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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: Sherwin Bitsui, Jennifer Foerster, Santee Frazier, Joan Naviyuk Kane, James Thomas Stevens
Fiction: Ramona Ausubel, Marie-Helene Bertino, Kimberly Blaeser, Pam Houston, Toni Jensen, Tommy Orange, Derek Palacio, Ismet Prcic, Eden Robinson
Nonfiction: Melissa Febos, Chip Livingston, Terese Mailhot
Screenwriting: Sydney Freeland, Geoff Harris, Migizi Pensoneau, Ken WhiteGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: LowIncoming Class Size: 30Deadline: 2/15/18 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Debra Marquart, Mary Swander
Fiction: K. L. Cook, David Zimmerman
Nonfiction: Barbara HaasGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 10Deadline: 1/5/18 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: James Arthur, Dora Malech, Andrew Motion, Mary Jo Salter, David Yezzi
Fiction: Danielle Evans, Brad Leithauser, Alice McDermott, Jean McGarry, Eric PuchnerGenre: Poetry, FictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 8Deadline: 1/15/18 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Steven J. Fowler
Fiction: Adam Baron, Paul Bailey, Jonathan Barnes, Norma Clarke, Rachel Cusk, Meg Jensen, James Miller, Elif Şhafak, Wendy Vaizey
Nonfiction: Rachel Cusk, Vesna Goldworthy, Eva Hoffman, Jane Jordan, Alexander Masters, Elif Şhafak, Wendy Vaizey
Playwriting: Winsome PinnockGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: Full, LowIncoming Class Size: 12Deadline: 7/31/18 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Steven J. Fowler
Fiction: Adam Baron, Paul Bailey, Jonathan Barnes, Norma Clarke, Rachel Cusk, Meg Jensen, James Miller, Elif Şhafak, Wendy Vaizey
Nonfiction: Rachel Cusk, Vesna Goldworthy, Eva Hoffman, Jane Jordan, Alexander Masters, Elif Şhafak, Wendy Vaizey
Playwriting: Winsome PinnockGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: Full, LowIncoming Class Size: 12Deadline: 7/31/18 -
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: 25Deadline: 7/31/18 -
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: 25Deadline: 7/31/18 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Sarah Corbett, Jane Draycott, Paul Farley, Brian McCabe, Graham Mort, Conor O'Callaghan, Tom Pow, Eoghan Walls, Michelene Wandor
Fiction: Jenn Ashworth, George Green, Zoe Lambert, Sara Maitland, Brian McCabe, Graham Mort, Michelene WandorGenre: Poetry, FictionResidency: Full, OnlineIncoming Class Size: 20Deadline: Rolling Admissions -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Sarah Corbett, Jane Draycott, Paul Farley, Brian McCabe, Graham Mort, Conor O'Callaghan, Tom Pow, Eoghan Walls, Michelene Wandor
Fiction: Jenn Ashworth, George Green, Zoe Lambert, Sara Maitland, Brian McCabe, Graham Mort, Michelene WandorGenre: Poetry, FictionResidency: Full, OnlineIncoming Class Size: 20Deadline: Rolling Admissions -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Sarah Corbett, Jane Draycott, Paul Farley, Brian McCabe, Graham Mort, Conor O'Callaghan, Tom Pow, Eoghan Walls, Michelene Wandor
Fiction: Jenn Ashworth, George Green, Zoe Lambert, Sara Maitland, Brian McCabe, Graham Mort, Michelene WandorGenre: Poetry, FictionResidency: Full, OnlineIncoming Class Size: 10-40Deadline: Rolling Admissions -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Sarah Corbett, Jane Draycott, Paul Farley, Brian McCabe, Graham Mort, Conor O'Callaghan, Tom Pow, Eoghan Walls, Michelene Wandor
Fiction: Jenn Ashworth, George Green, Zoe Lambert, Sara Maitland, Brian McCabe, Graham Mort, Michelene WandorGenre: Poetry, FictionResidency: Full, OnlineIncoming Class Size: 10-40Deadline: Rolling Admissions -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Laura Hope-Gill, Jessica Jacobs
Fiction: Dale Neal
Nonfiction: Laura Hope-Gill
Dramatic Writing: John CrutchfieldGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: Full, OnlineIncoming Class Size: 25Deadline: Rolling Admissions -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Laura Hope-Gill, Jessica Jacobs
Fiction: Dale Neal
Nonfiction: Laura Hope-Gill
Dramatic Writing: John CrutchfieldGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: Full, OnlineIncoming Class Size: 25Deadline: Rolling Admissions -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Erin Belieu, Sharon Bryan, Teresa Cader, Steven Cramer, Stephen Haven, Adrian Matejka, Joan Houlihan, Kevin Prufer
Fiction: Tony Eprile, Laurie Foos, Rachel Kadish, Hester Kaplan, Michael Lowenthal, William Lychack, Kyoko Mori, Christine Shea, A. J. Verdelle
Nonfiction: Jane Brox, Rachel Manley, Roland Merullo, Kyoko Mori, Pamela Petro, Janet Pocorobba
Stage and Screen: Jami Brandli, Barry Brodsky, Ronan Noone, Kate Snodgrass, Sinan Unel
Young People Writing: Tracey Baptiste, David Elliott, Susan Goodman, Michelle Knudsen, Chris Lynch, Jason ReynoldsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: LowIncoming Class Size: 44 each yearDeadline: 9/1/18 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Kelli Allen, Eve Jones, Gillian Parrish
Fiction: Wm. Anthony Connolly, Tony D'Souza, Zachary Tyler Vickers, Nicole McInnes
Nonfiction: Kali VanBaale, Lisa HaagGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: Full, OnlineIncoming Class Size: 40Deadline: Rolling Admissions -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Kelli Allen, Eve Jones, Gillian Parrish
Fiction: Wm. Anthony Connolly, Tony D'Souza, Zachary Tyler Vickers, Nicole McInnes
Nonfiction: Kali VanBaale, Lisa HaagGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: Full, OnlineIncoming Class Size: 40Deadline: Rolling Admissions -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: John High, Erica Hunt, Lewis Warsh
Fiction: Lewis Warsh
Cross-Genre: John High, Lewis WarshGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-GenreResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 6–10Deadline: Rolling Admissions -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Lara Glenum, Laura Mullen
Fiction: Jennifer S. Davis, James Wilcox
Nonfiction: Joshua WheelerGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 6–8Deadline: 1/15/18 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Mark Nowak
Fiction: Fatin Abbas, Jeff Bens, Neela Vaswani
Nonfiction: Joanna Clapps Herman, Lori SoderlindGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-GenreResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 8–10Deadline: Rolling Admissions -
Core Faculty Includes:
Fiction: Michael Horner, Christopher Lowe
Genre: FictionResidency: OnlineIncoming Class Size: 3–6Deadline: 5/1/18 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Amy Fleury, Keagan Lejeune
Fiction: John Griswold, Christopher LoweGenre: Poetry, FictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 7–8Deadline: 2/21/18 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Hoa Nguyen, Laura Van Prooyen
Fiction: Ann Garvin, Eric Goodman, Jim Heynen, Jacquelyn Mitchard, Josip Novakovich, Alissa Nutting, Hugh Sheehy
Nonfiction: Ann Garvin, Eric Goodman, Jacquelyn Mitchard, Josip NovakovichGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: LowIncoming Class Size: 15-20Deadline: Rolling Admissions -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: cris cheek, Keith Tuma, Cathy Wagner
Fiction: Joseph Bates, Margaret Luongo, Brian Roley
Nonfiction: Daisy Hernández, TaraShea NesbitGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 7-10Deadline: 1/1/18 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Juliana Spahr, Truong Tran, Stephanie Young
Prose: Elmaz Abinader, Micheline Aharonian Marcom, Patricia Powell, Kathryn ReissGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: Approximately 50Deadline: Rolling Admissions -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Candace Black, Richard Robbins
Fiction: Robin Becker, Geoff Herbach, Chris McCormick
Nonfiction: Diana JosephGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 18Deadline: 2/1/18