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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: Genevieve Betts, Michelle Reale
Fiction: Paul Elwork, Stephanie Feldman, Joshua Isard, Tracey Levine, Eric Smith
Literature: Jim Casey, Matthew Heitzman, Elizabeth Vogel, Jo Ann WeinerGenre: Poetry, FictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 15Deadline: 3/1/21 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Katy Didden, Mark Neely
Fiction: Cathy Day, Sarah Domet, Sean Lovelace
Nonfiction: Jill Christman, Silas Hansen
Screenwriting: Rani Deighe Crowe, Matt MullinsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 6Deadline: 1/15/21 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Lucy English, Carrie Etter, Tim Liardet, Gerard Woodward
Fiction: Celia Brayfield, Gavin Bower, Nathan Filer, Aminatta Forna, Maggie Gee, Samantha Harvey, Philip Hensher, Claire Kendal, Kate Pullinger, Fay Weldon, Gerard Woodward
Nonfiction: Richard Kerridge, Stephen MossGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 40Deadline: Rolling Admissions -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Tina Chang, Leslie L. Heywood, Joseph Weil
Fiction: Thomas Glave, Gayle Whittier, Jaimee Wriston-Colbert, Alexi Zentner
Nonfiction: Leslie L. HeywoodGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 7Deadline: 11/15/20 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Richard Jones
Fiction: Dan Stolar, Rebecca Johns Trissler
Nonfiction: Ted Anton, Barrie Jean Borich, Miles Harvey, Michele MoranoGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-GenreResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 15-20Deadline: Rolling Admissions -
Core Faculty Includes:
Fiction: David Bishop, Laura Lam, Daniel Shand
Young Adult: Laura Lam
Graphic Novels: David Bishop
Screenwriting: James Mavor
Interactive Media: Brian BaglowGenre: Fiction, Cross-GenreResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 24Deadline: Rolling Admissions -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Traci Brimhall, Elizabeth Dodd
Fiction: Daniel A. Hoyt, Katherine Karlin, Chris Nelson
Creative Nonfiction: Elizabeth DoddGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 5-15Deadline: 8/1/20 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Steven J. Fowler, Helen Palmer
Fiction: Diran Adebayo, Adam Baron, Paul Bailey, Meg Jensen, James Miller, Helen Palmer, Wendy Vaizey
Nonfiction: Meg Jensen, Wendy VaizeyGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: Full, LowIncoming Class Size: 12Deadline: 8/31/20 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Sarah Corbett, Jane Draycott, Paul Farley, Conor O’Callaghan, Eoghan Walls, Michelene Wandor
Prose: Jenn Ashworth, Zoe Lambert, Michelene Wandor
Scriptwriting: Tajinder Singh HayerGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: Full, OnlineIncoming Class Size: 10-40Deadline: Rolling Admissions -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Luke Hankins, Laura Hope-Gill
Fiction: Dale Neal, Jamieson Ridenhour
Nonfiction: Laura Hope-Gill, Sara KohrtGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: Full, OnlineIncoming Class Size: 7Deadline: Rolling Admissions -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Richard Greenfield, Connie Voisine
Fiction: Brandon Hobson, Rus Bradburd, Dana Kroos (Visiting)Genre: Not Genre-Specific, Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-GenreResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 3–4Deadline: 1/15/21 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Averill Curdy, Reginald Gibbons, Natasha Trethewey, Rachel Jamison Webster
Fiction: Chris Abani, Brian Bouldrey, Sheila Donohue, Stuart Dybek, Juan Martinez, Shauna Seliy
Nonfiction: Eula Biss, John BreslandGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 4Deadline: 12/15/20 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Andrew Taylor, Rory Waterman
Fiction: David Belbin, Eve Makis
Screenwriting: Anthony CropperGenre: Poetry, FictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 15-25Deadline: Rolling Admissions -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Mark Halliday, Bianca Lynne Spriggs
Fiction: Patrick O’Keeffe
Nonfiction: Eric LeMayGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 3-4Deadline: 1/15/21 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Maxine Chernoff, Paul Hoover, Andrew Joron
Fiction: Michelle Carter, Nona Caspers, Joseph Cassara, May-lee Chai, Maxine Chernoff, Carolina De Robertis, Andrew Joron, Michael David Lukas, Chanan Tigay
Translation: Maxine Chernoff, Carolina De Robertis, Paul Hoover, Andrew Joron
Playwriting: Michelle CarterGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 20Deadline: 2/1/21 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Fiction: Aashish Kaul, Edward Schwarzschild, Lynne Tillman
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Cross-GenreResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 10-20Deadline: 11/1/20 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Judith Goldman, Myung Mi Kim, Steve McCaffery
Fiction: Dimitri Anastasopoulos, Christina MillettiGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Cross-GenreResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 10Deadline: Rolling Admissions -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Matt Hollrah
Fiction: Constance Squires
Screenwriting: James DaroAlicia Mountain is the Artist-in-Residence.
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 10-15Deadline: Rolling Admissions -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: John Drury, Rebecca Lindenberg, Aditi Machado, Felicia Zamora
Fiction: Chris Bachelder, Michael Griffith, Leah Stewart
Nonfiction: Kristen IversenGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 2-3Deadline: 1/15/21 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Tiffany Atkinson, Denise Riley, Sophie Robinson
Fiction: Trezza Azzopardi, Amit Chaudhuri, Andrew Cowan, Giles Foden, Vesna Goldsworthy, Jean McNeil, Tessa McWatt, Henry Sutton, Naomi Wood
Nonfiction: Kathryn Hughes, Rebecca Scott, Ian Thomson
Crime Fiction: Nathan Ashman, Tom Benn, Julia Crouch, Henry Sutton
Scriptwriting: Ben Musgrave, Molly Naylor, Steve Waters, Timberlake WertenbakerGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 14-36Deadline: 6/30/21 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Daniel Borzutzky, Christina Pugh, Luis Urrea
Fiction: Christopher Grimes, Cris Mazza, Mary Anne Mohanraj, Luis Urrea
Nonfiction: Mary Anne Mohanraj, Luis UrreaGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 10-20Deadline: 2/1/21 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Aliki Barnstone, Gabriel Fried
Fiction: Trudy Lewis, Speer Morgan, Phong Nguyen
Nonfiction: Julija ŠukysGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 5-7Deadline: 1/1/21 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Stephen Behrendt, Kwame Dawes, Ted Kooser, Hope Wabuke, Stacey Waite
Fiction: Jonis Agee, Jennine Capó Crucet, Joy Castro, Amelia María de la Luz Montes, Chigozie Obioma, Timothy SchaffertGenre: Poetry, FictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 6-8Deadline: 12/1/20 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Jehanne Dubrow, Corey Marks
Fiction: Scott Blackwood, Miroslav Penkov, John Tait
Nonfiction: Bonnie Friedman, Jill TalbotGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 10Deadline: 1/1/21 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Angela Ball, Olivia Clare, Adam Clay
Fiction: J. A. Bernstein, Olivia ClareGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-GenreResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 10-12Deadline: 2/1/21