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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.

  • North Carolina State University

    MFA Program
    Raleigh, NC
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Meg Day, Diamond Forde
    Fiction: Belle Boggs, Carter Sickels, LaTanya McQueen

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 12
    Deadline: 2/1/26

  • Northeast Ohio Master of Fine Arts (NEOMFA)

    MFA Program
    Akron, Cleveland, and Kent, OH
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Mary Biddinger, Caryl Pagel, Catherine Wing
    Fiction: Hilary Plum, Imad Rahman, Anthony Tognazzini
    Creative Nonfiction: David Giffels, Caryl Pagel, Hilary Plum
    Playwriting: Mike Geither

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 15
    Deadline: 1/15/26

  • Northern Arizona University

    MFA Program
    Flagstaff, AZ
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Sherwin Bitsui, Nicole Walker
    Fiction: Geetha Iyer, Chelsey Johnson, Oscar Mancinas
    Nonfiction: Lawrence Lenhart, KT Thompson, Nicole Walker

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-Genre
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 10
    Deadline: 2/1/25

  • Northern Michigan University

    MFA Program
    Marquette, MI
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Patricia Killelea, Lynn Domina
    Fiction: Jon Billman, Jennifer A. Howard, Monica McFawn
    Nonfiction/Hybrid: Matthew Gavin Frank

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 7
    Deadline: 2/1/26

  • Nottingham Trent University

    MA Program
    Nottingham, England
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Andrew Taylor, Rory Waterman
    Fiction: Eve Makis
    Screenwriting: Anthony Cropper

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Cross-Genre
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 15-25
    Deadline: Rolling Admissions

  • Ohio State University

    MFA Program
    Columbus, OH
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Marcus Jackson, Allison Pitinii Davis (visiting)
    Fiction: Lee Martin, Amber Blaeser-Wardzala (visiting)
    Nonfiction: Lee Martin, Elissa Washuta

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 9-12
    Deadline: 12/3/25

  • Ohio University

    PhD Program
    Athens, OH
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Mark Halliday
    Fiction: Patrick O’Keeffe, Casey Plett
    Nonfiction: Eric LeMay

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 3
    Deadline: 2/1/26

  • Ohio University

    MA Program
    Athens, OH
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Mark Halliday
    Fiction: Patrick O’Keeffe, Casey Plett
    Nonfiction: Eric LeMay

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 3-4
    Deadline: 2/1/26

  • Oklahoma State University

    PhD Program
    Stillwater, OK
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Stephanie Choi, Lisa Lewis
    Fiction: Dinah Cox, Gene Kwak, Aimee Parkison
    Nonfiction: Sarah Beth Childers

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 10
    Deadline: 1/5/26

  • Oklahoma State University

    MFA Program
    Stillwater, OK
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Stephanie Choi, Lisa Lewis
    Fiction: Dinah Cox, Gene Kwak, Aimee Parkison
    Nonfiction: Sarah Beth Childers

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 7
    Deadline: 1/5/26

  • Old Dominion University

    MFA Program
    Norfolk, VA
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Marianne Chan, Luisa A. Igloria
    Fiction: Jane Alberdeston, John McManus, Kent Wascom
    Nonfiction: Luisa A. Igloria, Marianne Chan
    Hybrid: Luisa A. Igloria

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 13
    Deadline: 2/6/26

  • Oregon State University

    MFA Program
    Corvallis, OR
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: David Biespiel, Karen Holmberg, Jennifer Richter
    Fiction: Sindya Bhanoo, Nick Dybek, Susan Jackson Rodgers, Keith Scribner
    Nonfiction: George Estreich, Elena Passarello, Justin St. Germain

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 10-14
    Deadline: 12/15/25

  • Oregon State University–Cascades

    MFA Program
    Bend, OR
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Beth Alvarado, Christopher Boucher, Irene Cooper, Michael Cooper, Jeff Fearnside, Kimberly Johnson, Catherine Snyder, Kristen Millares Young, Jeff Wheeler

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Low
    Incoming Class Size: Varies—maximum program enrollment: 27 students
    Deadline: 3/1/26

  • Pacific Lutheran University, Rainier Writing Workshop

    MFA Program
    Tacoma, WA
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Kelli Russell Agodon, Rick Barot, Geffrey Davis, Oliver de la Paz, Jennifer Foerster, torrin a. greathouse, Jenny Johnson, Brian Teare

    Fiction: April Ayers Lawson, Scott Nadelson, Sequoia Nagamatsu, Renee Simms

    Nonfiction: Barrie Jean Borich, Wendy Call, Aram Mrjoian, Justin St. Germain

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Low
    Incoming Class Size: 15-20
    Deadline: 12/1/25

  • Pacific Northwest College of Art at Willamette University

    MFA Program
    Portland, OR
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Core Faculty: Alejandro de Acosta, Jess Arndt, Jennifer S. Cheng, Matt Hart, Sara Jaffe, LaTanya McQueen, Megan Milks, Poupeh Missaghi, Lara Mimosa Montes, Vi Khi Nao, Emilly Prado, Alison C. Rollins, Brandon Shimoda, Dao Strom, Asiya Wadud
    Past guest artists: Venita Blackburn, Jenny Boully, K-Ming Chang, Renee Gladman, Cedar Sigo, Gabrielle Civil, Diana Khoi Nguyen

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation, Cross-Genre
    Residency: Low
    Incoming Class Size: 5-6 per term
    Deadline: 10/15/25

  • Pacific University

    MFA Program
    Forest Grove, OR
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Ellen Bass, Leila Chatti, Adrienne Christian, Eduardo C. Corral, Kwame Dawes, Tyree Daye, Frank X. Gaspar, Danusha Laméris, Dorianne Laux, Joseph Millar, Mahtem Shiferraw
    Fiction: Claire Davis, Pete Fromm, Molly Gloss, Cate Kennedy, Valerie Laken, Kimberly King Parsons, Mary Helen Stefaniak, Willy Vlautin, Laura Warrell, Kellie Wells, Cecily Wong
    Nonfiction: Chris Abani (multi-genre), Sanjiv Bhattacharya, Siddhartha Deb, Omar El Akkad, W. Ralph Eubanks, Apricot Irving, E. J. Koh, Mike Magnuson, Kao Kalia Yang

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Low
    Incoming Class Size: 15-20
    Deadline: 12/1/24

  • Portland State University

    MFA Program
    Portland, OR
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: John Beer, Consuelo Wise
    Fiction: Janice Lee, Gabriel Urza, Leni Zumas
    Nonfiction: Paul Collins, Justin Hocking

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 16
    Deadline: 1/15/26

  • Pratt Institute

    MFA Program
    Brooklyn, NY
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Mirene Arsanios, Hannah Assadi, Youmna Chlala, Claire Donato, Laura Elrick, James Hannaham, Christian Hawkey, Benjamin Krusling, Rachel Levitsky, Anna Moschovakis, Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts, Christopher Rey Pérez, Ellery Washington

    Genre: Not Genre-Specific
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 8
    Deadline: Rolling Admissions

  • Queens College

    MFA Program
    Flushing, NY
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Kimiko Hahn, Nicole Cooley, Roger Sedarat
    Fiction: Alaya Dawn Johnson, John Weir
    Nonfiction: Briallen Hopper, Jason Tougaw
    Translation: Ammiel Alcalay, Annmarie Drury, Roger Sedarat

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 18
    Deadline: 3/15/26

  • Queens University of Charlotte

    MFA Program
    Charlotte, NC
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Faculty for the U.S. track of the program:
    Poetry: Cathy Smith Bowers, Morri Creech, Bob Hicok, Marcus Jackson, Ada Limón, Rebecca Lindenberg, Rebecca McClanahan, James McKean, Orlando Menes, Jon Pineda, Robert Polito, Claudia Rankine, Jeffrey Thomson
    Fiction: Ann Cummins, Jonathan Dee, Elizabeth Evans, Elizabeth Gaffney, Myla Goldberg, Zachary Lazar, Fred Leebron, Daniel Mueller, Naeem Murr, Jenny Offill, David Payne, Susan Perabo, Patricia Powell, Steven Rinehart, Elias Rodriques, Elissa Schappell, Dana Spiotta, Maxine Swann, Ashley Warlick
    Nonfiction: Kristin Dombek, Emily Fox Gordon, Rebecca McClanahan, James McKean, Jon Pineda, Robert Polito
    Writing for Stage and Screen: Hal Ackerman, Khris Baxter, Peter Behrens, Nandi Bowe, David Christensen, Trish Harnetiaux, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Brighde Mullins, Daniel Pinchbeck
    Young Adult: Laura Ruby

    Faculty for the Latin American track of the program:
    Poetry: Ada Limón, Orlando Menes, Rebecca Lindenberg
    Fiction: Carolina De Robertis, Mary Gaitskill, Cristina Garcia, Francisco Goldman, Manuel Gonzalez, Fred Leebron, Chris Offutt, Nelly Rosario, Maxine Swann, Héctor Tobar
    Nonfiction: Francisco Goldman, Chris Offutt, Jon Pineda, Maxine Swann, Héctor Tobar
    Writing for Stage and Screen: Khris Baxter, Chris Offutt
    Young Adult: Cristina Garcia, Laura Ruby

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Low
    Incoming Class Size: 15 per cohort each semester
    Deadline: 10/1/25

  • Randolph College

    MFA Program
    Lynchburg, VA
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Eloisa Amezcua, Jos Charles, Anthony Cody, Angel Nafis, Diana Khoi Nguyen, Chet'la Sebree, Danez Smith, Phillip B. Williams, Jane Wong, Andrés CerpaFiction: Clare Beams, Maurice Carlos Ruffin, Mira Jacob, Julia Phillips, Anjali Sachdeva, John Vercher, Jean Chen Ho, Joseph Earl Thomas
    Nonfiction: Clare Beams, Maurice Carlos Ruffin, Mira Jacob, Sabrina Orah Mark, Julia Phillips, Anjali Sachdeva, Chet'la Sebree, John Vercher, Jane Wong, Lilly Dancyger, Joseph Earl Thomas

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Low
    Incoming Class Size: Up to 15
    Deadline: 9/1/25

  • Regis University

    MFA Program
    Denver, CO
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Dr. Eric Baus, Dr. J’Lyn Chapman, and Dr. Andrea Rexilius
    Poetry: Carolina Ebeid, Khadijah Queen, Suzi Q. Smith
    Fiction: Olivia Abtahi, Steven Dunn, Traci L. Jones, Lori Ostlund, Mathangi Subramanian, Denise Vega, Rachel Weaver, Erika T. Wurth
    Creative Nonfiction: Erika Krouse, TaraShea Nesbit, Jenny Shank, Addie Tsai, David Heska Wanbli Weiden

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-Genre
    Residency: Low
    Incoming Class Size: 10 per cohort
    Deadline: 11/1/25

  • Reinhardt University

    MFA Program
    Waleska, GA
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Donna Coffey Little, Laura Newbern, William Walsh
    Fiction: Anne Corbitt, Soniah Kamal, Gray Stewart, John Williams
    Nonfiction: Anjali Enjeti, Megan Volpert
    Scriptwriting/Playwriting: Michael Lucker

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Low
    Incoming Class Size: 15
    Deadline: Rolling Admissions

  • Roosevelt University

    MFA Program
    Chicago, IL
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Fiction: Jessica Anne, Josh Bohnsack
    Nonfiction: Jessica Anne, Regina Buccola, Vince Francone

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

  • Rutgers University, Camden

    MFA Program
    Camden, NJ
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Gregory Pardlo, Patrick Rosal
    Fiction: Lauren Grodstein, Lisa Zeidner
    Nonfiction: Paul Lisicky, Tom McAllister

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 8
    Deadline: 1/24/25

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