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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.

  • Kingston University

    MA Program
    London, England
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Steven J. Fowler
    Fiction: Diran Adebayo, Adam Baron, Meg Jensen, James Miller, Wendy Vaizey
    Nonfiction: Meg Jensen, Wendy Vaizey

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Full, Low
    Incoming Class Size: 12
    Deadline: 8/31/23

  • Kingston University

    MFA Program
    London, England
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Steven J. Fowler
    Fiction: Diran Adebayo, Adam Baron, Meg Jensen, James Miller, Wendy Vaizey
    Nonfiction: Meg Jensen, Wendy Vaizey

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Full, Low
    Incoming Class Size: 5-15
    Deadline: 8/31/23

  • Lancaster University

    PhD Program
    Lancaster, England
    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 Hayer

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Full, Online
    Incoming Class Size: 20
    Deadline: Rolling Admissions

  • Lancaster University

    MA Program
    Lancaster, England
    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 Hayer

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Full, Online
    Incoming Class Size: 10-35
    Deadline: Rolling Admissions

  • Lasell University’s Solstice MFA in Creative Writing Program

    MFA Program
    Newton, MA
    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 Neufeld

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Low
    Incoming Class Size: 5-10
    Deadline: 11/13/23

  • Lenoir-Rhyne University

    MFA Program
    Asheville, NC
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Laura Hope-Gill
    Fiction: Dale Bailey
    Nonfiction: Laura Hope-Gill
    Narrative Healthcare: Laura Hope-Gill
    Screenwriting: Josh Stolberg

    Visiting faculty includes: Luke Hankins, Jasmin Pittman Morrell, Dale Neal, Jamieson Ridenhour, and Jacinda Townsend.

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Full, Online
    Incoming Class Size: 7
    Deadline: Rolling Admissions

  • Lesley University

    MFA Program
    Cambridge, MA
    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 Zarr

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Low
    Incoming Class Size: 16
    Deadline: 11/15/23

  • Lindenwood University

    MFA Program
    St. Charles, MO
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Tony D’Souza, Anothai Kaewkaen, Lisa Haag Kang, Nicole McInnes, Beth Mead,
    Gillian Parrish, Kali VanBaale, Zachary Tyler Vickers, Shana Youngdahl

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Online
    Incoming Class Size: 40
    Deadline: Rolling Admissions

  • Litowitz MFA+MA in Creative Writing at Northwestern University

    MFA Program, MA Program
    Evanston, IL
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Chris Abani, Daisy Hernández, Juan Martinez, Sarah Schulman, Charif Shanahan, Natasha Trethewey

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 4-6
    Deadline: 12/14/23

  • Long Island University

    MFA Program
    Brooklyn, NY
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Fiction: Robin Hemley, Tim Horvath, Chantelle Aimée Osman
    Nonfiction: Robin Hemley, Caitlin Leffel
    Translation: Gregory Racz
    Publishing: Caitlin Leffel, Chantelle Aimée Osman

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation, Cross-Genre
    Residency: Full, Online
    Incoming Class Size: 10
    Deadline: 2/1/24

  • Louisiana State University

    MFA Program
    Baton Rouge, LA
    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 Kornhauser

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 6–8
    Deadline: 1/15/24

  • Manhattanville College

    MFA Program
    Purchase, NY
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Mark Nowak, Iain Haley Pollock
    Fiction: Jeff Bens
    Nonfiction: Lorraine Fontanes
    Dramatic Writing: Sharbari Ahmed

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-Genre
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 8–10
    Deadline: Rolling Admissions

  • McNeese State University

    MFA Program
    Lake Charles, LA
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Michael Robins, Kevin Thomason
    Fiction: Vallie Lynn Watson, Michael Horner

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 5–8
    Deadline: 2/21/24

  • Miami University

    MFA Program
    Oxford, OH
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Keith Tuma, Cathy Wagner, Lizzie Hutton, Emily Spencer
    Fiction and Creative Nonfiction: TaraShea Nesbitt, Brian Roley, Joseph Bates, Margaret Luongo

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 14
    Deadline: 12/15/23

  • Minnesota State University, Mankato

    MFA Program
    Mankato, MN
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Michael Torres, Gwen Westerman
    Fiction: Robin Becker, Geoff Herbach, Chris McCormick
    Nonfiction: Rachael Hanel, Michael Torres

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 14
    Deadline: 2/1/24

  • Mississippi University for Women

    MFA Program
    Columbus, MS
    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. Lee

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation, Cross-Genre
    Residency: Low
    Incoming Class Size: 10-15 per year
    Deadline: 3/1/24

  • Monmouth University

    MFA Program, MA Program
    West Long Branch, NJ
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Mihaela Moscaliuc
    Fiction: Alex Gilvarry, Alena Graedon, Kenneth Womack
    Nonfiction: Mary Kate Azcuy

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-Genre
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 8
    Deadline: Rolling Admissions

  • Mount St. Mary’s University

    MFA Program
    Los Angeles, CA
    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 Rocha

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Low, Online
    Incoming Class Size: 20
    Deadline: Rolling Admissions

  • Mountainview Low-Residency MFA at Southern New Hampshire University

    MFA Program
    Manchester, NH
    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 Taylor

    Genre: Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Low
    Incoming Class Size: 15 per cohort
    Deadline: 10/30/23

  • Naropa University, Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics

    MFA Program
    Boulder, CO
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Amy Bobeda, Valerie Hsiung, Jeffrey Pethybridge, Michelle Naka Pierce, Andrew Schelling, Anne Waldman

    Genre: Not Genre-Specific
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 12-18
    Deadline: 2/2/24

  • Naropa University, Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics

    MFA Program
    Boulder, CO
    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-Specific
    Residency: Low
    Incoming Class Size: 5-15 each year
    Deadline: Rolling Admissions

  • New England College

    MFA Program
    Henniker, NH
    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 Ryan

    Recent 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-Genre
    Residency: Low
    Incoming Class Size: 15-20 each year
    Deadline: 12/1/23

  • New Mexico State University

    MFA Program
    Las Cruces, NM
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Aldo Amparán (Visiting), Richard Greenfield, Connie Voisine
    Fiction: Rus Bradburd, Brandon Hobson, Phillip Hurst (Visiting)

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 6-8
    Deadline: 2/1/24

  • New York University

    MFA Program
    New York, NY
    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 Nonfiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 50-60
    Deadline: 12/18/23

  • New York University in Paris

    MFA Program
    New York, NY
    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 Nonfiction
    Residency: Low
    Incoming Class Size: 10-20
    Deadline: 9/1/23

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