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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.

  • 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: 1/15/27

  • Georgia College & State University

    MFA Program
    Milledgeville, GA
    Core Faculty Includes:

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

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

  • Goucher College

    MFA Program
    Baltimore, MD
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Porscha Burke, Randon Billings Noble, Michelle Orange, Paul Reyes, 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), Megha Majumdar, Ayana Mathis
    Creative Nonfiction: Zaina Arafat, Saïd Sayrafiezadeh

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 18
    Deadline: 2/1/27

  • 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: 9
    Deadline: 1/2/27

  • Institute of American Indian Arts MFA in Creative Writing

    MFA Program
    Santa Fe, NM
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Sherwin Bitsui, Abigail Chabitnoy, Layli Long Soldier, Michaela M.S. Redcherries, Bojan Louis
    Fiction: Kelli Jo Ford, Brandon Hobson, Pam Houston, Chip Livingston, Tommy Orange, Jamie Figueroa
    Nonfiction: Kimberly Blaeser, 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: 2/15/27

  • Iowa State University

    MFA Program
    Ames, IA
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Tara Labovich, Debra Marquart, K. L. Cook, Manisha Sharma
    Fiction: Zachary Calhoun, Emily Golden, Debra Marquart, Emily Riley, Manisha Sharma
    Nonfiction: Zachary Calhoun, Tara Labovich, Debra Marquart, K. L. Cook
    Playwriting: Emily Golden, Taylor Sklenar
    Screenwriting: Emily Golden

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 9
    Deadline: 1/5/27

  • 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

  • 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

  • Lasell University’s Solstice MFA in Creative Writing Program

    MFA Program
    Newton, MA
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Amy M. Alvarez, Kathleen Aguero, Jose Angel Araguz, Tara Betts, F. Douglas Brown, Nicole Terez Dutton, Ethan Gilsdorf, Jennifer Jean, Kevin McLellan, Iain Haley Pollock
    Fiction: Venise Berry, Gina Chung, Steven Huff, Laura Williams McCaffrey, Jennifer Murvin, Adi Rule, David Yoo
    Creative Nonfiction: Jose Angel Araguz, F. Douglas Brown, Ethan Gilsdorf, Amy Hoffman, Jennifer Murvin, David Yoo
    Writing for Young People: Laura Williams McCaffrey, Adi Rule, David Yoo Comics & Graphic Narratives: Jennifer Murvin, Josh Neufeld

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Low
    Incoming Class Size: 5-10
    Deadline: Rolling Admissions

  • Lenoir-Rhyne University

    MFA Program
    Asheville, NC
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Laura Hope-Gill
    Fiction: Dale Bailey
    Nonfiction: Laura Hope-Gill
    Narrative Healthcare: Laura Hope-Gill
    Screenwriting: Josh Stolberg

    Visiting faculty includes Luke Hankins, Jasmin Pittman Morrell, Dale Neal, Jamieson Ridenhour, and Jacinda Townsend.

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Full, Online
    Incoming Class Size: 7
    Deadline: Rolling Admissions

  • Lindenwood University

    MFA Program
    St. Charles, MO
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Joseph Baumann, Tony D’Souza, Anothai Kaewkaen, Lisa Haag Kang, Nicole McInnes, Beth Mead, Gillian Parrish, Jarek Steele, Kali VanBaale, Zachary Tyler Vickers, Shana Youngdahl

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Online
    Incoming Class Size: 40
    Deadline: Rolling Admissions

  • Litowitz MFA+MA in Creative Writing at Northwestern University

    MFA Program, MA Program
    Evanston, IL
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Chris Abani, Daisy Hernández, Juan Martinez, Sarah Schulman, Charif Shanahan, Natasha Trethewey

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 3
    Deadline: 12/15/26

  • Louisiana State University

    MFA Program
    Baton Rouge, LA
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Adam Clay, Ariel Francisco
    Fiction: Jennifer S. Davis, Maurice Ruffin
    Nonfiction: Joshua Wheeler
    Screenwriting and New Media: Jason Buch, Zachary Godshall

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 6-8
    Deadline: 1/15/27

  • Manhattanville University

    MFA Program
    Purchase, NY
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Jennifer Franklin, Mark Nowak, Iain Haley Pollock
    Fiction: Jeff Bens
    Nonfiction: Nina Sharma, Rahla Xenopoulos 
    Screenwriting: Sharbari Ahmed, Jeff Bens

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-Genre
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 7-10
    Deadline: Rolling Admissions

  • McNeese State University

    MFA Program
    Lake Charles, LA
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Michael Robins, Kevin Thomason
    Fiction: Vallie Lynn Watson, Michael Horner

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 6-10
    Deadline: 2/21/27

  • Minnesota State University, Mankato

    MFA Program
    Mankato, MN
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Michael Torres
    Fiction: Robin Becker, Geoff Herbach
    Nonfiction: Rachael Hanel, Michael Torres

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 14
    Deadline: 2/1/27

  • Mississippi University for Women

    MFA Program
    Columbus, MS
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Kendall Dunkelberg, T. K. Lee, L. Lamar Wilson
    Fiction: Suzanne Jamir, Mary Miller, Brandy T. Wilson
    Nonfiction: Ellen Ann Fentress, Suzanne Jamir, Mary Miller, Brandy T. Wilson
    Translation: Kendall Dunkelberg
    Playwriting: T. K. Lee

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation, Cross-Genre
    Residency: Low
    Incoming Class Size: 10-15 per year
    Deadline: 3/1/27

  • Monmouth University

    MFA Program, MA Program
    West Long Branch, NJ
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Mihaela Moscaliuc
    Fiction: Alena Graedon, John Vercher, Kenneth Womack

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

  • Mount St. Mary’s University

    MFA Program
    Los Angeles, CA
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry:  JoAnna Novak, Johnny Payne
    Fiction: Juana Moriel-Payne, JoAnna Novak, Johnny Payne
    Nonfiction: Juana Moriel-Payne
    Screenwriting: Jo Carlisle

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Low, Online
    Incoming Class Size: 20
    Deadline: Rolling Admissions

  • Mountainview Low-Residency MFA at Southern New Hampshire University

    MFA Program
    Manchester, NH
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Fiction: Marcus Burke, Rachel B. Glaser, Jo Knowles, Andrew Martin, David Moloney, Benjamin Nugent, Tracy O’Neill, Justin Taylor, Jenny Zhang
    Nonfiction: Nadia Owusu, Adrienne Raphel, Gemma Sieff

    Genre: Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Low
    Incoming Class Size: 15 per cohort
    Deadline: 11/1/26

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