MFA Programs Contact Form
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.
-
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Lucy English, Tim Liardet, John Strachan, Samantha Walton, Gerard Woodward
Fiction: Gavin James Bower, Celia Brayfield, Alexia Casale, Anne-Marie Crowhurst, Lucy English, Nathan Filer, Aminatta Forna, Philip Hensher, Steve Hollyman, Emma Hooper, Claire Kendal, Natasha Pulley, Kate Pullinger, Gerard Woodward
Nonfiction: Celia Brayfield, Lily Dunn, Richard Kerridge
Scriptwriting: Robin MukherjeeGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: VariesDeadline: Rolling Admissions -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Tina Chang, Joseph Weil
Fiction: Amir Ahmdi Arian, Thomas Glave, Claire Luchette, Liz Rosenberg, Jaimee Wriston-Colbert, Alexi Zentner
Nonfiction: Amir Ahmdi Arian, Leslie L. HeywoodGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 2-5Deadline: 1/27/26 -
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 WinegardnerGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 20-25 (MFA & PhD combined)Deadline: 1/15/26 -
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: 4-10Deadline: 2/15/26 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Oliver Langmead, Eoghan Walls, Michelene Wandor
Prose: Jenn Ashworth, Elen Caldecott, Ines Gregori Labarta, Zoe Lambert, Oliver Langmead, 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, Casey Plett
Nonfiction: Eric LeMayGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 3Deadline: 2/1/26 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Stephanie Choi, Lisa Lewis
Fiction: Dinah Cox, Gene Kwak, Aimee Parkison
Nonfiction: Sarah Beth ChildersGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 10Deadline: 1/5/26 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Fiction / Creative Nonfiction / Cross-Genre: Aashish Kaul, Edward Schwarzschild, Lynne Tillman
Genre: Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-GenreResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 6-8Deadline: 1/15/26 -
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: 1/1/26 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Graham Foust, Bin Ramke, Jennifer Soong
Prose: Patrick Cottrell, A. Raphael Johnson, Poupeh Missaghi, Joanna Howard (Director)Genre: Poetry, FictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 6-8Deadline: 12/15/25 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Erin Belieu, Nick Flynn, francine j. harris, Kevin Prufer, Martha Serpas, Roberto Tejada, Hayan Charara (visiting)
Fiction: Robert Boswell, Chitra Divakaruni, Antonya Nelson, Alexander Parsons, Peter Turchi, Hayan Charara (visiting)
Nonfiction: Nick Flynn, Peter TurchiGenre: Poetry, FictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 6-8Deadline: 1/15/26 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Daniel Borzutzky, Christina Pugh, Luis Urrea
Fiction: Christopher Grimes, Mary Anne Mohanraj, Luis Urrea
Nonfiction: Mary Anne Mohanraj, Luis UrreaGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 6-10Deadline: 12/15/25 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Fiction: Laura Moriarty, Silvia Park
Playwriting: Darren CanadyGenre: FictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 0-3Deadline: 1/5/26 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Aliki Barnstone, Gabriel Fried
Fiction: Trudy Lewis, Speer Morgan, Phong Nguyen
Nonfiction: Donald QuistGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-GenreResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 5-7Deadline: 1/1/26 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: James Brunton, Saddiq Dzukogi, Hope Wabuke, Stacey Waite
Prose: Joy Castro, Timothy Schaffert, Pascha Sotolongo StevensonGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 6-8Deadline: 12/1/25 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Wendy Chen, Claudia Keelan
Fiction: Maile Chapman, Douglas Unger
Literary Nonfiction: Roberto Lovato, David J. MorrisGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 2Deadline: 1/15/26 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Jehanne Dubrow, Tarfia Faizullah, Corey Marks,
Fiction: Daniel Peña, Miroslav Penkov, John Tait
Nonfiction: Kimberly GreyGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 7-10Deadline: 1/1/26 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Christian Campbell, Anna Journey, Robin Coste Lewis, Susan McCabe, David St. John
Fiction: Aimee Bender, Percival Everett, Dana Johnson, Danzy Senna
Nonfiction: Maggie Nelson, David TreuerGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 8-10Deadline: 12/1/25 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Michael Aderibigbe, Angela Ball
Fiction: J. A. Bernstein, Olivia Clare FriedmanGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-GenreResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 3-4Deadline: 2/10/26 -
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: 12/1/25 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Katharine Coles, Jacqueline Osherow, Paisley Rekdal
Fiction: Lindsey Drager, Michael Mejia, Rone Shavers
Creative Nonfiction: Katharine Coles, Michael Mejia, Paisley Rekdal, Rone ShaversGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 6-8Deadline: 12/15/25 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Rebecca Dunham, Derrick Harriell
Fiction: Katharine Beutner, Liam Callanan, Valerie LakenGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-GenreResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 8-10 (MA and PhD students combined)Deadline: 12/15/25 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Alen Hamza, Shonda Buchanan, Richard Katrovas
Fiction: Richard Katrovas, Thisbe Nissen
Playwriting: Steve Feffer
Nonfiction: Shonda Buchanan, Richard KatrovasGenre: Poetry, FictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 4-10Deadline: 1/15/26