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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: Lucy English, Carrie Etter, Tim Liardet, Steve May, Gerard Woodward
Fiction: Celia Brayfield, Lucy English, Carrie Etter, Julia Green, Tessa Hadley, Steve May, Jonathan Neale, Mimi Thebo, Steve Voake, Tricia Wastvedt, Gerard Woodward
Nonfiction: Celia Brayfield, Paul Evans,Richard Kerridge, Jonathan Neale
Drama: Steve May, Jonathan NealeGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 70Deadline: Rolling Admissions -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Alice Fulton, Ishion Hutchinson, Joanie Mackowski, Robert Ray Morgan, Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon
Fiction: John Robert Lennon, Ernesto Quiñonez, Stephanie Vaughn, Helena Maria ViramontesGenre: Poetry, FictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 10Deadline: 12/15/17 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Erin Belieu, Barbara Hamby, James Kimbrell, David Kirby, Virgil Suarez
Fiction: Robert Olen Butler, Ravi Howard, Bob Shacochis, Elizabeth Stuckey-French, Mark Winegardner
Nonfiction: Skip Horack, Ravi Howard, Diane Roberts, Bob Shacochis, Mark WinegardnerGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 8–12Deadline: 12/15/18 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: David Bottoms, Beth Gylys, Leon Stokesbury
Fiction: John Holman, Sheri Joseph, Josh RussellGenre: Poetry, FictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 10–15 (MFA, MA, PhD combined)Deadline: 2/15/18 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Sarah Corbett, Jane Draycott, Paul Farley, Brian McCabe, Graham Mort, Conor O'Callaghan, Tom Pow, Eoghan Walls, Michelene Wandor
Fiction: Jenn Ashworth, George Green, Zoe Lambert, Sara Maitland, Brian McCabe, Graham Mort, Michelene WandorGenre: Poetry, FictionResidency: Full, OnlineIncoming Class Size: 20Deadline: Rolling Admissions -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Sarah Corbett, Jane Draycott, Paul Farley, Brian McCabe, Graham Mort, Conor O'Callaghan, Tom Pow, Eoghan Walls, Michelene Wandor
Fiction: Jenn Ashworth, George Green, Zoe Lambert, Sara Maitland, Brian McCabe, Graham Mort, Michelene WandorGenre: Poetry, FictionResidency: Full, OnlineIncoming Class Size: 20Deadline: Rolling Admissions -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Mark Halliday, J. Allyn Rosser, Bianca Lynne Spriggs
Fiction: Joan Connor, Patrick O’Keeffe
Nonfiction: Eric LeMay, Dinty W. MooreGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 30Deadline: 1/15/18 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Janine Joseph, Lisa Lewis
Fiction: Dinah Cox, Toni Graham, Aimee Parkison
Nonfiction: Sarah Beth ChildersGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 5Deadline: 3/1/18 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: James Cummins, John Drury, Rebecca Lindenberg
Fiction: Chris Bachelder, Michael Griffith, Leah Stewart
Nonfiction: Kristen IversenGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 7-9Deadline: 1/15/18 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Nick Flynn, Tony Hoagland, Kevin Prufer, Martha Serpas, Roberto Tejada
Fiction: Robert Boswell, Audrey Colombe, Chitra Divakaruni, Matthew Johnson, Antonya Nelson, Alexander Parsons, Peter Turchi
Nonfiction: Audrey Colombe, Peter TurchiGenre: Poetry, FictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 6-8Deadline: 1/2/18 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Christina Pugh, Roger Reeves, Luis Urrea, Anne Winters
Fiction: Christopher Grimes, Cris Mazza, Anne Mary Mohanraj, Luis Urrea, Eugene Wildman
Nonfiction: Anne Mary Mohanraj, Luis UrreaGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 6-10Deadline: 12/15/17 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Aliki Barnstone, Scott Cairns, Sw. Anand Prahlad
Fiction: Trudy Lewis, Speer Morgan
Nonfiction: Julija ŠukysGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 39 (MA and PhD students combined)Deadline: 1/1/18 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Grace Bauer, 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: 12/4/17 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Claudia Keelan, Donald Revell
Fiction: Maile Chapman, Douglas Unger
Literary Nonfiction: David Morris, José OrduñaGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 9Deadline: 1/15/18 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Bruce Bond, Jehanne Dubrow, Corey Marks
Fiction: Ian McGuire, Miroslav Penkov, Barbara Rodman, John Tait
Nonfiction: Bonnie Friedman, Jill TalbotGenre: Not Genre-Specific, Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 45 (MA and PhD students combined)Deadline: 1/1/18 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Mark Irwin, Anna Journey, Susan McCabe, Carol Muske-Dukes, David St. John
Fiction: Aimee Bender, Percival Everett, Dana Johnson, Viet Thanh Nguyen, Marianne Wiggins
Nonfiction: Geoff Dyer, Maggie Nelson, Danzy Senna, David TreuerGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 9-12Deadline: 12/1/17 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Joy Harjo, Marilyn Kallet, Arthur Smith
Fiction: Margaret Lazarus Dean, Christopher Hebert, Michael Knight
Nonfiction: Margaret Lazarus DeanGenre: Poetry, FictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 10Deadline: 12/1/17 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Katharine Coles, Jacqueline Osherow, Paisley Rekdal
Fiction: Katharine Coles, Michael Mejia, Lance Olsen, Paisley Rekdal, Melanie ThonGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 10-12Deadline: 12/15/17 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Kimberly Blaeser, Brenda Cárdenas, Rebecca Dunham, Maurice Kilwein-Guevara
Fiction: Liam Callanan, George Clark, Maurice Kilwein-Guevara, Valerie LakenGenre: Not Genre-Specific, Poetry, FictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 40-50 (MA and PhD students combined)Deadline: 12/15/17 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Nancy Eimers, Richard Katrovas, William Olsen
Fiction: Richard Katrovas, Thisbe Nissen
Nonfiction: Richard Katrovas
Playwriting: Steve FefferGenre: Poetry, FictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 2-6Deadline: 1/10/18