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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:
Fiction: Sybil Baker, Evan Fallenberg, Robin Hemley, Tabish Khair, James Scudamore, Ira Sukrungruang, Madeleine Thien, Xu Xi
Nonfiction: Sybil Baker, Robin Hemley, Tabish Khair, Ira Sukrungruang, Xu Xi
Literary Translation: Evan Fallenberg, Jason Grunebaum, Mark PolizzottiGenre: Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: LowIncoming Class Size: 10-15 per cohort each semesterDeadline: 12/1/19 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Ralph Angel, Mark Cox, Matthew Dickman, Richard Jackson, Parneshia Jones, Tomás Q. Morín, Natasha Sajé, Betsy Sholl, Leslie Ullman, Nance Van Winckel, David Wojahn
Fiction: Trinie Dalton, Connie May Fowler, Abby Frucht, Douglas Glover, David Jauss, Ellen Lesser, Brian Leung, Bret Lott, Richard McCann, Clint McCown, Adam McOmber, Hasanthika Sirisena, Nance Van Winckel, Robert Vivian, Xu Xi
Creative Nonfiction: Harrison Candelaria Fletcher, Connie May Fowler, Douglas Glover, Barbara Hurd, Bret Lott, Patrick Madden, Richard McCann, Sue William Silverman, Robert VivianGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: LowIncoming Class Size: 25-30 per semesterDeadline: 10/1/19 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Rita Banerjee (Director), Justin Bigos
Fiction: Trinie Dalton, Miciah Bay Gault, Erin Stalcup
Creative Nonfiction: Trinie Dalton, Jericho Parms, Sean PrentissVisiting Faculty (poetry, prose, screenwriting, publishing): Ibrahim Ahmad, Lesley Nneka Arimah, Frances Cannon, Caitlin Leffel, Tim Kirkman, Kelly McMahon, Elissa Schappell, James Scott, David Shields, Rob Spillman, Bianca Stone, Janaka Stucky
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-GenreResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 10-20 per cohortDeadline: Rolling Admissions -
Core Faculty Includes:
William Alexander, Tom Birdseye, Martha Brockenbrough, Alan Cumyn, David Macinnis Gill, Corey Ann Haydu, Louise Hawes, Varian Johnson, A.S. King, Uma Krishnaswami, Jane Kurtz, Martine Leavitt, Anna-Marie McLemore, Kekla Magoon, Cori McCarthy, An Na, Mary Quattlebaum, Sara Ryan, Liz Garton Scanlon, Cynthia Leitich Smith, Nova Ren Suma, Shelley Tanaka, Linda Urban, Jennifer Ziegler
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: LowIncoming Class Size: 18-25Deadline: 10/15/19 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Gregory Donovan, Kathleen Graber, David Wojahn
Fiction: Gretchen Comba, Clint McCown, Katy Resch George
Nonfiction: Sonja Livingston, Jessica NelsonGenre: Poetry, FictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 8Deadline: 1/15/21 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Nikki Giovanni, Jeffrey Mann, Erika Meitner, Carmen Giménez Smith
Fiction: Edward Falco, Evan Lavender-Smith, Lucinda Roy, Matthew VollmerGenre: Poetry, FictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 7-9Deadline: 1/8/21 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Kaveh Akbar, Debra Allbery, Marianne Boruch, Gabrielle Calvocoressi, Daisy Fried, Brooks Haxton, Rodney Jones, A. Van Jordan, Sally Keith, Christine Kitano, Dana Levin, Sandra Lim, James Longenbach, Maurice Manning, Heather McHugh, Matthew Olzmann, Martha Rhodes, Alan Shapiro, Solmaz Sharif, Mary Szybist, Dan Tobin, Ellen Bryant Voigt, Connie Voisine, Alan Williamson, Eleanor Wilner, Monica Youn, C. Dale Young
Fiction: Lesley Nneke Arimah, Dean Bakopoulos, Robert Boswell, Liam Callanan, Maud Casey, Christopher Castellani, Lan Samantha Chang, Sonya Chung, Angela Flournoy, Jeremy Gavron, Lauren Groff, David Haynes, T. Geronimo Johnson, Nina McConigley, Ana Menendez, Antonya Nelson, Alix Ohlin, Peter Orner, Michael Parker, Kirstin Valdez Quade, Robin Romm, David Shields, Joan Silber, Marisa Silver, Dominic Smith, Debra Spark, Peter Turchi, Laura van den Berg
Genre: Poetry, FictionResidency: LowIncoming Class Size: 15 each semesterDeadline: 9/1/20 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Mary Jo Bang, Carl Phillips
Fiction: Kathryn Davis, Danielle Dutton, Marshall Klimasewiski
Nonfiction: Kathleen Finneran, Edward McPhersonGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 15Deadline: 12/15/20 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Jenny Johnson, Mary Ann Samyn
Fiction: Mark Brazaitis, Jowhor Ile, Glenn Taylor
Nonfiction: Christa ParravaniGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 8-10Deadline: 1/15/21 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Mark DeFoe, Devon McNamara, Doug Van Gundy
Fiction: Richard Schmitt, Jon Corcoran
Nonfiction: M. Randall O’Wain, Eric WaggonerGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: LowIncoming Class Size: 20Deadline: 10/1/19 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Aaron A. Abeyta, Tyson Hausdoerffer, Julie Kane
Genre Fiction: Carlos Hernandez, Nalo Hopkinson, Kat Howard, Candace Nadon, Rick Wilbur, Fran Wilde
Screenwriting: Trai Cartwright, JS Mayank
Nature Writing: Molly Murfee, Laura Pritchett, Ana Maria Spagna
Publishing: Kevin J. Anderson, Allyson LongueiraGenre: Poetry, FictionResidency: LowIncoming Class Size: 25-30Deadline: Rolling Admissions -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Joe Ahearn, Brian Clements, Sean Thomas Dougherty, Kateri Kosek
Fiction: Sandra Rodriguez Barron, Jane Cleland, Oscar De Los Santos, Gwen Jones, Sarah Darer Littman, John Roche, Don Snyder
Nonfiction: Anthony D’Aries, Leah Carroll, Josh Pahigian, Daniel Asa Rose, Onnesha RoychoudhuriGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: LowIncoming Class Size: 10-15 per yearDeadline: Rolling Admissions -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Richard Katrovas
Fiction: Richard Katrovas, Thisbe Nissen
Playwriting: Steve FefferGenre: Poetry, FictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 2-6Deadline: 1/10/21 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Richard Katrovas
Fiction: Richard Katrovas, Thisbe Nissen
Playwriting: Steve FefferGenre: Poetry, FictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 2-6Deadline: 1/10/21 -
Core Faculty Includes:
The faculty varies each semester. Past fiction mentors have included Pearl Abraham, Stephen Amidon, Annie DeWitt, Mia Gallagher, Daphne Kalotay, Bruce Machart, Rick Moody, Michael O’Loughlin, and Anya Yurchshyn.
Genre: FictionResidency: LowIncoming Class Size: 8-10 per yearDeadline: Rolling Admissions -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Bruce Beasley, Carol Guess, Kelly Magee, Suzanne Paola, Ely Shipley, Christopher Wise, Jane Wong
Fiction: Carol Guess, Kelly Magee, Suzanne Paola, Kathryn Trueblood, Christopher Wise
Nonfiction: Bruce Beasley, Carol Guess, Kelly Magee, Brenda Miller, Suzanne Paola, Kathryn Trueblood, Christopher WiseGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-GenreResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 13-18Deadline: 1/15/21 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Sam Taylor
Fiction: Margaret Dawe, Ben NickolGenre: Poetry, FictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 5-10Deadline: 2/1/21 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Rashidah Ismaili Abubakr, Phil Brady, Christine Gelineau, William Heyen, H. L. Hix, Tim Seibles
Fiction: Lenore Hart, Kaylie Jones, Laurie Loewenstein, Nancy McKinley, Jacquelyn Mitchard, Robert Mooney, Taylor Polites, David Poyer, Nina Solomon, Jeff Talarigo
Creative Nonfiction: Beverly Donofrio, Laurie Jean, J. Michael Lennon, Kevin Oderman, Donna Talarico
Playwriting: Bonnie Culver, Gregory Fletcher, Jean Klein, Jan Quackenbush, Juanita Rockwell
Screenwriting: Susan Cartsonis, Ross Klavan, Michael Mailer, Robert May, Richard Uhlig, Ken VoseGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: LowIncoming Class Size: 25Deadline: 12/15/20 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Timothy Liu, Christopher Salerno
Fiction: Marina Budhos, Philip Cioffari, John Parras, Martha Witt
Nonfiction: Cris Beam, David Borkowski, Brad GoochGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-GenreResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 6Deadline: Rolling Admissions