Benedict, Rafael FrumkinGenre: Poetry, FictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 8-10Deadline: 2/1/25 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Melissa Marr, Gabino Iglesias, Lauren A. Forry, Beth Revis, Melissa Hart, L. Marie Wood
For full list of faculty, please see the program’s website.
Genre: FictionResidency: OnlineIncoming Class Size: 33Deadline: Rolling Admissions -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Felice Belle, Mahogany Browne, Annie Finch, Caroline Hagood, Jive Poetic
Fiction: Hannah Assadi, Theo Gangi, Caroline Hagood, Marlon James, Lincoln Michel, Jason Starr
Nonfiction: Chloe Cooper Jones, Caroline Hagood
Playwriting/Screenwriting: Ben Snyder
Graphic Writing for Comic Books: Jason StarrGenre: Poetry, FictionResidency: LowIncoming Class Size: 8 each yearDeadline: Rolling Admissions -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs, Cyriaco Lopes, Urayoán Noel, Jena Osman, Terri Witek
Prose: Jennine Capó Crucet, Sarah Gerard, Veronica Gonzalez-Peña, Stephanie SauerGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: LowIncoming Class Size: 13Deadline: Rolling Admissions -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Chen Chen, Raina León, Debra Marquart, Cate Marvin
Fiction: Rick Bass, Susan Conley, Ron Currie Jr., Aaron Hamburger, Elizabeth Searle, Morgan Talty
Popular Fiction: JJ Amaworo Wilson, Tobias Bucknell, Tom Coash, John Florio, Alex Jennings, Elizabeth Hand, Robert Levy, Elizabeth Searle
Creative Nonfiction: Faith Adiele, Rick Bass, Susan Conley, John Florio, Aaron Hamburger, Raina León, Debra Marquart, Morgan Talty
Scriptwriting: Tom Coash, Ron Currie Jr., David Anthony Durham, Jeni Mahoney, Elizabeth Searle
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: LowIncoming Class Size: 12-18 per residencyDeadline: 9/1/24 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Karen Bender, Billy Collins, Molly Gaudry, Paul Harding, Amy Hempel, Kaylie Jones, Christine Kitano, Matthew Klam, Robert Lopez, Patricia Marx, Susan Scarf Merrell, Susan Minot, Robert Reeves, Julie Sheehan, Frederic Tuten, Lou Ann Walker, Emma Walton Hamilton, Meg Wolitzer
Each semester noted authors are invited to teach a special class. Recent authors have included Brit Bennett, Timothy Horvath, Casey Plett, Hugh Ryan, Dawnie Walton, De’Shawn Winslow.
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 15-25Deadline: 1/8/25 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Brooks Haxton, Mary Karr, Christopher Kennedy, Bruce Smith
Fiction: Mona Awad, Chanelle Benz, Jonathan Dee, George Saunders, Dana SpiottaTeaching Faculty: Matthew Grzecki, Sarah Harwell
Genre: Poetry, FictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 12Deadline: 12/15/24 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Jena Osman, Pattie McCarthy
Fiction: Cara Blue Adams, Liz MooreGenre: Poetry, FictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 14Deadline: 2/15/25 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Cyrus Cassells, Roger Jones, Naomi Shihab Nye, Cecily Parks, and Steve Wilson
Fiction: Doug Dorst, Jennifer duBois, Lindsey Stern, Debra Monroe, and Tim O’BrienGenre: Poetry, FictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 21Deadline: 1/31/25 -
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Full-time Faculty Includes:
Poetry: J. Mae Barizo, Laura Cronk, Camonghne Felix, Robert Polito, John Reed, Margaret Rhee
Fiction: Mira Jacob, Luis Jaramillo, John Reed, Helen Schulman
Nonfiction: Laura Cronk, Camonghne Felix, Mira Jacob, Robert Polito, John Reed
Dual Track: All
Arts writing: J. Mae Barizo, Robert Polito, John Reed, Margaret Rhee, Joe SalvatorePart-time Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Mark Bibbins, Uche Nduka, Laurie Sheck
Fiction: Marie-Helene Bertino, Sidik Fofana, Ann-Marie Hood, Shelley Jackson, James Lasdun, Sharon M Mesmer, Dale Peck, Catherine Texier
Nonfiction: Susan Cheever, Zia Jaffrey, James Lasdun, Susan Lessard, Honor Moore, Brenda Wineapple
Dual Track: All
Arts writing: Miranda Javid, Dale Peck
Writing for Children and Young Adults: Coe Booth, Caron Levis, Emily X.R. Pan, Andrea Pinkney, Ann-Marie HoodGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation, Cross-GenreResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 60 (all tracks)Deadline: 1/15/25 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Alicia Mountain, Christina Olivares, Megan Fernandes, Adrienne Raphel
Fiction: Maria Alejandra Barrios, David Gates, Lee Clay Johnson, Erinrose Mager, Andrew Martin, Cleyvis Natera
Nonfiction: Lee Clay Johnson, Adrienne Raphel, Irvin WeathersbyPast master lecturers have included Kali Fajardo Anstine, Amy Hempel, Major Jackson, Mitchell S. Jackson, Mary Gaitskill, Carmen Maria Machado, Nathan McClain, Francine Prose, Jim Shepard, Ocean Vuong, and many more.
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 15Deadline: 3/1/25