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: Erin Belieu, Nick Flynn, francine j. harris, Kevin Prufer, Martha Serpas, Roberto Tejada
Fiction: Robert Boswell, Audrey Colombe, Chitra Divakaruni, Antonya Nelson, Alexander Parsons, Brenda Peynado, Peter Turchi
Nonfiction: Nick Flynn, Peter TurchiGenre: Poetry, FictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 6-8Deadline: 1/15/25 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Michael McGriff, Alexandra Teague
Fiction: Chris Drangle, Leah Hampton
Nonfiction: Thomas DaiRecent visiting faculty includes Brian Evenson, Dorianne Laux, Maggie Nelson, Roger Reeves, Luis Alberto Urrea, Aisha Sabatini Sloan, Mary Szybist, and Kate Zambreno.
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 9Deadline: 1/15/25 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Ángel García, Janice Harrington, Christopher Kempf, Corey Van Landingham
Fiction: Amy Hassinger, Ted Sanders, Alex Shakar, David Wright FaladéGenre: Poetry, FictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 6Deadline: 12/1/24 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Daniel Borzutzky, Christina Pugh, Luis Urrea
Fiction: Christopher Grimes, Mary Anne Mohanraj, Luis Urrea
Nonfiction: Mary Anne Mohanraj, Luis UrreaGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 10-20Deadline: 2/15/25 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Daniel Borzutzky, Christina Pugh, Luis Urrea
Fiction: Christopher Grimes, Mary Anne Mohanraj, Luis Urrea
Nonfiction: Mary Anne Mohanraj, Luis UrreaGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 6-10Deadline: 12/15/24 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Tisa Bryant, John D’Agata, Melissa Febos, Sarah Minor, Bonnie Sunstein, Inara Verzemnieks
Visiting Faculty includes: Hanif Abdurraqib, Bernard Cooper, Meghan Daum, Geoff Dyer, Vivian Gornick, Steve Kuusisto, Kiese Laymon, Honor Moore, Andre Perry, Richard Preston, Lia Purpura, Mary Ruefle, Susan Steinberg, John Edgar Wideman, Terry Tempest Williams, Xu Xi
Genre: Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 10Deadline: 12/14/24 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Mark Levine, Tracie Morris, Elizabeth Willis
Fiction: Jamel Brinkley, Ethan Canin, Samantha ChangThe Fall 2024 visiting faculty includes poets Anthony Cody and Margaret Ross, and fiction writers Abby Geni and Ada Zhang.
The Spring 2024 visiting faculty includes poet Ari Banias, and fiction writers Tom Drury, Carmen Maria Machado, and Ada Zhang.
Genre: Poetry, FictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 50Deadline: 12/15/24 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Joe Harrington, Megan Kaminski
Fiction: Kij Johnson, Laura Moriarty, Silvia Park
Playwriting: Darren CanadyGenre: Poetry, FictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 0-3Deadline: 1/5/25 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Joseph Harrington, Megan Kaminski
Fiction: Kij Johnson, Laura Moriarty, Silvia Park
Playwriting: Darren CanadyGenre: Poetry, FictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 2-6Deadline: 1/5/25 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: DaMaris Hill, Julia Johnson, Shauna Morgan, Frank X Walker
Fiction: DaMaris Hill, Andrew Milward, Hannah Pittard, Crystal Wilkinson
Creative Nonfiction: Janet Eldred, Andrew Milward, Hannah Pittard, Erik Reece, Crystal WilkinsonGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 11Deadline: 1/15/25 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Lillian-Yvonne Bertram, Joshua Weiner
Fiction: Maud Casey, Gabrielle Lucille Fuentes, Emily Mitchell, Rion Amilcar ScottGenre: Poetry, FictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 6Deadline: 12/17/24 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Desiree C. Bailey, Abigail Chabitnoy, Peter Gizzi
Prose: Edie Meidav, Sabina Murray, Jeff ParkerVisiting faculty for 2023–2024 are Monica Brashears, Bianca Stone, and Hannah Brooks-Motl.
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 20Deadline: 12/15/24 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Shangyang Fang, Jill McDonough
Fiction: John Fulton, Askold MelnyczukGenre: Poetry, FictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 10Deadline: 1/15/25 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Emily Skaja, Marcus Wicker
Fiction: Mark Mayer, Courtney Miller Santo, Eric SchlichGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 8Deadline: 3/1/25 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Jaswinder Bolina, Kei Miller
Fiction: Chantel Acevedo, Patricia Engel, M. Evelina Galang, Amina GautierGenre: Poetry, FictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 5-6Deadline: 1/15/25 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Aaron Coleman, Kelly Hoffer, Tung-hui Hu, Khaled Mattawa
Fiction: Julie Buntin, Gabe Habash, Peter Ho Davies
Creative Nonfiction: Aisha Sabatini SloanGenre: Poetry, FictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 18Deadline: 12/15/24 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Aamina Ahmad, Peter Campion, V. V. Ganeshananthan, Megan Giddings, Douglas Kearney, Kathryn Nuernberger, Julie Schumacher, Kim Todd
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 9Deadline: 12/1/24 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Beth Ann Fennelly, Melissa Ginsburg, Aimee Nezhukumatathil
Fiction: Matthew Bondurant, Tom Franklin, Melissa Ginsberg, Sheila Sundar, Michael WangGenre: Poetry, FictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 8Deadline: 12/15/24 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Aliki Barnstone, Gabriel Fried
Fiction: Trudy Lewis, Speer Morgan, Phong Nguyen
Nonfiction: Donald QuistGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-GenreResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 5-7Deadline: 1/1/25 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Hadara Bar-Nadav
Fiction: Christie Hodgen, Michael Pritchett, Whitney Terrell
Nonfiction: Christie Hodgen, Whitney Terrell
Playwriting: Frank Higgins
Screenwriting: Mitch BrianGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 17-20Deadline: 1/15/25 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Shane Seely
Fiction: John DaltonGenre: Poetry, FictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 10Deadline: 3/1/25 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Brian Blanchfield, Sean Hill
Fiction: Emily Ruskovich
Nonfiction: Chris Dombrowski2024–2025 Visiting Faculty: Heid Erdrich (Poetry), Max Loskutoff (Fiction), Amy Leach (Nonfiction)
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 20Deadline: 1/6/25 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Kwame Dawes, Hope Wabuke, Stacey Waite
Prose: Joy Castro, Chigozie Obioma, Timothy SchaffertGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 6-8Deadline: 12/1/24 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Kwame Dawes, Hope Wabuke, Stacey Waite
Prose: Joy Castro, Chigozie Obioma, Timothy SchaffertGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 6-8Deadline: 12/1/24 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Sandra Beasley, Graham Foust, Art Homer, Jim Peterson, Elizabeth Powell, Lee Ann Roripaugh, William Trowbridge, Miles Waggener, Teri Youmans
Fiction and Creative Nonfiction: Sandra Beasley, Teresa Carmody, Kevin Clouther, John Copenhaver, Charlene Donaghy, Art Homer, Patricia Lear, Kristen-Paige Madonia, Jessica Hendry Nelson, Jim Peterson, Lee Ann Roripaugh, Catherine Texier, Teri Youmans
Playwriting and Screenwriting: Charlene Donaghy, Michael Kinghorn, Christina Ham, Michael Oatman, Samuel Brett Williams
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: LowIncoming Class Size: 6-18 per semesterDeadline: 11/1/24