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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.

  • Edinburgh Napier University

    MA Program
    Edinburgh, Scotland
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Fiction: David Bishop, Laura Lam, Daniel Shand
    Young Adult: Laura Lam
    Graphic Novels: David Bishop
    Screenwriting: James Mavor
    Interactive Media: Brian Baglow

    Genre: Fiction, Cross-Genre
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 24
    Deadline: Rolling Admissions

  • Emerson College

    MFA Program
    Boston, MA
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Writing: Kim McLarin, Jon Papernick, Jessica Treadway
    Literature: William Donoghue, Roy Kamada, William Orem
    Publishing: Lisa Diercks, Gian Lombardo, John Rodzvilla

    Genre: Fiction
    Residency: Online
    Incoming Class Size: 12–18
    Deadline: 11/1/19

  • Emerson College

    MFA Program
    Boston, MA
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Christine Casson, Rajiv Mohabir, Daniel Tobin
    Fiction: Ben Brooks, Maria Flook, Julia Glass, Lise Haines, Kim McLarin, William Orem, Pamela Painter, Jon Papernick, Ladette Randolph, Frederick Reiken, Steve Yarbrough, Mako Yoshikawa
    Nonfiction: Jabari Asim, Richard Hoffman, Megan Marshall, Jerald Walker

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 32–55
    Deadline: 2/1/20

  • Fairfield University

    MFA Program
    Fairfield, CT
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Carol Ann Davis, Bill Patrick, Baron Wormser
    Fiction: Rachel Basch, Susan Muaddi Darraj, Alan Davis, Eugenia Kim, Karen Osborn, Hollis Seamon
    Nonfiction: Sonya Huber, Dinty W. Moore, Adriana Páramo, Bill Patrick
    Screenwriting: Sharbari Ahmed, Jennifer Vanderbes

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Low
    Incoming Class Size: 13 per cohort
    Deadline: 10/15/19

  • Fairleigh Dickinson University

    MFA Program
    Madison, NJ
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Renée Ashley, David Daniel, H. L. Hix
    Fiction: Jeffery Renard Allen, Rebecca Chace, Walter Cummins, David Grand, Rene Steinke
    Nonfiction: Rebecca Chace, Minna Proctor, Rosie Schaap
    Writing for Young Adults and Children: Coe Booth, Donna Freitas, Eliot Schrefer
    Literary Translation: Coe Booth, Idra Novey, Minna Proctor

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Low
    Incoming Class Size: 25
    Deadline: Rolling Admissions

  • Florida Atlantic University

    MFA Program
    Boca Raton, FL
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Becka Mara McKay, Susan Mitchell
    Fiction: Ayşe Papatya Bucak, Jason Schwartz
    Nonfiction: Andrew Furman, Kate Schmitt

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 12
    Deadline: 1/15/20

  • Florida International University

    MFA Program
    Miami, FL
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Richard Blanco, Denise Duhamel, Campbell McGrath
    Fiction: Lynne Barrett, Debra Dean, John Dufresne, Les Standiford
    Nonfiction: Julie Marie Wade

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 8–12
    Deadline: 1/14/20

  • Florida State University

    PhD Program
    Tallahassee, FL
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Barbara Hamby, James Kimbrell, David Kirby, Virgil Suarez
    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 Winegardner

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 8–12 (MFA & PhD combined)
    Deadline: 12/13/19

  • Florida State University

    MFA Program
    Tallahassee, FL
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Barbara Hamby, James Kimbrell, David Kirby, Virgil Suarez
    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 Winegardner

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 8–12 (MFA & PhD combined)
    Deadline: 12/13/19

  • Fresno State

    MFA Program
    Fresno, CA
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Corrinne Clegg Hales, Brynn Saito, Tim Skeen, Mai Der Vang
    Fiction: Venita Blackburn, Joseph Cassara, Randa Jarrar
    Nonfiction: Steven Church, John Hales

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 12–15
    Deadline: 3/1/20

  • George Mason University

    MFA Program
    Fairfax, VA
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Jennifer Atkinson, Sally Keith, Eric Pankey, Peter Streckfus
    Fiction: Courtney Brkic, Stephen Goodwin, Tania James, Helon Habila Ngalabak, Susan Richards Shreve
    Nonfiction: Timothy Denevi, Kyoko Mori

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 24-28
    Deadline: 1/15/20

  • Georgia College & State University

    MFA Program
    Milledgeville, GA
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Laura Newbern
    Fiction & Nonfiction: Kerry Neville, Peter Selgin

    Visiting Poet: Hali Sofala-Jones

    Poet in Residence: Martin Lammon

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 7–10
    Deadline: 2/1/20

  • Georgia State University

    PhD Program
    Atlanta, GA
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: David Bottoms, Beth Gylys
    Fiction: John Holman, Sheri Joseph, Josh Russell

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 10-15 (MFA & PhD combined)
    Deadline: 2/5/20

  • Georgia State University

    MFA Program
    Atlanta, GA
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: David Bottoms, Beth Gylys
    Fiction: John Holman, Sheri Joseph, Josh Russell

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 10-15 (MFA & PhD combined)
    Deadline: 2/5/20

  • Goddard College in Vermont

    MFA Program
    Plainfield, VT
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Jan Clausen, Darrah Cloud, Kenny Fries, Beatrix Gates, Bhanu Kapil, Douglas A. Martin
    Fiction: Jan Clausen, Darrah Cloud, Beatrix Gates, Elena Georgiou, Susan Kim, Aimee Liu, Douglas A. Martin, Rogelio Martinez, John McManus, Victoria Nelson, Keenan Norris, Richard Panek, Rahna Reiko Rizzuto, Sherri L. Smith
    Nonfiction: Jan Clausen, Darrah Cloud, Kenny Fries, Beatrix Gates, Bhanu Kapil, Aimee Liu, Douglas A. Martin, John McManus, Victoria Nelson, Keenan Norris, Richard Panek, Rahna Reiko Rizzuto
    Hybrid: Jan Clausen, Beatrix Gates, Elena Georgiou, Bhanu Kapil, Douglas A. Martin, Keenan Norris
    Cross-Genre: Jan Clausen, Beatrix Gates, Bhanu Kapil, Douglas A. Martin, Keenan Norris
    Graphic Novel: Susan Kim, Sherri L. Smith
    Dramatic Writing: Deborah Brevoort, Darrah Cloud, Kenny Fries, Susan Kim, Rogelio Martinez, Victoria Nelson
    TV Writing: Susan Kim, Rogelio Martinez
    Libretto: Deborah Brevoort, Darrah Cloud, Kenny Fries, Beatrix Gates

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-Genre
    Residency: Low
    Incoming Class Size: 20 each year
    Deadline: 10/15/19

  • Goddard College in Washington

    MFA Program
    Port Townsend, WA
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Jan Clausen, Darrah Cloud, Kenny Fries, Beatrix Gates, Bhanu Kapil, Douglas A. Martin
    Fiction: Jan Clausen, Darrah Cloud, Beatrix Gates, Elena Georgiou, Susan Kim, Aimee Liu, Douglas A. Martin, Rogelio Martinez, John McManus, Victoria Nelson, Keenan Norris, Richard Panek, Rahna Reiko Rizzuto, Sherri L. Smith
    Nonfiction: Jan Clausen, Darrah Cloud, Kenny Fries, Beatrix Gates, Bhanu Kapil, Aimee Liu, Douglas A. Martin, John McManus, Victoria Nelson, Keenan Norris, Richard Panek, Rahna Reiko Rizzuto
    Hybrid: Jan Clausen, Beatrix Gates, Elena Georgiou, Bhanu Kapil, Douglas A. Martin, Keenan Norris
    Cross-Genre: Jan Clausen, Beatrix Gates, Bhanu Kapil, Douglas A. Martin, Keenan Norris
    Graphic Novel: Susan Kim, Sherri L. Smith
    Dramatic Writing: Deborah Brevoort, Darrah Cloud, Kenny Fries, Susan Kim, Rogelio Martinez, Victoria Nelson
    TV Writing: Susan Kim, Rogelio Martinez
    Libretto: Deborah Brevoort, Darrah Cloud, Kenny Fries, Beatrix Gates

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-Genre
    Residency: Low
    Incoming Class Size: 10 each year
    Deadline: 11/15/19

  • Goucher College

    MFA Program
    Baltimore, MD
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Madeleine Blais, Diana Hume George, Jesse Holland, Wil S. Hylton, Suzannah Lessard, Jacob Levenson, Maggie Messitt, Michelle Orange, and Meline Toumani

    Genre: Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Low
    Incoming Class Size: 25-30 per year
    Deadline: Rolling Admissions

  • Hamline University

    MFA Program
    St. Paul, MN
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Katrina Vandenberg
    Fiction: John Brandon, Sheila O'Connor, Mary François Rockcastle
    Nonfiction: Patricia Weaver Francisco, Angela Pelster-Wiebe
    Screenwriting and Multi-Genre: Richard Pelster-Wiebe

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 15-20
    Deadline: 11/1/19

  • Hamline University, MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults

    MFA Program
    St. Paul, MN
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Elana K. Arnold, Swati Avasthi, Kelly Barnhill, Coe Booth, Marsha Wilson Chall, Lisa Jahn Clough, Brandy Colbert, Ron Koertge, Nina LaCour, Mary Logue, Jacqueline Briggs Martin, Meg Medina, Claire Rudolf Murphy, Phyllis Root, Laura Ruby, Eliot Schrefer, Sherri L. Smith, Laurel Snyder, Anne Ursu, Gene Luen Yang

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Low
    Incoming Class Size: 20
    Deadline: 10/1/19

  • Hofstra University

    MFA Program
    Hempstead, NY
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Phillis Levin, Miguel-Angel Zapata
    Fiction: Álvaro Enrigue, Julia Markus, Martha McPhee
    Nonfiction: Julia Markus, Kelly McMasters

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 8
    Deadline: 1/1/20

  • Hollins University

    MFA Program
    Roanoke, VA
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: R. H. W. Dillard, Cathryn Hankla, Jeanne Larsen, Thorpe Moeckel
    Fiction: Karen Bender, Matthew Burnside, R. H. W. Dillard, Cathryn Hankla, Elizabeth Poliner, Robert Siegel, Jessie van Eerden
    Nonfiction: Karen Bender, Matthew Burnside, Cathryn Hankla, Thorpe Moeckel, Robert Siegel, Jessie van Eerden

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 12
    Deadline: 1/6/20

  • Hunter College

    MFA Program
    New York, NY
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Catherine Barnett, Donna Masini, Tom Sleigh
    Fiction: Peter Carey, Colum McCann, Téa Obreht
    Nonfiction: Kathryn Harrison, Saïd Sayrafiezadeh, Alexandra Styron

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 18
    Deadline: 2/1/20

  • Indiana University

    MFA Program
    Bloomington, IN
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Catherine Bowman, Stacey Lynn Brown, Ross Gay, Adrian Matejka
    Fiction: Brando Skyhorse, Samrat Upadhyay

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 8
    Deadline: 1/2/20

  • Institute of American Indian Arts

    MFA Program
    Santa Fe, NM
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Esther Belin, Sherwin Bitsui, Jennifer Elise Foerster, Santee Frazier, Joan Naviyuk Kane, Cedar Sigo, James Thomas Stevens, Ken White
    Fiction: Ramona Ausubel, Marie-Helene Bertino, Cherie Dimaline, Brandon Hobson, Pam Houston, Toni Jensen, Stephen Graham Jones, Kristiana Kahakauwila, Chip Livingston, Tommy Orange, Derek Palacio, Eden Robinson, David Treuer
    Nonfiction: Kimberly Blaeser, Pam Houston, Toni Jensen, Chip Livingston, Terese Mailhot
    Screenwriting: Sydney Freeland, Geoff Harris, Migizi Pensoneau, Brooke Swaney Pepion, Ken White

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Low
    Incoming Class Size: 30
    Deadline: 12/15/19

  • Iowa State University

    MFA Program
    Ames, IA
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Debra Marquart, Charissa Menefee
    Fiction: K. L. Cook, Barbara Haas, Christiana Langenberg, David Zimmerman
    Nonfiction: K. L. Cook, Barbara Haas, Debra Marquart
    Scriptwriting: Charissa Menefee, David Zimmerman

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 10
    Deadline: 1/5/20

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