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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: 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-GenreResidency: LowIncoming Class Size: 10 per cohortDeadline: 7/1/22 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Donna Coffey Little, Laura Newbern, William Walsh, Will Wright
Fiction: Anne Corbitt, Soniah Kamal, Gray Stewart, John Williams
Nonfiction: Anjali Enjeti
Scriptwriting/Playwriting: Michael Lucker, Scott WilkersonGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: LowIncoming Class Size: 15Deadline: Rolling Admissions -
Core Faculty Includes:
Fiction: Kyle Beachy, Christian TeBordo
Nonfiction: Kyle Beachy, Regina BuccolaGenre: Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 8–12Deadline: Rolling Admissions -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Grant Clauser, Christine Salvatore
Fiction: Jennifer Fenn, Trish Rodriguez, Carla (C.J.) Spataro
Nonfiction: Berry Grass
Dramatic Writing: Roman ColomboGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 10Deadline: Rolling Admissions -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Airea Dee Matthews, Gregory Pardlo, Patrick Rosal
Fiction: Lauren Grodstein, Tom McAllister, Lisa Zeidner
Nonfiction: Lise Funderburg, Paul LisickyGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 9Deadline: 1/20/23 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Rigoberto González (Director), Rachel Hadas, Cathy Park Hong, Brenda Shaughnessy
Fiction: Alice Elliott Dark, John Keene, Akil Kumarasamy, Naomi Jackson, Simeon Marsalis
Nonfiction: James Goodman, Salamishah TilletGenre: Poetry, FictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 14Deadline: 12/15/22 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Brenda Hillman, Matthew Zapruder
Fiction: Margaret Wilkerson Sexton
Nonfiction: Marilyn AbildskovVisiting writers rotate every semester.
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 17Deadline: 12/10/22 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Ginger Ko, Nick Lantz
Fiction: Scott Kaukonen, Katie Jean Shinkle
Nonfiction: Scott Kaukonen, Katie Jean ShinkleGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 5–6Deadline: 3/15/23 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Sandra Alcosser, Blas Falconer
Fiction: Matt de la Peña, Corinne Goria, Harold Jaffe, Stephen-Paul Martin, April Wilder
Genre: Poetry, FictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 20Deadline: 2/1/23 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Maxine Chernoff, Tonya Foster, Paul Hoover, Andrew Joron
Fiction: Michelle Carter, Nona Caspers, Joseph Cassara, May-lee Chai, Maxine Chernoff, Carolina De Robertis, Andrew Joron, Michael David Lukas, Chanan Tigay
Creative Nonfiction: Joseph Cassara, May-lee Chai, Chanan Tigay
Translation: Maxine Chernoff, Carolina De Robertis, Paul Hoover, Andrew Joron
Playwriting: Michelle CarterGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 15Deadline: 2/1/23 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Maxine Chernoff, Tonya Foster, Paul Hoover, Andrew Joron
Fiction: Michelle Carter, Nona Caspers, Joseph Cassara, May-lee Chai, Maxine Chernoff, 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: Maxine Chernoff, Carolina De Robertis, Paul Hoover, Andrew Joron
Playwriting: Michelle CarterGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 35Deadline: 2/1/23 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: J. Michael Martinez, Alan Soldofsky
Fiction: Selena Anderson, Keenen Norris, Nick Taylor
Nonfiction: Thomas Moriarty, Keenan Norris
Playwriting/Screenwriting: Kirsten Brandt, Matthew SpanglerRecent Lurie Distinguished Authors-in-Residence include Cristina Garcia, Vendela Vida, Andrew Sean Greer, Don George, ZZ Packer, and Faith Adiele. In 2023: Jean Guerrero
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 14Deadline: 2/1/23 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Jay Deshpande, Alex Dmitrov, Anaïs Duplan, Suzanne Gardinier, Matthea Harvey, Marie Howe, Jeffrey McDaniel, Dennis Nurkse, R. A. Villanueva, Afaa Michael Weaver.
Fiction and Speculative Fiction: Carolyn Ferrell, Myla Goldberg, Garth Risk Hallberg, David Hollander, Violet Kupersmith, Rattawut Lapcharoensap, K. Lorrel Manning, Lincoln Michel, Julia Phillips, Victoria Redel, Nelly Reifler, David Ryan .
Nonfiction: Jo Ann Beard, Tim Kreider, Heather Harpham, Domenica Ruta, Vijay Seshadri, Jacob Slichter, Meredith Talusan, Cliff Thompson, Kate Zambreno.
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 30–40Deadline: 1/10/23 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Savannah: Chris Millis, Jonathan Rabb, Andrea Goto, Lee Griffith
Atlanta: Christopher Bundy, Paige Gray, Catherine Ramsdell, Darby Sanders, Carlie Sorosiak
Genre: Creative Nonfiction, Cross-GenreResidency: Full, OnlineIncoming Class Size: Atlanta: 20; Savannah: 20; Online: 20Deadline: Rolling Admissions -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Jesse Ball, James McManus
Fiction: Jesse Ball, Janet Desaulniers, Sara Levine, James McManus, Beth Nugent
Nonfiction: Sara Levine, James McManus
Cross-Genre: Sally Alatalo, Mark Booth, Janet Desaulniers, Ruth Margraff
Playwriting: Ruth MargraffGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-GenreResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 20-25Deadline: 1/10/23 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Mischa Willet, Jennifer Maier
Fiction: Bryan Bliss, Gina Ochsner
Nonfiction: Robert Clark, David McGlynnGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: LowIncoming Class Size: 9-10 per residencyDeadline: 11/1/22 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Debra Kang Dean, Kathleen Driskell, Lynnell Edwards, Erin Keane, Douglas Manuel, Greg Pape, Maggie Smith, Jeanie Thompson, Keith S. Wilson
Fiction: Wiley Cash, K. L. Cook, Kirby Gann, Rachel M. Harper, Roy Hoffman, Silas House, Angela Jackson-Brown, Robin Lippincott, Lee Martin, Nancy McCabe, Eleanor Morse, Elaine Neil Orr, John Pipkin, Karen Salyer, Neela Vaswani
Nonfiction: Dianne Aprile, Roy Hoffman, Jason Kyle Howard, Robin Lippincott, Lee Martin, Nancy McCabe, Elaine Neil Orr, Felicia Rose Chavez, Karen Salyer McElmurray, Neela Vaswani, Rebecca Walker
Writing for Children & Young Adults: Beth Bauman, Ellen Hagan, Leah Henderson, Lesléa Newman
Screenwriting: Larry Brenner, Helena Kriel, Bruce Marshall Romans, Sam Zalutsky
Playwriting: Gabriel Jason Dean, Kira Obolensky, Charlie Schulman
Translation: Jeremy Paden
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: LowIncoming Class Size: 10-20 per residencyDeadline: 2/1/23 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Nicole Peeler, Michael Arnzen, Kosoko Jackson, Priscilla Oliveras, Valerie Burns, Victoria Thompson
Genre: FictionResidency: LowIncoming Class Size: 10-20 per residencyDeadline: 10/5/22 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Nickole Brown, Tiana Clark, Charles Martin, Eric Smith
Fiction: Chris Bachelder, Ryan Chapman, Lee Conell, Sidik Fofana, Michael Griffith, Adrianne Harun, Jamie Quatro
Nonfiction: Kelly Grey Carlisle, Jessica Goudeau, Neil Shea, Meera Subramanian, John Jeremiah SullivanGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: OtherIncoming Class Size: 10-15Deadline: Rolling Admissions -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Jeff Mock
Fiction: Rachel Furey, Tim Parrish
Creative Nonfiction: Rachel Furey, Tim ParrishGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 12Deadline: 3/1/23 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Judy Jordan, Allison Joseph
Fiction: Pinckney Benedict, Rafael FrumkinGenre: Poetry, FictionResidency: FullIncoming Class Size: 8-10Deadline: 2/1/23 -
Core Faculty Includes:
Melissa Marr, Gabino Iglesias, Lauren A. Forry, Terry Maggert, Melissa Hart, Jen McGlaughlin
For full list of faculty, please see the program’s website.
Genre: FictionResidency: OnlineIncoming Class Size: 44Deadline: Rolling Admissions -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Felice Belle, Mahogany Browne, Annie Finch, Jive Poetic
Fiction: Hannah Assadi, Theo Gangi, Marlon James, Lincoln Michel, Jason Starr
Nonfiction: Chloe Cooper Jones
Playwriting/Screenwriting: Ben Snyder
Graphic Writing for Comic Books: Jason StarrGenre: Poetry, FictionResidency: LowIncoming Class Size: 8 each yearDeadline: Rolling Admissions -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs, Cyriaco Lopes, Urayoán Noel, Jena Osman, Terri Witek
Prose: Jennine Capó Crucet, Teresa Carmody, Sarah Gerard, Veronica Gonzalez-Peña, Stephanie SauerGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: LowIncoming Class Size: 7Deadline: Rolling Admissions -
Core Faculty Includes:
Poetry: Chen Chen, Katherine Larson, 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, David Anthony Durham, John Florio, Theodora Goss, Elizabeth Hand, Robert Levy, Elizabeth Searle
Creative Nonfiction: Faith Adiele, Rick Bass, Susan Conley, John Florio, Aaron Hamburger, Katherine Larson, Raina León, Debra Marquart, Morgan Talty
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionResidency: LowIncoming Class Size: 12-18 per residencyDeadline: 9/1/22