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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: Steven J. Fowler
Fiction: Diran Adebayo, Adam Baron, Meg Jensen, James Miller, Wendy Vaizey
Nonfiction: Meg Jensen, Wendy VaizeyGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: Full, LowIncoming Class Size: 12Deadline: 8/31/23 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Steven J. Fowler
Fiction: Diran Adebayo, Adam Baron, Meg Jensen, James Miller, Wendy Vaizey
Nonfiction: Meg Jensen, Wendy VaizeyGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: Full, LowIncoming Class Size: 5-15Deadline: 8/31/23 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Sarah Corbett, Jane Draycott, Paul Farley, Oliver Langmead, Conor O’Callaghan, Eoghan Walls, Michelene Wandor
Prose: Jenn Ashworth, Elen Caldecott, Zoe Lambert, Oliver Landmead, 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: Sarah Corbett, Jane Draycott, Paul Farley, Oliver Langmead, Conor O’Callaghan, Eoghan Walls, Michelene Wandor
Prose: Jenn Ashworth, Elen Caldecott, Zoe Lambert, Oliver Langmead, Okey Nzelu, Michelene Wandor
Scriptwriting: Tajinder Singh HayerGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: Full, OnlineIncoming Class Size: 10-35Deadline: Rolling Admissions -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Kathleen Aguero, Jose Angel Araguz, Laure-Anne Bosselaar, Nicole Terez Dutton, Iain Haley Pollock
Fiction: Venise Berry, Steven Huff, Sandra Scofield, Sterling Watson
Creative Nonfiction: Amy Hoffman, Randall Horton, Anne-Marie Oomen
Writing for Young People: Brendan Kiely, Laura Williams McCaffrey, David Yoo
Comics & Graphic Narratives: Josh NeufeldGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: LowIncoming Class Size: 5-10Deadline: 11/13/23 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Laura Hope-Gill
Fiction: Dale Bailey
Nonfiction: Laura Hope-Gill
Narrative Healthcare: Laura Hope-Gill
Screenwriting: Josh StolbergVisiting faculty includes: Luke Hankins, Jasmin Pittman Morrell, Dale Neal, Jamieson Ridenhour, and Jacinda Townsend.
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: Full, OnlineIncoming Class Size: 7Deadline: Rolling Admissions -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Erin Belieu, Steven Cramer, Joan Houlihan, Adrian Matejka, Kevin Prufer
Fiction: Tony Eprile, Laurie Foos, Rachel Kadish, Hester Kaplan, Michael Lowenthal, A. J. Verdelle
Graphic Novel & Comics: John Rozum, Carl Antonowicz, Pamela Petro
Nonfiction: Cindy House, Rachel Manley, Kyoko Mori, Pamela Petro, Janet Pocorobba
Stage and Screen: Jami Brandli, Barry Brodsky, Ellen Lewis, Cassie Seinuk, Sinan Unel
Young People Writing: Tracey Baptiste, Sara Farizan, Michelle Knudsen, Chris Lynch, Cynthia Platt, Jason Reynolds, Sara ZarrGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: LowIncoming Class Size: 16Deadline: 11/15/23 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Tony D’Souza, Anothai Kaewkaen, Lisa Haag Kang, Nicole McInnes, Beth Mead,
Gillian Parrish, Kali VanBaale, Zachary Tyler Vickers, Shana YoungdahlGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: OnlineIncoming Class Size: 40Deadline: Rolling Admissions -
Core Faculty Includes:
Chris Abani, Daisy Hernández, Juan Martinez, Sarah Schulman, Charif Shanahan, Natasha Trethewey
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 4-6Deadline: 12/14/23 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Fiction: Robin Hemley, Tim Horvath, Chantelle Aimée Osman
Nonfiction: Robin Hemley, Caitlin Leffel
Translation: Gregory Racz
Publishing: Caitlin Leffel, Chantelle Aimée OsmanGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation, Cross-GenreResidency: Full, OnlineIncoming Class Size: 10Deadline: 2/1/24 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Lara Glenum, Ariel Francisco
Fiction: Jennifer S. Davis, Maurice Ruffin
Nonfiction: Joshua Wheeler
Screenwriting and New Media: Jason Buch, Zachary Godshall, Mari KornhauserGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 6–8Deadline: 1/15/24 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Mark Nowak, Iain Haley Pollock
Fiction: Jeff Bens
Nonfiction: Lorraine Fontanes
Dramatic Writing: Sharbari AhmedGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-GenreResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 8–10Deadline: Rolling Admissions -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Michael Robins, Kevin Thomason
Fiction: Vallie Lynn Watson, Michael HornerGenre: Poetry, FictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 5–8Deadline: 2/21/24 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Keith Tuma, Cathy Wagner, Lizzie Hutton, Emily Spencer
Fiction and Creative Nonfiction: TaraShea Nesbitt, Brian Roley, Joseph Bates, Margaret LuongoGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 14Deadline: 12/15/23 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Michael Torres, Gwen Westerman
Fiction: Robin Becker, Geoff Herbach, Chris McCormick
Nonfiction: Rachael Hanel, Michael TorresGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 14Deadline: 2/1/24 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Kendall Dunkelberg, T. K. Lee, L. Lamar Wilson
Fiction: Paulette Boudreaux, Suzanne Jamir, Mary Miller, Brandy T. Wilson
Nonfiction: Ellen Ann Fentress, Suzanne Jamir, Mary Miller, Brandy T. Wilson
Translation: Kendall Dunkelberg
Playwriting: T. K. LeeGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation, Cross-GenreResidency: LowIncoming Class Size: 10-15 per yearDeadline: 3/1/24 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Mihaela Moscaliuc
Fiction: Alex Gilvarry, Alena Graedon, Kenneth Womack
Nonfiction: Mary Kate AzcuyGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-GenreResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 8Deadline: Rolling Admissions -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Thomas Cook, JoAnna Novak, Johnny Payne
Fiction: Juana Moriel, JoAnna Novak, Johnny Payne
Nonfiction: Juana Moriel
Screenwriting: Brian McAuley, Alaric Rocha
Writing for Media: Jehnovah Carlisle, Brian McAuley, Bradley Minnick, Alaric RochaGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: Low, OnlineIncoming Class Size: 20Deadline: Rolling Admissions -
Core Faculty Includes:
Fiction: Marcus Burke, Halle Butler, Rachel B. Glaser, Hermione Hoby, Johanna Knowles, Andrew Martin, Benjamin Nugent, Tracy O’Neill, Rebecca Schiff, Katherine Towler, Adam Wilson
Nonfiction: Amy Irvine, Nadia Owusu, Justin TaylorGenre: Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: LowIncoming Class Size: 15 per cohortDeadline: 10/30/23 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Amy Bobeda, Valerie Hsiung, Jeffrey Pethybridge, Michelle Naka Pierce, Andrew Schelling, Anne Waldman
Genre: Not Genre-SpecificResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 12-18Deadline: 2/2/24 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Valerie Hsiung, Jeffrey Pethybridge, Michelle Naka Pierce, Andrew Schelling, Anne Waldman
Guest Faculty Includes: Cindy Arrieu-King, Caren Beilin, Jenny Boully, Tom Comitta, Veronica Corpuz, Johannes Goransson, Brandon Shimoda
Genre: Not Genre-SpecificResidency: LowIncoming Class Size: 5-15 each yearDeadline: Rolling Admissions -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Paige Ackerson-Kiely, Chen Chen, Anaïs Duplan, Jennifer Militello, Andrew Morgan, Allison Titus
Fiction: Tara Ison, Leah Johnson, Anna Qu, David Ryan, Allison Titus
Nonfiction: Anaïs Duplan, Tara Ison, Jennifer Militello, Anna Qu, David Ryan
Writing for Stage and Screen: Tara Ison, David RyanRecent visiting writers include Alysia Abbott, Rosebud Ben-Oni, Lillian-Yvonne Bertram, Jericho Brown, Andre Dubus III, Vievee Francis, Linda Gregerson, Carmen Maria Machado, Vijay Seshadri, and Ocean Vuong.
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-GenreResidency: LowIncoming Class Size: 15-20 each yearDeadline: 12/1/23 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Aldo Amparán (Visiting), Richard Greenfield, Connie Voisine
Fiction: Rus Bradburd, Brandon Hobson, Phillip Hurst (Visiting)Genre: Poetry, FictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 6-8Deadline: 2/1/24 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Catherine Barnett, Terrance Hayes, Deborah Landau, Sharon Olds, Claudia Rankine, Matthew Rohrer, Ocean Vuong
Fiction: Jeffrey Eugenides, Jonathan Safran Foer, Garth Greenwell, Uzodinma Iweala, Katie Kitamura, Hari Kunzru, Jonas Hassen Khemiri, Raven Leilani, Joyce Carol Oates, Darin Strauss, Brandon Taylor
Creative Nonfiction: Uzodinma Iweala, Hari Kunzru, Parul Sehgal, Jonathan Safran Foer, Darin Strauss
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 50-60Deadline: 12/18/23 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Catherine Barnett, Ken Chen, Deborah Landau, Robin Coste Lewis, Meghan O’Rourke, Matthew Rohrer, Nicole Sealey
Fiction: Nathan Englander, Katie Kitamura, Jonas Hassen Khemiri, Hari Kunzru, Uzodinma Iweala, Raven Leilani, Leigh Newman, Darin Strauss, Brandon Taylor
Creative Nonfiction: Ken Chen, Uzodinma Iweala, Hari Kunzru, Meghan O’Rourke, Darin Strauss
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: LowIncoming Class Size: 10-20Deadline: 9/1/23