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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.

  • Rutgers University, Newark

    MFA Program
    Newark, NJ
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Rigoberto González (Director) and Brenda Shaughnessy
    Fiction: Alice Elliott Dark, John Keene, Akil Kumarasamy, Naomi Jackson, Simeon Marsalis
    Nonfiction: James Goodman, Salamishah Tillet

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

  • Saint Mary’s College of California

    MFA Program
    Moraga, CA
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Matthew Zapruder
    Fiction: Ingrid Rojas Contreras 
    Nonfiction: Marilyn Abildskov

    Visiting writers rotate every semester. 

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 18
    Deadline: 12/29/25

  • Sam Houston State University

    MFA Program
    Huntsville, TX
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Ginger Ko, Nick Lantz
    Fiction: Scott Kaukonen, Katie Jean Shinkle
    Nonfiction: Scott Kaukonen, Katie Jean Shinkle​

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 5-6
    Deadline: 3/15/26

  • San Diego State University

    MFA Program
    San Diego, CA
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Sandra Alcosser, Blas Falconer
    Fiction: Lashon Daley, Matt de la Peña, Stephen-Paul Martin, Meagan Marshall

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 20
    Deadline: 2/1/26

  • San Francisco State University

    MA Program
    San Francisco, CA
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Tonya Foster, Paul Hoover, Andrew Joron
    Fiction: Michelle Carter, Nona Caspers, Joseph Cassara, May-lee Chai, Carolina De Robertis, Andrew Joron, Michael David Lukas, Chanan Tigay
    Creative Nonfiction: Joseph Cassara, May-lee Chai, Chanan Tigay
    Translation: Carolina De Robertis, Paul Hoover, Andrew Joron
    Playwriting: Michelle Carter

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 7
    Deadline: 2/15/26

  • San Francisco State University

    MFA Program
    San Francisco, CA
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Tonya Foster, Paul Hoover, Andrew Joron
    Fiction: Michelle Carter, Nona Caspers, Joseph Cassara, May-lee Chai, Carolina De Robertis, Tonya Foster, Andrew Joron, Michael David Lukas, Chanan Tigay
    Creative Nonfiction: Chanan Tigay, Joseph Cassara, May-lee Chai, Chanan Tigay
    Literary Translation: Carolina De Robertis, Paul Hoover, Andrew Joron
    Playwriting: Michelle Carter

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 30
    Deadline: 2/15/26

  • San Jose State University

    MFA Program
    San Jose, CA
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: J. Michael Martinez
    Fiction: Selena Anderson, Keenan Norris, Nick Taylor
    Nonfiction: Brook McClurg, Thomas Moriarty, Keenan Norris
    Playwriting/Screenwriting: Barnaby Dallas, Matthew Spangler

    Recent Lurie Distinguished Authors-in-Residence include Faith Adiele, Ellen Bass, Cristina Garcia, Don George, Andrew Sean Greer, Jean Guerrero, ZZ Packer, and Vendela Vida. In 2024: Marcelo Hernandez Castillo.

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 16
    Deadline: 2/1/26

  • Sarah Lawrence College

    MFA Program
    Bronxville, NY
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Darcie Dennigan, Patricio Ferrari, Matthea Harvey, Marie Howe, Dennis Nurkse, Geoffrey Nutter, Miller Oberman, Ben Purkert, Victoria Redel, R. A. Villanueva, Afaa Michael Weaver
    Fiction and Speculative Fiction: Carolyn Ferrell, Myla Goldberg, Garth Risk Hallberg, David Hollander, Alice Sola Kim, Violet Kupersmith, Rattawut Lapcharoensap, K. Lorrel Manning, Isle McElroy, Lincoln Michel, Richie Narvaez, Julia Phillips, Ben Purkert, Victoria Redel, Nelly Reifler, Domenica Ruta, David Ryan, Joseph Thomas, Elvia Wilk
    Nonfiction: Alissa Bennett, Heather Harpham, Suzanne Hoover, Timothy Kreider, Domenica Ruta, Jacob Slichter, Meredith Talusan, Joseph Thomas, Clifford Thompson

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 40-50
    Deadline: 1/15/26

  • Savannah College of Art and Design

    MFA Program
    Savannah, GA
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Savannah: Shawn Kerivan, Tish Hamilton, Robert Griffith, Chris Millis, Jonathan Rabb, Andrea Goto, Lee Griffith

    Atlanta: Christopher Bundy, Paige Gray, Catherine Ramsdell, Darby Sanders, Carlie Sorosiak

    Genre: Creative Nonfiction, Cross-Genre
    Residency: Full, Online
    Incoming Class Size: Atlanta: 20; Savannah: 20; Online: 20
    Deadline: Rolling Admissions

  • School of the Art Institute of Chicago

    MFA Program
    Chicago, IL
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Jose-Luis Moctezuma, Elise Paschen, Nathan Hoks, Calvin Forbes (Emeritus)
    Fiction: Sara Levine, Anne Calcagno,  Beth Nugent (Emeritus)
    Nonfiction: Sara Levine, Jill Riddell, James McManus (Emeritus)
    Cross-Genre: Sally Alatalo, Mark Booth, Ruth Margraff, Janet Desaulniers (Emeritus)
    Playwriting:  Ruth Margraff

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-Genre
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 18
    Deadline: 1/10/26

  • Seton Hill University

    MFA Program
    Greensburg, PA
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Paul Goat Allen, B.A.; Michael Arnzen, Ph.D.; Valerie Burns, M.F.A.; Rob Hart, B.A.; Will Horner, M.A.; LaQuette Holmes, M.A., R.R.T.; Kosoko Jackson, M.F.A.; Scott Johnson, M.F.A.; Gwendolyn Kiste, B.S.;Priscilla Oliveras, M.F.A.; Nicole Peeler, Ph.D., Program Director; Maria Snyder, M.A.; Sara Tantlinger, M.F.A, Program Coordinator; Jaye Wells, M.F.A.; Albert Wendland, Ph.D.

    Genre: Fiction
    Residency: Low
    Incoming Class Size: 6-12 per residency
    Deadline: 10/5/25

  • Sewanee School of Letters

    MFA Program
    Sewanee, TN
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Nickole Brown, Tiana Clark, Rebecca Gayle Howell, Vievee Francis, Eric Smith
    Fiction: Ryan Chapman, Lee Conell, Sidik Fofana, Dan Hornsby, Adam O'Fallon Price, Jamie Quatro, Justin Taylor
    Nonfiction: Emily Adrian, Kelly Grey Carlisle, Virginia Craighill, Jessica Goudeau, Meera Subramanian, John Jeremiah Sullivan

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Other
    Incoming Class Size: 12-16
    Deadline: Rolling Admissions

  • Southern Connecticut State University

    MFA Program
    New Haven, CT
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Jeff Mock
    Fiction: Rachel Furey, Tim Parrish
    Creative Nonfiction: Rachel Furey, Tim Parrish

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 12
    Deadline: 3/1/26

  • Southern Illinois University Carbondale

    MFA Program
    Carbondale, IL
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Judy Jordan, Allison Joseph
    Fiction: to be announced

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 8-10
    Deadline: 2/1/26

  • Southern New Hampshire University (Online MFA)

    MFA Program
    Manchester, NH
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Melissa Marr, Jason Morgan, Lauren A. Forry, Beth Revis, Melissa Hart, L. Marie Wood

    For full list of faculty, please see the program’s website.

    Genre: Fiction
    Residency: Online
    Incoming Class Size: 33
    Deadline: Rolling Admissions

  • St. Francis College

    MFA Program
    Brooklyn, NY
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Felice Belle, Mahogany Browne, Annie Finch, Caroline Hagood, Jive Poetic
    Fiction: Hannah Assadi, Theo Gangi, Caroline Hagood, Marlon James, Lincoln Michel, Jason Starr
    Nonfiction: Chloe Cooper Jones, Caroline Hagood
    Playwriting/Screenwriting: Ben Snyder
    Graphic Writing for Comic Books: Jason Starr

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction
    Residency: Low
    Incoming Class Size: 8 each year
    Deadline: Rolling Admissions

  • Stetson University

    MFA Program
    DeLand, FL
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs, Cyriaco Lopes, Urayoán Noel, Terri Witek, Amaranth Borsuk
    Prose: Sarah Gerard, Veronica Gonzalez-Peña, Stephanie Sauer, Sarah LaBrie

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Low
    Incoming Class Size: 13
    Deadline: Rolling Admissions

  • Stonecoast MFA, University of Southern Maine

    MFA Program
    Portland, ME
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Chen Chen, Raina León, Debra Marquart, Cate Marvin

    Fiction: Rick Bass, Susan Conley, Ron Currie Jr., Aaron Hamburger, Elizabeth Searle, Morgan Talty

    Popular Fiction: JJ Amaworo Wilson, Tobias Bucknell, Tom Coash, John Florio, Alex Jennings, Elizabeth Hand, Robert Levy, Elizabeth Searle

    Creative Nonfiction: Faith Adiele, Rick Bass, Susan Conley, John Florio, Aaron Hamburger, Raina León, Debra Marquart, Morgan Talty

    Scriptwriting: Tom Coash, Ron Currie Jr., David Anthony Durham, Jeni Mahoney, Elizabeth Searle

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Low
    Incoming Class Size: 12-18 per residency
    Deadline: 9/1/24

  • Stony Brook University

    MFA Program
    Southampton and New York, NY
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Karen Bender, Billy Collins, Molly Gaudry, Amy Hempel, Kaylie Jones, Christine Kitano, Matthew Klam, Robert Lopez, Patricia Marx, Susan Scarf Merrell, Susan Minot, Robert Reeves, Julie Sheehan, Frederic Tuten, Lou Ann Walker, Emma Walton Hamilton, Meg Wolitzer

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 15-25
    Deadline: 1/8/26

  • Syracuse University

    MFA Program
    Syracuse, NY
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Brooks Haxton, Mary Karr, Christopher Kennedy, Bruce Smith
    Fiction: Mona Awad, Chanelle Benz, Jonathan Dee, George Saunders, Dana Spiotta
    Teaching Faculty: Matthew Grzecki, Sarah Harwell, Christopher Blunt

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 12
    Deadline: 12/15/25

  • Temple University

    MFA Program
    Philadelphia, PA
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Jena Osman, Pattie McCarthy
    Fiction: Cara Blue Adams, Liz Moore

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 20
    Deadline: 2/15/26

  • Texas State University

    MFA Program
    San Marcos, TX
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Charlotte Pence, Cyrus Cassells, Naomi Shihab Nye, Cecily Parks, Steve Wilson
    Fiction: Doug Dorst, Jennifer duBois, Lindsey Stern, Debra Monroe, Tim O’Brien

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 21
    Deadline: 11/1/25

  • The New School

    MFA Program
    New York, NY
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Full-time Faculty Includes:
    Poetry: J. Mae Barizo, Laura Cronk, Camonghne Felix, Robert Polito, John Reed, Margaret Rhee
    Fiction: Mira Jacob, Luis Jaramillo, John Reed, Helen Schulman, Siddhartha Debb
    Nonfiction: Laura Cronk, Camonghne Felix, Mira Jacob, Robert Polito, John Reed, Siddhartha Debb
    Dual Track: All
    Arts writing: J. Mae Barizo, Robert Polito, John Reed, Margaret Rhee

    Part-time Faculty Includes:
    Poetry: Mark Bibbins, Laurie Sheck
    Fiction: Sidik Fofana, Ann-Marie Hood, Shelley Jackson, James Lasdun, Sharon M Mesmer, Dale Peck, Cleyvis Natera 
    Nonfiction: Susan Cheever, Zia Jaffrey, James Lasdun, Susan Lessard, Honor Moore, Brenda Wineapple, Larissa Pham
    Dual Track: All 
    Arts writing: Emily Flake, Dale Peck
    Writing for Children and Young Adults: Coe Booth, Caron Levis, Emily X.R. Pan, Andrea Pinkney, Ann-Marie Hood

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation, Cross-Genre
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 60 (all tracks)
    Deadline: 1/15/26

  • The Writer’s Foundry at St. Joseph’s University

    MFA Program
    Brooklyn, NY
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Poetry: Alicia Mountain, Christina Olivares, Megan Fernandes, Adrienne Raphel
    Fiction: Maria Alejandra Barrios, David Gates, Lee Clay Johnson, Erinrose Mager, Andrew Martin, Cleyvis Natera
    Nonfiction: Lee Clay Johnson, Adrienne Raphel, Irvin Weathersby

    Past master lecturers have included Kali Fajardo Anstine, Amy Hempel, Major Jackson, Mitchell S. Jackson, Mary Gaitskill, Carmen Maria Machado, Nathan McClain, Francine Prose, Jim Shepard, Ocean Vuong, and many more.

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 15
    Deadline: 3/1/26

  • University at Albany, SUNY

    MA Program
    Albany, NY
    Core Faculty Includes:

    Fiction / Creative Nonfiction / Cross-Genre: Aashish Kaul, Edward Schwarzschild, Lynne Tillman

    Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-Genre
    Residency: Full
    Incoming Class Size: 10-20
    Deadline: Rolling Admissions

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