Graduate Creative Writing Programs
The NewPages Guide to
MA, MFA, PhD Writing Programs
This directory of university creative writing programs includes MFA creative writing programs, and MA and PhD creative writing programs. It is still being updated, and we'd appreciate hearing from you if you know of programs not yet listed. Whenever possible, links lead directly to the home page for the creative writing program.
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University of Alaska Fairbanks
MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, dramatic writing
Auburn University
MA in English
poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction.
University of Alabama Program in Creative Writing
University of Alabama at Birmingham
MA in English
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
University of North Alabama
MA in Writing
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, technical writing, rhetoric/composition
University of South Alabama Stokes Center for Creative Writing
Students pursuing a master's in English at the University of South Alabama interact with award-winning creative writers, literature scholars, and rhetoric specialists in one of the most beautiful and historic cities in the Gulf. Students can choose from concentrations in the areas of creative writing, professional writing and editing, and literature. Enjoy small class sizes and mentoring from a one-of-a-kind faculty in the Department of English, home to the Stokes Center for Creative Writing. Assistantships and scholarships are available.
University of Arkansas
MFA in Creative Writing & Translation
fiction, poetry, literary translation
University of Arkansas at Monticello
MFA in Creative Writing (online)
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
University of Central Arkansas
Arkansas Writer’s Workshop MFA
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, screenwriting
Arizona State University
MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Northern Arizona University
MFA in Creative Writing
poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction
University of Arizona
MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry
Antioch University Los Angeles
MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, writing for children, writing for young adults
California College of the Arts
MFA in Writing
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
California College of the Arts Low-Res
MFA in Comics (low-res)
comics, graphic novels
California Institute of Integral Studies
MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts & Writing
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting, playwriting, visual art
California Institute of the Arts (CalArts)
MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, non-tracking
California State University, Chico
MA in English
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
California State University, East Bay
MA in English
fiction, poetry, playwriting
California State University, Fresno
MFA Program in Creative Writing
poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction
California State University, Long Beach
MFA Creative Writing Program
fiction, poetry
California State University, Los Angeles
MA in English
fiction, poetry
California State University, Northridge
MA in English
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting
California State University, Sacramento
MA in English
fiction, poetry
California State University, San Marcos
MA in Literature and Writing Studies
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, children’s literature, young adult literature, screenwriting, playwriting, cross-genre, digital literature
Chapman University
MA in English/MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, poetry
Dominican University of California
MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)
poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, narrative/poetic medicine
Loyola Marymount University
MA in English
fiction, poetry, nonfiction, playwriting
Mills College at Northeastern University
Mount Saint Mary's University Los Angeles
MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, screenwriting
Pepperdine University
MFA in Writing for Screen & Television
screenwriting
Saint Mary's College of California
MFA in Creative Writing
creative nonfiction, fiction, poetry
San Diego State University
MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, poetry
San Francisco State University
MA in English, MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, translation
San Jose State University
MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, screenwriting
Sonoma State University
MA in English
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
University of California Davis
MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, cross-genre
University of California Irvine
MFA Program in Writing
fiction, poetry
University of California Riverside
MFA in Creative Writing & Writing for the Performing Arts
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, screenwriting
University of California Riverside – Palm Desert Center
MFA in Creative Writing & Writing for the Performing Arts (low-res)
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, screenwriting
University of California San Diego
MFA in Writing
fiction, poetry, cross-genre
University of San Francisco
MFA in Writing
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
University of Southern California
PhD in Creative Writing & Literature
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Concordia University
MA in English
fiction, poetry, playwriting
University of Alberta
Studies in English Language and Literature
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
University of British Columbia - Okanagan
MFA Visual Arts & Creative Writing
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, screenwriting, visual arts, media arts, performance arts
University of British Columbia - Vancouver
MFA in Creative Writing, Optional-Residency MFA Program
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
University of Calgary
MA, PhD with Concentration in Creative Writing
poetry, fiction
University of Guelph
MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, hybrid forms, writing the decolonial
University of King's College
MFA in Creative Nonfiction (low-res)
creative nonfiction
University of New Brunswick
MA or PhD in Creative Writing (English)
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, screenwriting
University of Saskatchewan
MFA in Writing
poetry, fiction, nonfiction, playwriting
University of Toronto
MA in English in the Field of Creative Writing
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting
University of Victoria
Graduate Writing Program MFA
fiction, creative nonfiction, playwriting, film, poetry
University of Windsor
MA in English
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Colorado State University
MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Naropa University
Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics
MFA in Writing & Poetics; MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)
fiction, poetry
Regis University
Mile High MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, writing for young adults
University of Colorado Boulder
University of Denver
PhD in English—Creative Writing
fiction, poetry
Western Colorado University
MA/MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, poetry, screenwriting, nature writing, publishing
Albertus Magnus College
MFA in Writing (low-res)
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Fairfield University MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)
Before you write your story, you have to find your voice. As a student in Fairfield’s MFA in Creative Writing, you can pursue fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and scriptwriting/playwriting. Within these genres you can pursue concentrations in publishing/editing, spiritual writing, or literary health and healing.
Southern Connecticut State University
MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, poetry
Western Connecticut State University
MFA in Creative and Professional Writing (low-res)
fiction, genre fiction, nonfiction, writing for children, writing for young adults, poetry, playwriting, technical writing
Yale University School of Drama
MFA in Playwriting
playwriting
American University
MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Johns Hopkins University Advanced Academic Programs
MA in Writing (low-res or online)
fiction, nonfiction
Florida Atlantic University MFA in Creative Writing
The MFA at FAU is a three-year, fully-funded program in the heart of sunny South Florida. Students in the programs are encouraged to experiment, take risks, and explore the boundaries between genres. In addition to classes in fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction, students take courses in translation, book arts, creative writing pedagogy, and more from our award-winning faculty. Other opportunities include: teaching creative writing in the community, for-credit internships, summer travel and research money, working on our two literary journals, mentoring undergraduate creative writing students, and working with a wide variety of visiting writers. GTA positions are available.
Florida International University
MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, screenwriting
Florida State University
Creative Writing Program :: MFA, PhD
fiction, poetry, nonfiction
Saint Leo University
MA in Creative Writing (low-res)
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Stetson University
MFA of the Americas (low-res)
poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, cross-genre writing, art
University of Central Florida
MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction
University of Florida
MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, poetry
University of Miami
MFA in Fiction & Poetry
fiction, poetry
University of North Florida
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting, cross-genre
University of South Florida
MFA in Creative Writing Program
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
University of West Florida
MA in English
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Georgia College and State University MFA in Creative Writing
The Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program is a fully-funded program that offers workshops with award-winning faculty in fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry; students may write their thesis in fiction, poetry, or creative nonfiction. We encourage students to work in other genres and require our students to take at least one workshop in a genre other than their thesis genre. In addition to workshops, students take creative writing seminars in Poetry & Poetics or Prose Forms, pedagogy classes on the teaching of writing, journal design, and courses on literature and special topics.
Georgia State University
MA in English, MFA in Creative Writing, PhD in English
fiction, poetry
Kennesaw State University
MA in Professional Writing
fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, screenwriting, applied writing, composition & rhetoric
Reinhardt University
Etowah Valley MFA
poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, scriptwriting
Savannah College of Art and Design
MFA in Writing (res/online)
creative nonfiction
University of Georgia
Low-Residency MFA in Narrative Media Writing; PhD in English
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting
University of Hawaii at Manoa
MA or PhD in English
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Iowa State University
MFA in Creative Writing and Environment
poetry, fiction, nonfiction, playwriting
The University of Iowa
Writers’ Workshop; Nonfiction Writing Program
poetry, fiction, nonfiction
The University of Iowa Theatre Arts
The Iowa Playwrights Workshop :: MFA
playwriting
University of Northern Iowa
MA in English
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Boise State University
MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, poetry
University of Idaho
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Bradley University
MA in English
creative nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting, fiction
Chicago State University
MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, screenwriting
Columbia College Chicago
Creative Writing BA, BFA, MFA
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
DePaul University MFA/MA in Creative Writing and Publishing
This unique program combines intensive, craft-focused creative writing workshops with elective courses and internships in publishing, pedagogy, literature, and language. The flexible curriculum encourages students to explore more than one genre, and our course offerings include fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, screenwriting, and multi-genre workshops.
Eastern Illinois University
MA in English
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting
Illinois State University
MA in English, PhD in English Studies
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Northwestern University School of Communication
MFA in Writing for the Screen & Stage
playwriting, screenwriting
Northwestern University School of Professional Studies
MW or MFA in Creative Writing (part-time)
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, publishing and professional development, dual genre, popular fiction
Northwestern University Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences
Litowitz Creative Writing Graduate Program, MFA+MA
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Roosevelt University College of Arts and Sciences MFA in Creative Writing
Prepare for your life as a writer in Chicago’s thriving literary community through Roosevelt University’s close-knit community of writers. Our Master's in Creative Writing (MFA) program allows students the time and attention to develop their craft and challenge their artistic boundaries. Our graduates have gone on to become authors, and worked in the education, publishing, journalism, marketing, advertising, and arts administration fields.
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, poetry
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, poetry
University of Chicago
MA Program in the Humanities
fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction
University of Illinois at Chicago
MA in English, PhD in Creative Writing
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, poetry
Ball State University
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting
Butler University MFA in Creative Writing
The MFA is a 36-hour studio MFA that includes ten three-credit courses and six hours of formal thesis work with an advisor. We offer programs in poetry, fiction, and nonfiction, as well as electives in screenwriting, young adult fiction, poetic form, literary editing and publishing, and teaching creative writing. We offer top-flight, full-time faculty, nationally recognized visiting faculty, and one of the finest visiting writers series in the country. We operate a MFA-run literary magazine and other publishing enterprises, and also offer teaching and service opportunities through an array of programs.
Indiana State University
MA in English
fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction
Indiana University Bloomington
MFA in Fiction and Poetry
fiction, poetry
Indiana University South Bend
MA in English with Creative Writing Concentration
fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting
Purdue University
MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, poetry
University of Notre Dame
MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Bar-Ilan University (Israel)
Shaindy Rudoff Graduate Track in Creative Writing
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Bath Spa University (England)
MA in Creative Writing
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Cardiff University (Wales)
MA in Creative Writing
PhD in Creative & Critical Writing
fiction, nonfiction, playwriting, poetry, screenwriting
Edinburgh Napier University (Scotland)
MA in Creative Writing (full-time/part-time)
genre fiction, comics, graphic novels, writing for young adults
Manchester Metropolitan University
MA/MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, writing for children & young adults, scriptwriting
National University of Ireland, Galway
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, journalism
University College Dublin (Ireland)
University of Edinburgh (Scotland)
MSc in Creative Writing
fiction, poetry
University of Lincoln (England)
MA in Creative Writing
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting
University of St. Andrews (Scotland)
MLitt in Creative Writing, MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, screenwriting
Emporia State University
MA in English
fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, playwriting, screenwriting
Kansas State University
MA in Creative Writing and Literature
poetry, fiction, nonfiction
Pittsburg State University
MA in English Creative Writing Emphasis
fiction, poetry
University of Kansas
Graduate Program in Creative Writing :: MFA, PhD
fiction, cross-genre, poetry, playwriting
Wichita State University
MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, poetry
Asbury University
Bluegrass Writers Studio Eastern Kentucky University
A writer’s community without the commute. Bluegrass Writers Studio is the only low-res MFA in Creative Writing with live, online workshops. Students study fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and cross-genre; work with award-winning faculty, agents, and editors; edit the print journal, Jelly Bucket, and attend summer residencies in Lisbon, Portugal or Kentucky’s Bluegrass Region.
Morehead State University
MA in English (online)
fiction, poetry
Murray State University
MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Northern Kentucky University
MA in English
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Spalding University Sena Jeter Naslund-Karen Mann Graduate School of Writing
MFA in Writing (low-res), MA in Writing (low-res)
Spalding’s affordable, nationally distinguished low-residency MFA in Writing and MA in Writing are committed to excellence in a noncompetitive, supportive atmosphere. Students thrive as they explore across genres, examine the interrelatedness of the arts, engage with the downtown arts scene, stay in a four-star hotel, and study with prize-winning faculty while gaining editorial experience and developing a close-knit literary community and lifelong writing habits. Students choose their own independent-study pace and may opt to travel abroad. All students write prolifically and receive extensive faculty feedback. Option to matriculate from MAW to MFA, earning two master’s degrees for about the cost of one. Apply by Feb. 1 for May or July entry, Aug. 1 for November entry. Financial aid available.
University of Kentucky
MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
University of Louisville
MA in Creative Writing
poetry, fiction, playwriting, creative nonfiction
Western Kentucky University
MFA Program in Creative Writing
fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, playwriting, screenwriting
Louisiana State University
MFA Program in Creative Writing
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, screenwriting
McNeese State University
MFA Program in Creative Writing
fiction, poetry
Southeastern Louisiana University
MA in English
fiction, poetry, professional writing
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Creative Writing Program :: MA
fiction, poetry, nonfiction, playwriting
University of New Orleans
Creative Writing Workshop (res)
Creative Writing Workshop Online MFA
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting
Bay Path University
MFA in Creative Nonfiction (online)
creative nonfiction, narrative medicine and trauma writing
Boston University
MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, poetry
Bridgewater State University
MA in English
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Emerson College
MFA in Creative Writing
MFA in Popular Fiction Writing and Publishing (online)
MA in Writing and Publishing
fiction, popular fiction, nonfiction, poetry, publishing
Lasell University
Solstice MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, comics & graphic narratives, writing for young people
Lesley University
MFA Program in Creative Writing (low-res)
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, writing for stage & screen, writing for young people, graphic novels & comics
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
MFA for Poets and Writers
fiction, poetry
University of Massachusetts - Boston
MA in English; MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, poetry
Western New England University
Goucher College
MFA in Creative Nonfiction (low-res)
creative nonfiction
Johns Hopkins University
Morgan State University
English Program :: MA, PhD
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting
Towson University
MS in Professional Writing
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, technical writing, journalism, scientific writing
University of Baltimore
MFA in Creative Writing & Publishing Arts
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
University of Maryland
MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, poetry
University of Maine at Orono
MA in English
fiction, poetry
University of Southern Maine
Stonecoast MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Alma College
MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)
fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, cross-genre, dual genre
Central Michigan University
MA in English
fiction, poetry
Eastern Michigan University Interdisciplinary MA in Creative Writing
The MA Program in Creative Writing at EMU promotes innovation, experimentation, and collaboration across artistic fields and cultural practices. Distinguished as one of the only interdisciplinary programs for creative writing in the country, we provide a rich space for exploring the relationships between poetry and poetics, experimental prose, cultural translation, community service, pedagogy, and contemporary arts.
Northern Michigan University
MFA in Creative Writing
NMU, located on the Lake Superior shore of Michigan’s beautiful Upper Peninsula, offers a three-year MFA degree in fiction, poetry, or creative nonfiction, as well as a two-year MA in writing, literature, pedagogy, or theater. Teaching assistantships are available, as well as travel opportunities, field writing residencies in the beautiful Upper Peninsula wilderness, grants, and internships with Passages North.
University of Michigan
Helen Zell Writers’ Program
fiction, poetry
Wayne State University
MA in English with Emphasis in Creative Writing
poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction
Western Michigan University
Creative Writing Program :: MFA, PhD
poetry, fiction, nonfiction, playwriting
Augsburg University
MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)
fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting, playwriting, translation, teaching, publishing
Concordia University, St. Paul
Hamline University
MFA in Writing (res); MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults (low-res)
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, writing for children, writing for young adults
Minnesota State University Mankato
MFA Writing
fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction
St. Cloud State University
MA in English
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
University of Minnesota
MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
University of St. Thomas
MA in Creative Writing & Publishing
poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, young adult literature
Lindenwood University
MFA in Writing Program (online or in-class)
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting
Missouri State University
MA in English
fiction, nonfiction, playwriting, poetry
Southeast Missouri State University
MA in Professional Writing
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Stephens College
MFA in TV and Screenwriting (low-res)
screenwriting
University of Missouri
Creative Writing Program :: MA, PhD
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
University of Missouri - Kansas City
MFA in Creative Writing and Media Arts
fiction, nonfiction, playwriting, poetry, screenwriting
University of Missouri - St. Louis
MFA in Fiction and Poetry
fiction, poetry
Washington University in St. Louis
MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Mississippi State University
MA in English
fiction, poetry
Mississippi University for Women
MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, translation, writing for new media
University of Mississippi
MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, screenwriting, eco-writing
University of Southern Mississippi
Center for Writers :: MA, PhD
fiction, poetry
University of Montana
MFA Program in Creative Writing
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
East Carolina University
MA in English
poetry, fiction, screenwriting, playwriting, creative nonfiction
North Carolina State University
MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, poetry
Queens University of Charlotte
MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)
fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, writing for stage & screen
University of North Carolina at Greensboro MFA Writing Program
We are one of the oldest MFA programs in the country. With an emphasis on studio time in which to study the writing of poetry or fiction, students also develop their talents through small classes in the arts. Workshops and individual conferences with faculty are the core of the curriculum.
University of North Carolina Wilmington
MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Warren Wilson College
MFA Program for Writers (low-res)
fiction, poetry
Western Carolina University
MA in English
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, professional writing
University of North Dakota
MA/PhD in English
fiction, poetry
University of Nebraska, Kearney
MA in English
Fiction and poetry primarily. Courses also offered in nonfiction and drama writing.
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Creative Writing Program :: MA, PhD
poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction
University of Nebraska, Omaha
MFA in Writing (low-res)
fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, screenwriting, writing for young adults
New England College
MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)
poetry, fiction, nonfiction, playwriting, screenwriting, dual genre
Southern New Hampshire University
Mountainview Low-Residency MFA
fiction, nonfiction
MFA in Creative Writing (online)
genre fiction
MA in English & Creative Writing (online)
fiction, nonfiction
University of New Hampshire MFA in Writing Program
The MFA Program at the University of New Hampshire has a clear goal: to help you mold your gifts and passion for the art and to prepare you for the opportunities and demands that all writers will experience in a long career. What happens to you after you leave this program—how you will sustain yourself and your work—is one of our strongest concerns. This supportive community of students and faculty shares a belief that writing matters and that the best books of fiction, poetry, and nonfiction are made out of both the creative imagination and rigorous work.
Fairleigh Dickinson University
MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)
The MFA program at Fairleigh Dickinson University provides students the opportunity to work closely with award-winning, acclaimed faculty writers in small classes (usually 4-6 students) that provide rigorous and individualized attention. At residencies, faculty and students dine together, attend readings and lectures, and socialize. Our curriculum supports every writer’s unique creative exploration, with a highly customized reading list and a guided study of craft.
Kean University
MA in English Writing Studies
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Monmouth University
MA/MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, genre writing
Rowan University
MA in Writing
creative nonfiction, fiction, poetry, journalism
Rutgers University - Camden
MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, poetry
Rutgers University - Newark
MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
William Paterson University
MFA in Creative & Professional Writing
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Institute of American Indian Arts
MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting
New Mexico Highlands University
MA in English
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
New Mexico State University
MA in English: Emphasis in Creative Writing, MFA in Creative Writing
poetry, fiction
University of New Mexico
MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Creative Writing Program :: MFA, PhD
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
University of Nevada, Reno
MA in English; MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, poetry
University of Nevada, Reno at Lake Tahoe
MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, writing for children and young adults
Adelphi University
MFA in Creative Writing Program
poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction
Bard College
Milton Avery Graduate School of the Arts
MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)
fiction, poetry
Binghamton University - SUNY
Creative Writing Program :: MA, PhD
poetry, fiction, nonfiction, writing for children
Brooklyn College - CUNY
MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, poetry, playwriting
City College of New York - CUNY
MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, screenwriting
Columbia University School of the Arts MFA in Creative Writing
The Columbia University School of the Arts MFA Writing Program, offering concentrations in Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry, and a joint course of study in Literary Translation, is highly regarded for its illustrious alumni, artistic diversity and outstanding faculty of acclaimed writers and editors. The rigorous approach to literary instruction requires 60 credits over 2 or more years of study. Extracurricular programming includes the Creative Writing Lecture Series, Nonfiction Dialogues, a poetry reading series, student reading series, and events to introduce students to editors and agents. Internships, scholarships, and teaching fellowships are available.
Cornell University
MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Hunter College - CUNY
MFA Creative Writing
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Lehman College - CUNY
MA in English
fiction, poetry, professional writing
Long Island University - Brooklyn
MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting, playwriting, graphic literature/comics, cross-genre, translation, dual genre
Manhattanville College
MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting, cross-genre, graphic literature and comics
New York University
Creative Writing Program
Low-Residency MFA Writers Workshop in Paris
fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction
Pratt Institute
MFA in Writing
fiction, poetry, journalism, translation, image/text
Queens College - CUNY
MFA Creative Writing and Literary Translation
poetry, fiction, nonfiction, literary translation
Sarah Lawrence College
MFA in Writing
fiction, speculative fiction, poetry, nonfiction
St. Francis College
MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)
fiction, poetry, playwriting, screenwriting, writing for children, writing for young adults
St. Joseph's College Brooklyn
The Writer’s Foundry MFA
fiction, nonfiction
Stony Brook Southampton
MFA in Creative Writing & Literature
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, screenwriting, writing for children
Syracuse University
MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, poetry
The College at Brockport - SUNY
MA in English, Creative Writing Concentration
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
The New School
MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, writing for children, writing for young adults
University at Albany - SUNY
Writing Practices: Poetics, Rhetorics, Technologies :: PhD
poetry, fiction, nonfiction
University at Buffalo - SUNY
Certificate in Innovative Writing (MA)
fiction, poetry
Ashland University
MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)
poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, cross-genre, science fiction/fantasy
Bowling Green State University
MFA in Creative Writing
poetry, fiction
John Carroll University
MA in English
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Miami University
MFA in Creative Writing (res)
creative nonfiction, poetry, fiction, screenwriting, multimedia & performance writing
Northeast Ohio Master of Fine Arts (NEOMFA)
MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting
Ohio University
Creative Writing Program :: MA, PhD
poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction
The Ohio State University
MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
University of Cincinnati
Creative Writing Program :: MA, PhD
fiction, poetry, literary nonfiction
Oklahoma City University
The Red Earth MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting
Oklahoma State University Creative Writing Program
Our graduate program holds the distinction of being the oldest PhD in creative writing in the nation as well as one of the few that supports study in creative nonfiction beside poetry and fiction. Our aesthetic interests are eclectic too, and we emphasize working closely with students on theses and dissertations. Class sizes are small, and students are encouraged to study outside their genre as well as in other departmental programs, including literature, screen studies, TESOL, and composition/rhetoric. Affordable housing, friendly community, a uniquely supportive artistic experience!
University of Central Oklahoma
MA in Creative Writing
fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction
University of Oklahoma
MA in English
fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction
Eastern Oregon University
MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, cross-genre
Oregon State University
MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction
Oregon State University - Cascades
Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction
Pacific Northwest College of Art
Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing
prose, poetry, cross-genre, literary translation
Pacific University
MFA in Writing (low-res)
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Portland State University
MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
University of Oregon
MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, poetry
Carlow University
Creative Writing MFA (low-res)
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Cedar Crest College
Creative Writing Program :: MFA (low-res)
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Chatham University
MFA in Creative Writing (res/low-res)
poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, writing for children
DeSales University
MFA in Creative Writing & Publishing (low-res)
fiction, poetry, nonfiction
Drexel University
MFA in Writing (low-res)
fiction, screenwriting
Point Park University
MFA in Screenwriting and Playwriting (low-res)
playwriting, screenwriting
Rosemont College
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, writing for young adults
Saint Joseph's University
Writing Studies MA
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, writing for children, playwriting
Seton Hill University
MFA in Writing Popular Fiction (low-res)
romance, science fiction, fantasy, horror, mystery
Temple University
MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, poetry
University of Pittsburgh
Writing Program :: MFA
fiction, poetry
West Chester University
MA in English
fiction, poetry, nonfiction
Wilkes University
MA/MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting, playwriting, spoken word
Wilson College
MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)
poetry, playwriting
Brown University
The Literary Arts MFA Program
fiction, poetry, digital and cross-disciplinary
Rhode Island College
MA in English
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Salve Regina University
The Newport MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
University of Rhode Island
PhD in English
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting
Coastal Carolina University
MA in Writing
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
College of Charleston
MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, poetry
Converse University MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)
The MFA in Creative Writing is a two-year co-educational low residency program designed for serious, independent writers seeking advanced instruction in poetry, fiction, young adult fiction, and creative nonfiction through a non-traditional course of graduate study. The program’s emphasis on the mastery and understanding of writing skills and contemporary literature and craft, through the master-writer and apprentice mentoring relationship, offers students a stimulating and individually tailored curriculum of courses and projects.
University of South Carolina
MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, poetry
University of South Dakota
MA/PhD in English
poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, publishing
Austin Peay State University
MA in English
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Belmont University
MA in English
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Sewanee School of Letters
MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting, playwriting
The University of Memphis
MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga
MA in English
fiction, poetry
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
MFA in Creative Writing, PhD in English
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Vanderbilt University
MFA in Creative Writing
The Vanderbilt MFA—in vibrant Nashville, TN—is a highly selective three-year, fully-funded program.
Abilene Christian University
MA in English
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Baylor University
MA in English
fiction, poetry
Our Lady of the Lake University
MA-MFA in Literature, Creative Writing, and Social Justice
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting
Sam Houston State University
MFA in Creative Writing, Editing, and Publishing
fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry
Stephen F. Austin State University
MA in English
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Texas State University
MFA Program in Creative Writing
fiction, poetry
Texas Tech University
MA/PhD in English/Creative Writing
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
University of Houston
Creative Writing Program :: MFA, PhD
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
University of Houston - Victoria
MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)
fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry
University of North Texas
MA in Creative Writing, PhD in English
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
University of Texas at Austin
MFA in English (New Writers’ Project)
fiction, poetry
MFA in Creative Writing (The Michener Center for Writers)
fiction, poetry, playwriting, screenwriting
University of Texas at Dallas
MA/PhD in Arts and Humanities
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting
University of Texas at El Paso
MFA in Creative Writing (res/online)
fiction, poetry, nonfiction, screenwriting, literary translation
University of Texas at San Antonio
Graduate Certificate in Creative Writing
poetry, fiction
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, playwriting, screenwriting, translation
Brigham Young University
Creative Writing MFA
poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction
University of Utah
Creative Writing Program :: MFA, PhD
fiction, poetry
Utah State University
MA/MS in English, Specialization in Creative Writing
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Weber State University
MA in English
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
George Mason University
MFA in Creative Writing
poetry, fiction, nonfiction
Hollins University
Jackson Center for Creative Writing
MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Old Dominion University
Creative Writing MFA
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Randolph College
MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)
poetry, fiction, nonfiction
University of Virginia
MFA in Creative Writing Program
fiction, poetry
Virginia Commonwealth University
MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, poetry
Virginia Tech
MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, poetry
Bennington College
MFA in Writing (low-res)
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Vermont College of Fine Arts
MFA in Writing
MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults
MFA in Writing & Publishing
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, writing for children, writing for young adults
Central Washington University
MA Professional & Creative Writing (online)
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Eastern Washington University
MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Pacific Lutheran University
Rainier Writing Workshop :: MFA (low-res)
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Seattle Pacific University
MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, young adult fiction
University of Washington
MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, poetry
University of Washington - Bothell
MFA in Creative Writing and Poetics
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Western Washington University
MA in English Studies, MFA in Creative Writing Program
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire
MA in English – Writing
fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry
University of Wisconsin at Madison
MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, poetry
University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee
Creative Writing Program :: MA, PhD
fiction, poetry
West Virginia University
MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
University of Wyoming
MFA in Creative Writing
poetry, fiction, nonfiction, cross-genre