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.

  • Edinburgh Napier University

    MA Program
    Edinburgh, Scotland
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Fiction: David Bishop, Nicholas Binge, Elizabeth Dearnley, Noelle Harrison
    Young Adult: Elizabeth Dearnley
    Graphic Novels: David Bishop
    Screenwriting: James Mavor

    Genre: Fiction, Cross-Genre
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 24
    Deadline: Rolling Admissions

  • Emerson College Creative Writing MFA

    MFA Program
    Boston, MA
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Christine Casson, Mary Kovaleski-Byrnes, Porsha Olayiwola, Daniel Tobin
    Fiction: Julia Glass, Paul Harding, Steve Himmer, Kim McLarin, Frederick Reiken, Mako Yoshikawa
    Nonfiction: Jabari Asim, Alden Jones, Jerald Walker

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 45
    Deadline: 2/1/26

  • Emerson College’s Popular Fiction Writing and Publishing MFA

    MFA Program
    Boston, MA
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Writing: Katie Williams, Margot Douaihy, Kirsten Imani Kasai, Kimberly McLarin, Jon Papernick, Jessica Treadway
    Literature: William Orem, Roy Kamada, Mary Kovaleski Byrnes, Adele Lee
    Publishing: Lisa Diercks, Raquel Beatriz Pidal, John Rodzvilla

    Genre: Fiction
    Residency: Online
    Incoming Class Size: 70
    Deadline: Rolling Admissions

  • Fairfield University

    MFA Program
    Fairfield, CT
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Carol Ann Davis, Celeste Doaks, Ellen Dore Watson, Bill Patrick,
    Fiction: Susan Muaddi Darraj, Nalini Jones, Eugenia Kim, Phil Klay, Karen Osborn, Matt Gallagher
    Nonfiction: Sonya Huber, Phil Klay, Adriana Páramo, Bill Patrick
    Screenwriting: Sharbari Ahmed, Kate Clark, Jennifer Vanderbes

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Low
    Incoming Class Size: 12
    Deadline: Rolling Admissions

  • Florida Atlantic University

    MFA Program
    Boca Raton, FL
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Becka Mara McKay, Romeo Oriogun
    Fiction: Ayşe Papatya Bucak, Jason Schwartz
    Nonfiction: Stephanie Anderson, Andrew Furman

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 16
    Deadline: 1/15/26

  • Florida International University

    MFA Program
    Miami, FL
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Denise Duhamel, Campbell McGrath
    Fiction: Lynne Barrett, Debra Dean, John Dufresne, Les Standiford
    Nonfiction: Julie Marie Wade

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 8-14
    Deadline: 1/10/27

  • Florida State University

    PhD Program
    Tallahassee, FL
    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 Winegardner

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 20-25 (MFA & PhD combined)
    Deadline: 1/15/26

  • Florida State University

    MFA Program
    Tallahassee, FL
    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 Winegardner

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 20-25 (MFA & PhD combined)
    Deadline: 1/15/26

  • Fresno State

    MFA Program
    Fresno, CA
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Brynn Saito, Mai Der Vang
    Fiction: Venita Blackburn, Randa Jarrar
    Nonfiction: Steven Church, Brenna Womer

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 12
    Deadline: 3/1/27

  • George Mason University

    MFA Program
    Fairfax, VA
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Sally Keith, Vivek Narayanan, Peter Streckfus
    Fiction: Alexia Arthurs, Courtney Brkic, Tania James, Helon Habila Ngalabak
    Nonfiction: Timothy Denevi, Kyoko Mori

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 20-24
    Deadline: 1/15/26

  • Georgia College & State University

    MFA Program
    Milledgeville, GA
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Kerry James Evans, Laura Newber
    Fiction and Nonfiction: Kerry Neville, Chika Unigwe

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 7
    Deadline: 2/1/27

  • Georgia State University

    PhD Program
    Atlanta, GA
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Danielle Cadena Deulen, Beth Gylys
    Fiction: John Holman, Sheri Joseph, Josh Russell
    Nonfiction: Danielle Cadena Deulen

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 4-10
    Deadline: 2/15/26

  • Georgia State University

    MFA Program
    Atlanta, GA
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Danielle Cadena Deulen, Beth Gylys
    Fiction: John Holman, Sheri Joseph, Josh Russell
    Nonfiction: Danielle Cadena Deulen

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 4-6
    Deadline: 2/15/26

  • Goucher College

    MFA Program
    Baltimore, MD
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Porscha Burke, Evan Hughes, Geoffrey Mak, Randon Billings Noble, Michelle Orange, Meline Toumani

    Genre: Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Low
    Incoming Class Size: 25-30 per year
    Deadline: Rolling Admissions

  • Hamline University

    MFA Program
    St. Paul, MN
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Fiction: John Brandon
    Nonfiction: Angela Pelster-Wiebe
    Digital Storytelling: Richard Pelster-Wiebe

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 10-12
    Deadline: Rolling Admissions

  • Hamline University, MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults

    MFA Program
    St. Paul, MN
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Swati Avasthi, Coe Booth, Lisa Jahn Clough, Tae Keller, Minh Lê, Nicole Melleby, Eliot Schrefer, Sherri L. Smith, Ari Tison, Elizabeth Wein

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-Genre
    Residency: Low
    Incoming Class Size: 13-15
    Deadline: 10/1/26

  • Hollins University MFA in Creative Writing

    MFA Program
    Roanoke, VA
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: 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 Eerden

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-Genre
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 10
    Deadline: 1/6/27

  • Hunter College

    MFA Program
    New York, NY
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Donna Masini, John Murillo, Nicole Sealey
    Fiction: Adam Haslett (Program Director), Ayana Mathis
    Creative Nonfiction: Mychal Denzel Smith, Saïd Sayrafiezadeh

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 18
    Deadline: 2/1/26

  • Indiana University

    MFA Program
    Bloomington, IN
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Catherine Bowman, Ross Gay
    Fiction: Angela Jackson-Brown, Brando Skyhorse, Samrat Upadhyay

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 7
    Deadline: 1/2/26

  • Institute of American Indian Arts MFA in Creative Writing

    MFA Program
    Santa Fe, NM
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Esther Belin, Sherwin Bitsui, Abigail Chabitnoy, Layli Long Soldier, Michaela M.S. Redcherries, Bojan Louis
    Fiction: Ramona Ausubel, Kelli Jo Ford, Brandon Hobson, Pam Houston, Chip Livingston, Tommy Orange, Jamie Figueroa
    Nonfiction: Kimberly Blaeser, Raquel Gutierrez, Toni Jensen, Deborah Jackson Taffa
    Screenwriting: Zayre Ferrer, Geoff Harris, Brooke Swaney Pepion

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Low
    Incoming Class Size: 21
    Deadline: 2/15/26

  • Iowa State University

    MFA Program
    Ames, IA
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Debra Marquart, Charissa Menefee, K. L. Cook
    Fiction: K. L. Cook, Debra Marquart
    Nonfiction: Debra Marquart, K. L. Cook
    Playwriting: Charissa Menefee
    Screenwriting: Charissa Menefee

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 9
    Deadline: 1/5/26

  • Johns Hopkins University

    MFA Program
    Baltimore , MD
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: James Arthur, Dora Malech, Andrew Motion, Lauren Russell, Bruce Snider, David Yezzi
    Fiction: Susan Choi, Danielle Evans, Eric Puchner, Lysley Tenorio

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 8
    Deadline: 12/1/26

  • Kansas State University

    MA Program
    Manhattan, KS
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Traci Brimhall
    Fiction: Daniel A. Hoyt
    Creative Nonfiction: Daniel A. Hoyt, Traci Brimhall

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 5-15
    Deadline: 8/1/26

  • Kingston University

    MA Program
    London, England
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Adam Baron, Steven Fowler, Dr. James Miller

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Full, Low
    Incoming Class Size: 12
    Deadline: 8/31/26

  • Kingston University

    MFA Program
    London, England
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Adam Baron, Steven Fowler, Dr. James Miller

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Full, Low
    Incoming Class Size: 5-15
    Deadline: 8/31/26

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