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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, 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: 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: 9Deadline: 1/27/21 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Barbara Hamby, James Kimbrell, David Kirby, Virgil Suarez
Fiction: Robert Olen Butler, Barbara Hamby, Skip Horack, 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: 8–12 (MFA & PhD combined)Deadline: 1/15/21 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Danielle Cadena Deulen, Beth Gylys
Fiction: John Holman, Sheri Joseph, Josh Russell
Nonfiction: Danielle Cadena DeulenGenre: Poetry, FictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 10-15 (MFA & PhD combined)Deadline: 2/5/21 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Sarah Corbett, Jane Draycott, Paul Farley, Brian McCabe, Graham Mort, Conor O’Callaghan, Tom Pow, Eoghan Walls, Michelene Wandor
Prose: Jenn Ashworth, George Green, Zoe Lambert, Sara Maitland, Brian McCabe, Graham Mort, Michelene Wandor
Scriptwriting: Tajinder Singh HayerGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: Full, OnlineIncoming Class Size: 20Deadline: Rolling Admissions -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Mark Halliday, J. Allyn Rosser, Bianca Lynne Spriggs
Fiction: Patrick O’Keeffe
Nonfiction: Eric LeMayGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 30Deadline: 1/15/21 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Janine Joseph, Lisa Lewis
Fiction: Dinah Cox, Nahal Suzanne Jamir, Aimee Parkison
Nonfiction: Sarah Beth ChildersGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 10Deadline: 1/5/20 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Fiction: Aashish Kaul, Edward Schwarzschild, Lynne Tillman
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Cross-GenreResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 6-8Deadline: 1/15/21 -
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: 7-9Deadline: 1/15/21 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Nick Flynn, francine j. harris, Kevin Prufer, Martha Serpas, Roberto Tejada
Fiction: Robert Boswell, Audrey Colombe, Chitra Divakaruni, Antonya Nelson, Alexander Parsons, Peter Turchi
Nonfiction: Nick Flynn, Peter TurchiGenre: Poetry, FictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 6-8Deadline: 1/2/20 -
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: 6-10Deadline: 12/15/20 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Joe Harrington, Megan Kaminski
Fiction: Kij Johnson, Laura Moriarty
Playwriting: Darren CanadyGenre: Poetry, FictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 4-9Deadline: 12/31/19 -
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: 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: Claudia Keelan, Donald Revell
Fiction: Maile Chapman, Douglas Unger
Literary Nonfiction: David Morris, José OrduñaGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 2Deadline: 1/15/21 -
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: Mark Irwin, Anna Journey, Robin Coste Lewis, 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: 12/1/20 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Iliana Rocha, Rebecca Gayle Howell (Visiting Poet)
Fiction: Margaret Lazarus Dean, Christopher Hebert, Michael Knight
Nonfiction: Margaret Lazarus DeanGenre: Poetry, FictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 2Deadline: 12/1/20 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Katharine Coles, Jacqueline Osherow, Paisley Rekdal
Fiction: Lindsey Drager, Michael Mejia, Lance Olsen
Creative Nonfiction: Katharine Coles, Michael Mejia, Lance Olsen, Paisley RekdalGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 10-12Deadline: 12/15/20 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Brenda Cárdenas, Rebecca Dunham, Mauricio Kilwein Guevara
Fiction: Liam Callanan, Mauricio Kilwein Guevara, Valerie LakenGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-GenreResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 8-10 (MA and PhD students combined)Deadline: 12/15/20 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Richard Katrovas
Fiction: Richard Katrovas, Thisbe Nissen
Playwriting: Steve FefferGenre: Poetry, FictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 2-6Deadline: 1/10/21