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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, Lucy Christopher, Lucy English, Nathan Filer, Aminatta Forna, Maggie Gee, Samantha Harvey, Philip Hensher, Steve Hollyman, Emma Hopper, Claire Kendal, Jo Nadin, Kate Pullinger, C.J. Skuse, Steve Voake, Fay Weldon, Gerard Woodward
Nonfiction: Celia Brayfield, Elaine Glaser, Richard Kerridge, Stephen Moss, Katharine Reeve
Scriptwriting: Sharon Clark, Susan McMillan, 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, 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, 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: 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, Bianca Lynne Spriggs
Fiction: Patrick O’Keeffe
Nonfiction: Eric LeMayGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 3Deadline: 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: 1/5/21 -
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: Erin Belieu, 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: 1/15/21 -
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: 12/31/20 -
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: Angela Ball, Olivia Clare, Adam Clay
Fiction: J. A. Bernstein, Olivia ClareGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-GenreResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 10-12Deadline: 2/1/21 -
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