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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.

  • Florida International University

    MFA Program
    Miami, FL
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Richard Blanco, 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: 1/10/25

  • 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: 1/15/25

  • Fresno State

    MFA Program
    Fresno, CA
    Core Faculty Includes:

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

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 12–15
    Deadline: 3/1/25

  • 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: 1/15/25

  • Georgia College & State University

    MFA Program
    Milledgeville, GA
    Core Faculty Includes:

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

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 7
    Deadline: 2/1/25

  • Goucher College

    MFA Program
    Baltimore, MD
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Evan Hughes, Neda Semnani, Michelle Orange, Randon Billings Noble, 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
    Screenwriting and Multi-Genre: 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:

    Elana K. Arnold, Swati Avasthi, Coe Booth, Lisa Jahn Clough, Brandy Colbert, Tae Keller, Erin Entrada Kelly, Minh Lê, Meg Medina, Lilliam Rivera, Laura Ruby, Aisha Saeed, Eliot Schrefer, Dashka Slater, Sherri L. Smith, Laurel Snyder

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-Genre
    Residency: Low
    Incoming Class Size: 15
    Deadline: 9/1/24

  • Hollins University

    MFA Program
    Roanoke, VA
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: T.J. Anderson, 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: 1/6/25

  • Hunter College

    MFA Program
    New York, NY
    Core Faculty Includes:

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

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 18
    Deadline: 2/1/25

  • Indiana University

    MFA Program
    Bloomington, IN
    Core Faculty Includes:

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

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 7
    Deadline: 1/2/25

  • Institute of American Indian Arts MFA in Creative Writing

    MFA Program
    Santa Fe, NM
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Esther Belin, Sherwin Bitsui, Abigail Chabitnoy, Joan Naviyuk Kane, Layli Long Soldier
    Fiction: Ramona Ausubel, Kelli Jo Ford, Brandon Hobson, Pam Houston, Chip Livingston, Tommy Orange, Jamie Figueroa
    Nonfiction: Kimberly Blaeser, Danielle Geller, Raquel Gutierrez, Toni Jensen, Deborah Taffa
    Screenwriting: Zayre Ferrer, Geoff Harris, Brooke Swaney Pepion

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Low
    Incoming Class Size: 21
    Deadline: 2/1/25

  • Iowa State University

    MFA Program
    Ames, IA
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Debra Marquart, Charissa Menefee, K. L. Cook
    Fiction: K. L. Cook, Christiana Langenberg, 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: 1/5/25

  • 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: 12/15/24

  • Kingston University

    MFA Program
    London, England
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Steven J. Fowler
    Fiction: Diran Adebayo, Adam Baron, Meg Jensen, James Miller, Wendy Vaizey
    Nonfiction: Meg Jensen, Wendy Vaizey

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Full, Low
    Incoming Class Size: 5-15
    Deadline: 8/31/24

  • Lasell University’s Solstice MFA in Creative Writing Program

    MFA Program
    Newton, MA
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Kathleen Aguero, Jose Angel Araguz, F. Douglas Brown, Nicole Terez Dutton, Ethan Gilsdorf, Jennifer Jean, Iain Haley Pollock
    Fiction: Venise Berry, Gina Chung, Steven Huff, Laura Williams McCaffrey, Jennifer Murvin, Sandra Scofield, 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, David Yoo 
    Comics & Graphic Narratives: Jennifer Murvin, Josh Neufeld

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Low
    Incoming Class Size: 5-10
    Deadline: 11/11/24

  • 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

  • Lesley University

    MFA Program
    Cambridge, MA
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Erin Belieu, Steven Cramer, Kevin Prufer
    Fiction: Tony Eprile, Laurie Foos, Rachel Kadish, Hester Kaplan, Michael Lowenthal
    Graphic Novel & Comics: John Rozum, Carl Antonowicz, Pamela Petro
    Nonfiction: Cindy House, Rachel Manley, Kyoko Mori, Pamela Petro, Janet Pocorobba
    Stage and Screen: Jami Brandli, Barry Brodsky, Ellen Lewis, Cassie Seinuk, Sinan Unel
    Young People Writing: Tracey Baptiste, Sara Farizan, Michelle Knudsen, Chris Lynch, Cynthia Platt, Jason Reynolds, Sara Zarr

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Low
    Incoming Class Size: 25
    Deadline: 11/15/24

  • Lindenwood University

    MFA Program
    St. Charles, MO
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Tony D’Souza, Anothai Kaewkaen, Lisa Haag Kang, Nicole McInnes, Beth Mead,
    Gillian Parrish, 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: 4
    Deadline: 12/14/24

  • Long Island University

    MFA Program
    Brooklyn, NY
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Fiction: Robin Hemley, Chantelle Aimée Osman
    Nonfiction: Robin Hemley, Caitlin Leffel
    Translation: Gregory Racz
    Publishing: Caitlin Leffel, Chantelle Aimée Osman

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation, Cross-Genre
    Residency: Full, Online
    Incoming Class Size: 10
    Deadline: 2/1/25

  • Louisiana State University

    MFA Program
    Baton Rouge, LA
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Lara Glenum, Ariel Francisco
    Fiction: Jennifer S. Davis, Maurice Ruffin
    Nonfiction: Joshua Wheeler
    Screenwriting and New Media: Jason Buch, Zachary Godshall, Mari Kornhauser

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 6–8
    Deadline: 1/15/25

  • Manhattanville University

    MFA Program
    Purchase, NY
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Jennifer Franklin, Mark Nowak, Iain Haley Pollock
    Fiction: Jeff Bens
    Nonfiction: Rahla Xenopoulos 
    Dramatic Writing: 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: 5–8
    Deadline: 2/21/25

  • Miami University

    MFA Program
    Oxford, OH
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Keith Tuma, Cathy Wagner, Lizzie Hutton, Emily Spencer
    Fiction and Creative Nonfiction: TaraShea Nesbitt, Brian Ascalon Roley, Joseph Bates, Margaret Luongo

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 14
    Deadline: 12/15/24

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