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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, John Strachan, Samantha Walton, Gerard Woodward
Fiction: Gavin James Bower, Celia Brayfield, Alexia Casale, Lucy English, Nathan Filer, Aminatta Forna, Maggie Gee, Samantha Harvey, Philip Hensher, Steve Hollyman, Emma Hooper, Claire Kendal, Kate Pullinger, C.J. Skuse, Gerard Woodward
Nonfiction: Celia Brayfield, Richard Kerridge, Stephen Moss
Scriptwriting: Robin MukherjeeGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: VariesDeadline: Rolling Admissions -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Tina Chang, Leslie L. Heywood, Joseph Weil
Fiction: Thomas Glave, Liz Rosenberg, Jaimee Wriston-Colbert, Alexi Zentner
Nonfiction: Leslie L. HeywoodGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 3-5Deadline: 1/27/23 -
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, 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: 20-25 (MFA & PhD combined)Deadline: 1/15/23 -
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: 2/5/23 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Sarah Corbett, Jane Draycott, Paul Farley, Conor O’Callaghan, Eoghan Walls, Michelene Wandor
Prose: Jenn Ashworth, Elen Caldecott, Zoe Lambert, Sara Maitland, Okey Nzelu, Michelene Wandor
Scriptwriting: Tajinder Singh HayerGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: Full, OnlineIncoming Class Size: 20Deadline: Rolling Admissions -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Mark Halliday
Fiction: Patrick O’Keeffe
Nonfiction: Eric LeMayGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 3Deadline: 2/1/23 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Janine Joseph, Lisa Lewis
Fiction: Dinah Cox, Aimee Parkison
Nonfiction: Sarah Beth ChildersGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 5Deadline: 1/5/23 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Fiction: Aashish Kaul, Edward Schwarzschild, Lynne Tillman
Genre: Fiction, Cross-GenreResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 6-8Deadline: 1/15/23 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: 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: 1/6/23 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Graham Foust, Bin Ramke
Prose: Patrick Cottrell, Poupeh Missaghi, Selah Saterstrom, Joanna Howard (Director)Genre: Poetry, FictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 6-8Deadline: 12/17/22 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Erin Belieu, Nick Flynn, francine j. harris, Kevin Prufer, Martha Serpas, Roberto Tejada
Fiction: Robert Boswell, Audrey Colombe, Chitra Divakaruni, Antonya Nelson, Alexander Parsons, Brenda Peynado, Peter Turchi
Nonfiction: Nick Flynn, Peter TurchiGenre: Poetry, FictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 8Deadline: 1/15/23 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Jennifer Ashton, 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: 12/15/22 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Joe Harrington, Megan Kaminski
Fiction: Kij Johnson, Laura Moriarty
Playwriting: Darren CanadyGenre: Poetry, FictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 4-9Deadline: 1/5/23 -
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: 4-5Deadline: 1/1/23 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Stephen Behrendt, Kwame Dawes, Hope Wabuke, Stacey Waite
Prose: Jonis Agee, Joy Castro, Amelia María de la Luz Montes, Chigozie Obioma, Timothy SchaffertGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 6-8Deadline: 12/1/22 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Claudia Keelan, Donald Revell
Fiction: Maile Chapman, Douglas Unger
Literary Nonfiction: Robert Lovato, David MorrisGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 2Deadline: 1/15/23 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Jehanne Dubrow, Corey Marks, Bruce Bond (Professor Emeritus)
Fiction: Daniel Peña, Miroslav Penkov, John Tait
Nonfiction: Jill Talbot, Sarah PerryGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 7-10Deadline: 1/1/23 -
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
Nonfiction: Geoff Dyer, Maggie Nelson, Danzy Senna, David TreuerGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 8-12Deadline: 12/1/22 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Michael Aderibigbe, Angela Ball, Olivia Clare Friedman, Adam Clay
Fiction: J. A. Bernstein, Olivia Clare FriedmanGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-GenreResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 10-12Deadline: 2/1/23 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Cornelius Eady, Iliana Rocha
Fiction: Margaret Lazarus Dean, Christopher Hebert, Michael Knight
Nonfiction: Margaret Lazarus DeanGenre: Poetry, FictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 2Deadline: 12/1/22 -
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: 6-8Deadline: 12/15/22 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Brenda Cárdenas, Rebecca Dunham
Fiction: Liam Callanan, Valerie LakenGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-GenreResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 8-10 (MA and PhD students combined)Deadline: 12/15/22 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Alen Hamza, Richard Katrovas
Fiction: Richard Katrovas, Thisbe Nissen
Playwriting: Steve FefferGenre: Poetry, FictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 4-10Deadline: 1/10/23