Writing Programs

Whether you’re looking for a creative writing program that leads to an associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degree at a US or international school, and whether you want a residency or low-residency program, here you’ll find easily searchable listings of our selection of the most worthwhile programs. The listings include links to author bios and works by each program’s graduates and by current and former faculty members who are published in Narrative.


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Albion College

Albion College

BA
ALBION, MI
When studying literature, you’ll learn both the long narrative of literary history and the careful scrutiny of particular genres, periods, authors, and ideas. When studying writing, you’ll work toward a mastery of language, including critical reading, rigorous analysis, and the creation of art.
Narrative Author Faculty: Ryan Walsh
American University

American University

MFA
WASHINGTON, DC
This three-year, forty-eight-credit-hour MFA program integrates writing, literary journalism, translation, and the study of literature to prepare students for a range of career possibilities. Write, give feedback, and receive guidance from a close-knit community of respectful peers and faculty.
Narrative Author Graduates: Valzhyna Mort
Antioch University

Antioch University

MFA, BA
LOS ANGELES, CA
Our low-residency MFA in Creative Writing program is devoted not only to the education of literary artists but to community engagement and the pursuit of social justice. The program features one-on-one mentoring with a variety of successful, publishing writers and includes instruction in craft, revision, and critical reading and thinking skills.

Narrative Author Faculty: Victoria Chang, Jenny Factor, Emily Rapp,
Narrative Author Graduates: Yuvi Zalkow
Arizona State University

Arizona State University

MFA
TEMPE, AZ
Through small classes, intimate workshops, and practicum, or one-to-one mentoring, the centuries-old apprenticeship model thrives within the New American University. The program requirements include forty-eight hours of study evenly divided between writing courses and literature courses designed to inform that writing.
Attic Institute Atheneum Master Writing Program

Attic Institute Atheneum Master Writing Program

CERTIFICATE
PORTLAND, OR
The program includes independent study under close faculty supervision, receptions, public readings, and discussion, selected readings, and other Atheneum events created around good food and great conversation, dialogue, and community. Plus, an end-of-program urban retreat to focus on your future writing goals.
Narrative Author Faculty: Marc Kaufman
Augustana College

Augustana College

BA
ROCK ISLAND, IL
Augustana offers a major and minor in English, a major in teaching English, a major in English with a writing emphasis, and a creative writing major and minor.
Narrative Author Faculty: Rebecca Wee
Narrative Author Graduates: Jodie Marion
Bard College, Simon’s Rock

Bard College, Simon’s Rock

BA
GREAT BARRINGTON, MA
Beyond the introductory course in which students write fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction, students take specialized workshops offered each term, as well as tutorials and independent studies.
Narrative Author Faculty: Peter Filkins
Barnard College

Barnard College

BA
NEW YORK, NY
Creative writing is not a separate major but a concentration within an English major, and majors can only take on the concentration in their senior year. However, all students are welcome to enroll in creative writing courses, even those attending Columbia or who are not English majors.
Narrative Author Faculty: Elizabeth Benedict, Mary Gordon, Ursula Hegi
Baruch College in New York City

Baruch College in New York City

BA
NEW YORK, NY
At Baruch, the discipline of English helps students unlock this potential through the study of a broad range of fields that includes literature, creative writing, literacy and rhetorical studies, linguistics, cultural inquiry, and film.
Narrative Author Faculty: Bridgett M. Davis
Bath Spa University

Bath Spa University

MA
BATH, UNITED KINGDOM
Working with tutors and other writers in the course, you’ll develop your writing and build up a substantial body of work. Weekly workshops are taught by a strong team of published writers, and there are regular visits by literary agents, publishers, magazine editors, and broadcasters, as well as other writers.
Narrative Author Graduates: Brian Kimberling
Behrend College, Penn State

Behrend College, Penn State

BA
ERIE, PA
The ability to earn a fine arts degree in creative writing is an unusual opportunity at the undergraduate level, one that offers you time to completely immerse yourself in imaginative writing.
Narrative Author Faculty: Eugene Cross
Bennington College Writing Seminars

Bennington College Writing Seminars

MFA
NORTH BENNINGTON, VT
During this two-year, low-residency program, you commit as much to reading as you do to writing and conceive reading lists that strengthen and broaden your knowledge. You perform critical literary analysis. You craft bold new works of fiction, nonfiction, or poetry inspired by your discoveries. You finish with a polished thesis and a parting lecture.
Berea College

Berea College

BA
BEREA, KY
The English department has two principal responsibilities: advancing the student’s skill in writing and critical analysis, and furthering the student’s insight into the meaning and value of human experience through the study of literature and other art forms and through the student’s own creativity.
Narrative Author Faculty: Silas House
Boise State University

Boise State University

MFA
BOISE, ID
The MFA Program in Creative Writing offers degree tracks in fiction and poetry, emphasizing the art and craft of literary writing and concentrating on the student’s written work.
Narrative Author Graduates: Jacob Powers
Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green State University

MFA
BOWLING GREEN, OH
The program is a composite of a total of thirty-six hours, consisting primarily of writing workshops, including a minimum of one course in techniques, one in literary editing, one in pedagogy, and the remainder in recommended courses or electives.
Narrative Author Graduates: Tessa Mellas
Brandeis University

Brandeis University

BA
WALTHAM, MA
The Creative Writing Program is structured to allow flexible participation in its activities by a diverse body of students, whose interest or commitment may vary in nature or over time.
Narrative Author Faculty: Olga Broumas
Brooklyn College

Brooklyn College

MFA
BROOKLYN, NY
This small, highly personal two-year program in creative writing confers master of fine arts degrees in fiction, poetry, and playwriting. It offers single-discipline and inter-genre workshops, literature seminars, small-group reading tutorials, and one-on-one tutorials.

Narrative Author Faculty: Ben Lerner
Narrative Author Graduates: Linda Bernal, CJ Hauser, Reese Okyong Kwon, John Yau
Brown University

Brown University

MFA, BA
PROVIDENCE, RI
The Literary Arts MFA Program at Brown is structured to allow graduate student writers maximum possible time for creative and intellectual exploration. Students attend two courses per semester: a writing workshop and an elective.
Narrative Author Faculty: C. D. Wright (d. 2016) , John Yau
Narrative Author Graduates: Ben Lerner
Bucknell University

Bucknell University

MA
LEWISBURG, PA
The graduate program in English offers a structure consisting of eight seminars in English or seven seminars in English and one in another humanities discipline. Seminars require active participation, student reports, oral and written, and a substantial paper.
Narrative Author Faculty: Harold Schweizer
California College of the Arts

California College of the Arts

MFA
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
CCA’s two-year graduate creative writing program, based in the San Francisco Bay Area with a deep literary history, connects you to a writing community of emerging and professional writers.
Narrative Author Faculty: Tom Barbash, Rebekah Bloyd
California Institute of the Arts

California Institute of the Arts

MFA
VALENCIA, CA
Classes combine workshopping of student-generated work with discussion of assigned texts. Students are also encouraged to explore the intersections between writing and other media/art forms, such as performance, digital media, visual art, and film.
Narrative Author Graduates: Susan Kinsolving
California State University, Fresno

California State University, Fresno

MFA, BA
FRESNO, CA
We combine studio and academic approaches in a substantial fifty-four-unit degree program, providing students with critical workshop experience and a solid background in literature.
Narrative Author Faculty: Randa Jarrar
Narrative Author Graduates: T. L. Crum
California State University, Fullerton

California State University, Fullerton

BA
FULLERTON, CA
Our major program emphasizes the production of academic, professional, and creative writing and the study of the literatures of England and America, and intersecting countries across the globe.
Narrative Author Faculty: David Hernandez
California State University, Long Beach

California State University, Long Beach

MA, MFA, BA
LONG BEACH, CA
The MFA program at CSULB is a two-year, full-time program in which students complete forty-eight units of coursework with professors in the department of English. Each student is expected to submit an approved thesis of creative writing midway through the spring semester of her or his second year
Narrative Author Faculty: David Hernandez
Carnegie Mellon University

Carnegie Mellon University

BA
PITTSBURG, PA
The Master of Arts in Professional Writing is a program designed for students who wish to directly enter the professional world as writers. Graduates of the MAPW program will be prepared to work as communication specialists in government, business, and industry. The program requires three semesters of coursework plus a professional internship.
Narrative Author Faculty: Jane Bernstein
Chapman University

Chapman University

MFA
IRVINE, CA
Our MFA students begin with a common course called “Aspects of a Writer” that introduces the practice and business of the writer’s life. Students read great literature and write fiction, poetry, nonfiction, or even screenwriting and can work in more than one genre and in digital modes.
Narrative Author Faculty: Richard Bausch, Victoria Chang, Lisa Cupolo
Chico State - CSU Chico

Chico State

MA
CHICO, CA
The MFA in Creative Writing is offered by a consortium of California State University campuses, including Chico, Hayward, Los Angeles, Northridge, and San Luis Obispo. A minimum of three summers of enrollment at a consortium campus is required, as is continuous enrollment once the program is begun.
Narrative Author Graduates: Heather Brittain Bergstrom
City College of New York

City College of New York

MFA
NEW YORK, NY
The mission of our program is simple: We want all students to find their unique voice, whether through fiction, nonfiction, drama, screenwriting, experimental or genre fiction, or poetry, while simultaneously preparing them for life beyond graduate school as writers, teachers and scholars.
Narrative Author Faculty: Danielle Blau, Tracy O’Neill, Emily Raboteau
Claremont McKenna College

Claremont McKenna College

BA
CLAREMONT, CA
The literature major is designed to give students an understanding and appreciation of our literary heritage, and to allow them to develop and pursue their personal literary interests.
Narrative Author Faculty: Mary Gaitskill
Colby College

Colby College

BA
WATERVILLE, ME
Students in the Creative Writing Program work closely with faculty members who are also published authors. Classes are conducted as workshops—collaborative sessions where students share their work and receive constructive feedback from their instructors and peers.
Narrative Author Faculty: Adrian Blevins
Colorado College

Colorado College

BA
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO
The Colorado College English department invites students who are passionate about reading to explore literature from Chaucer and Shakespeare to the graphic novel, from global postcolonial writings to the foundational works of classical antiquity.
Narrative Author Faculty: David Mason
Colorado State University

Colorado State University

MFA
FORT COLLINS, CO
The MFA in creative writing is a three-year program that offers a balance of intimate and intensive writing workshops with courses in literature, form and technique, and related electives both in and out of the English Department.
Narrative Author Graduates: Carol Dines
Columbia College Chicago

Columbia College Chicago

MFA
CHICAGO, IL
This Master of Fine Arts program is a studio/academic program in which students’ own writing and craft (in workshops and craft seminars) is enriched by the study of literature and the form and theory of fiction.
Narrative Author Graduates: Hafizah Geter
Columbia University

Columbia University

MFA
NEW YORK, NY
At the core of the curriculum is the writing workshop. All workshops are small (seven to twelve students), ensuring that all students present work at least three times per semester. Students receive substantial written responses to their work from their professors and classmates; they also have regularly scheduled one-on-one conferences with faculty.
Columbia University School of Journalism

Columbia University School of Journalism

MS, MA, PHD
NEW YORK, NY
All MS students at the Journalism School take a seven-week writing module in the fall semester; options include news writing, feature writing, and classes in writing for the ear. In the spring, students who want to pursue writing careers can take more in­-depth classes such as literary journalism, digital longform, or the book seminar.
Concordia University

Concordia University

MFA
MONTREAL, CANADA
You’ll have the freedom to explore your creative vision and find your voice as a writer and scholar in the artistically vibrant city of Montreal. Our program’s flexibility allows you to propose a thesis project in traditional or innovative genres and media, including digital.
Narrative Author Faculty: Josip Novakovich
Narrative Author Graduates: Elisabeth Harvor
Corban University

Corban University

BA
SALEM, OR
Revel in your love for stories and refine your storytelling ability as a creative writing major. You’ll focus on your development as a writer and explore a variety of genres—short stories, novels, poetry, nonfiction, and screenplays.
Narrative Author Faculty: Gina Ochsner
Davidson College

Davidson College

BA
DAVIDSON, NC
Learning to write well is an important feature of a Davidson education and is of special emphasis in the English department, where all courses involve instruction in writing. We are pleased to offer a wide array of writing courses, taught by both permanent staff and the visiting McGee Professor of Creative Writing.
Narrative Author Faculty: Terese Svoboda
Denison University

Denison University

BA
GRANVILLE, OH
In our small classes, students find varied but uniformly passionate instruction in American, British, and world literature. And for more than fifty years, Denison students have studied the art and craft of creative writing through the Writing Program’s workshops in poetry, fiction, and nonfiction.
Narrative Author Faculty: Michael Croley
DePaul University

DePaul University

MA
CHICAGO, IL
The program features rigorous training in the history and structure of the English language, literary criticism and theory, analytical writing and research, pedagogy and specific literary periods.
Narrative Author Faculty: Richard Jones
Dickinson State University

Dickinson State University

BA
DICKINSON, ND
Language and Literature provides high-quality courses and programs that contribute to the quality of life for the citizens of Southwestern North Dakota and the students and members of the Dickinson State University community.
Narrative Author Faculty: Peter Grimes
Drew University

Drew University

CERTIFICATE, BA
MADISON, NJ
The Masters of Fine Arts in Poetry and Poetry in Translation is a low-residency MFA program. Each year students spend two ten-day residencies on Drew University’s beautiful campus located just outside New York City. Outside of the residencies students work with our award winning faculty in one-on-one mentorships.
Narrative Author Faculty: Patrick Phillips
Duke University

Duke University

MA
DURHAM, NC
Students investigate literary and cultural history as forms of knowledge production and social action; to develop the specific linguistic, philosophical, and historical skills relevant to their chosen field and intervention; and to think and articulate with clarity, subtlety, and imagination.
Narrative Author Faculty: Reynolds Price (d. 2011)
East Carolina University

East Carolina University

MA
GREENVILLE, NC
The Master of Arts in English is a 33-semester-hour program that offers both a thesis and non-thesis option. The program offers a number of available concentrations: Creative Writing, English Studies, Linguistics, Literature, Rhetoric and Composition, TESOL, Multicultural and Transnational Literatures (MTL), and Technical and Professional Communication (TPC). The MTL and TPC concentrations allow the degree to be completed entirely online.
Narrative Author Faculty: Joe David Bellamy (d. 2014)
East Washington University

East Washington University

BA, MA, MFA
CHENEY, WA
The MFA program, established in 1978, is a two-year, full residency, studio-based program featuring intensive study of fiction and poetry. The program offers a wide range of fully-funded positions in teaching, editing, and arts administration. EWU MFA candidates can gain experience in book and magazine publishing, festival promotion, and teaching both composition and creative writing.
Narrative Author Faculty: Gray Jacobik
Eastern Connecticut State University

Eastern Connecticut State University

BA
WILLMANTIC, CT
The department of English offers courses for its majors and minors as well as courses that support American Studies, Canadian Studies, Women’s Studies, certification programs, the Liberal Arts Core, and University Honors Colloquia.
Narrative Author Faculty: Andre Dubus III
Emerson

Emerson

MFA, BA, MA
BOSTON, MA
We are based in the heart of downtown Boston, historically a center of intellectual inquiry, creative endeavor, and innovation in education. MFA students at Emerson College engage with one another not only in the classroom, but also in the greater cultural environment of Boston itself.
Narrative Author Faculty: Jonathan Aaron, Pamela Painter
Narrative Author Graduates: Meghan Dunn, E. K. Ota, Wesley Rothman
Fairfield University

Fairfield University

MFA, BA
FAIRFIELD, CT
As a student in our program, you can pursue the study of fiction, poetry, nonfiction, or screenwriting. Within these genres you can pursue concentrations in publishing/editing, spiritual writing, or literary health and healing.
Narrative Author Graduates: Michael DiCocco
Fairleigh Dickinson University

Fairleigh Dickinson University

MFA, BA
MADDISON, NJ
The MFA in Creative Writing is a low-residency program in which students work closely with published authors who serve as their mentors and teachers. The program is arranged into modules and residencies.
Narrative Author Faculty: Chloé Yelena Miller
Florida International University

Florida International University

MFA, BA
MIAMI, FL
The Creative Writing Program at FIU is a forty-eight-credit-hour academic curriculum leading to the Master of Fine Arts degree. It includes a minimum of eighteen credit hours of writing workshop, 15 credit hours of literature, three credit hours of Form and Theory, and six credit hours of thesis.

Florida State University

Florida State University

MFA, PHD
TALLAHASSEE, FL
The Creative Writing Program is now affiliated with FSU’s top-ranked schools of Film and Theatre. Our faculty includes winners of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, as well as professors who are not only dedicated to the craft of writing but who are also widely known as teachers of the craft.
Foothill College

Foothill College

BA
LOS ALTOS HILLS, CA
An Associate of Arts in English (AA) prepares students for careers in law, teaching, journalism, communication, or business administration. Most careers require strong skills in writing and reading. An English degree provides students with these skills, along with a breadth of cultural and historical know through the study of inspiring literature.
Narrative Author Faculty: Millicent Dillon
George Mason University

George Mason University

MFA, BA
FAIRFAX, VA
During their time in the MFA program, students will take at least three workshops. Each concentration offers both a regular workshop and an advanced workshop. The regular workshop is geared toward students who are generating material and experimenting with different forms and projects, while the advanced workshop focuses on revision and mastery.
Narrative Author Faculty: Joe David Bellamy (d. 2014) , Frank Conroy (d. 2005) , Eric Pankey
Narrative Author Graduates: Allyson Armistead, Kirsten Clodfelter, Rebecca Wee
George Washington University

George Washington University

BA
WASHINGTON, DC
We offer an array of courses in Creative Writing, beginning with the Introduction to Creative Writing. In addition to providing a sound basis for further work in Creative Writing, it satisfies Columbian College’s G-PAC requirement in the Creative and Performing Arts.
Narrative Author Faculty: Jennifer Chang, Judith Harris
Georgia State University

Georgia State University

MFA, PHD, BA
ATLANTA, GA
Our Creative Writing Program offers diverse and challenging educational experiences in the literary arts. Our award-winning faculty of poets and fiction writers mentor undergraduate and graduate students who come to GSU to study the craft and art of writing, and to prepare for careers in writing, publishing, and academia.
Narrative Author Faculty: David Bottoms
Narrative Author Graduates: Jessica Dionne
Gonzaga University

Gonzaga University

BA
SPOKANE, WA
The Writing Concentration is a curriculum within the English major offering a concentration on writing and literary studies that encourages students to explore their own creative writing in the context of the study of literary tradition. Writing Concentration students earn a BA in English with an emphasis in writing.
Narrative Author Faculty: Tod Marshall
Grub Street

Grub Street

NONE
BOSTON, MA
We address the entire writing journey from idea to craft to publication and audience development. Each year, we engage over 2,500 students in five hundred workshops and seminars on short fiction, the novel, nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting, young adult fiction, publishing, the writer’s life, and digital opportunities.
Narrative Author Faculty: Adam Stumacher
Hamilton College

Hamilton College

BA
CLINTON, NY
You will study literature in the broadest sense—canonical texts, popular literature, film, and new media—in English or in other languages. Faculty will help you to develop as a writer, whether you are interpreting the literary text of others or creating your own.
Narrative Author Faculty: Don Evans
Hampshire College

Hampshire College

BA
AMHERST, MA
Through workshop courses in fiction, literary journalism, and poetry that couple intensive writing with active reading, students practice elementary techniques, receiving detailed critiques from professors and peers. Our students discover and develop their own voices, and learn to read as writers.
Narrative Author Faculty: Chase Twichell
Harvard University

Harvard University

BA
CAMBRIDGE, MA
We offer courses each term in fiction, poetry, nonfiction, screenwriting, and playwriting. Courses are open by application to Harvard College undergraduates, graduate students, staff, and students from other institutions eligible for cross-registration. Workshops are small, usually no more than twelve students, and concentrate on one genre.
Holy Family University

Holy Family University

BA
PHILADELPHIA, PA
Students in our English program thrive in our small yet challenging learning environment. Students majoring in English will be given opportunities that go beyond the classroom, including hands-on experience, which is a key component of a college education.
Narrative Author Faculty: Liz Moore
Hunter College, City University of New York

Hunter College, City University of New York

MFA
NEW YORK, NY
The Creative Writing MFA is a full-time, two-year program in which students take three set classes per semester. Fiction, memoir, and poetry workshops normally consist of twelve students and a distinguished instructor who critiques and guides their writing.
Narrative Author Faculty: Roxana Robinson
Narrative Author Graduates: Liz Moore
Indiana University

Indiana University

MFA, MA, BA
BLOOMINGTON, IN
Our award-winning faculty works hands-on with candidates throughout a three-year program focused on the learning, application, and integration of craft concepts and the generation and workshopping of original student poetry and fiction. Your thesis is a book-length manuscript in the genre of your choice.
Institute of American Indian Arts

Institute of American Indian Arts

MFA
SANTA FE, NM
The Institute of American Indian Arts’s Low Residency MFA Program in Creative Writing is modeled on the most successful low-residency programs in the country, with one important difference: the program and the literature we read carry a distinct Native American and First Nations emphasis.
Narrative Author Faculty: Jon Davis
Narrative Author Graduates: Paige Buffington
Iowa State University

Iowa State University

MFA
AMES, IA
Iowa State University’s three-year MFA program in Creative Writing and Environment emphasizes study in creative writing—poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and drama—that encourages writers to identify and explore in their stories and lyric impressions the complex influences of place, the natural world, and the environmental imagination.
Narrative Author Faculty: Debra Marquart
Narrative Author Graduates: Debra Marquart, Gina Ochsner
Iowa Writers’ Workshop

Iowa Writers’ Workshop

MFA
IOWA CITY, IA
The Iowa Writers’ Workshop is a two-year residency program that culminates in the submission of a creative thesis (a novel, a collection of stories, or a book of poetry) and the awarding of a Master of Fine Arts degree.
John Carroll University

John Carroll University

BA
UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, OH
The Creative Writing major and minor at John Carroll allow students to gain intensive workshop experience in writing poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction.
Narrative Author Faculty: Philip Metres
Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University

MFA, MA
BALTIMORE, MD
Approximately four poets and four fiction writers are admitted annually. They will maintain continuous enrollment in workshops and “readings courses” that range across world literature. Our program emphasizes genre-informed discussions, faculty conferences, independent readings of various texts, and interactions with visiting writers.
Kalamazoo College in Michigan

Kalamazoo College in Michigan

BA
KALAMAZOO, MI
Through the study of literature in English across global and historical cultures, the study of film and critical theory, the discipline of writing in a variety of genres, and the constant practice of collaboration, we lead students toward a comprehension of the complexity of their world, of themselves, and of the way word and image shape reality.
Narrative Author Faculty: Diane Seuss
Kansas State University

Kansas State University

MA
MANHATTAN, KS
A concentration in creative writing and literature focuses on the student's creative work in drama, fiction, nonfiction, or poetry; the student will work closely with graduate faculty well-published in the genre the student chooses to emphasize.
Narrative Author Faculty: Traci Brimhall
Korea University

Korea University

MFA
SEOUL, KOREA
Depending on the intensity and requirements of the curriculum, programs are offered either for two years or for three. Students in a two-year program will receive an MA or an MFA degree, while students in a three-year program will receive an Artist Diploma.
Narrative Author Faculty: Moon Chung-hee
Lewis & Clark College

Lewis & Clark College

BA
PORTLAND, OR
Lewis & Clark College has one of the longest-standing creative writing programs in America. We’ve been teaching creative writing for over fifty years, since the earliest years of the discipline. Our faculty members have been recognized for excellence in teaching and have won some of the country’s most prestigious writing awards.
Narrative Author Faculty: Michael McGriff, Don Waters
Louisiana State University

Louisiana State University

MFA, BA
BATON ROUGE, LA
We offer a genre-flexible program of study designed for students who wish to engage in a dynamic exploration of the craft of creative writing. We prepare students for work in the literary arts, law, teaching, publishing, arts administration, writing for the entertainment industry, and other careers.
Narrative Author Graduates: Hannah Timmins Reed
Luther College

Luther College

BA
DECORAH, IA

Creative writing at Luther is messy, lovely, rigorous, alive. It means being immersed in a community of working writers—your classmates and your professor.
Narrative Author Graduates: Anna Lewis
Lycoming College

Lycoming College

BA
WILLIAMSPORT, PA
The Creative Writing major is designed for students who wish to continue their study beyond Lycoming in a Master of Fine Arts (MFA or MA) program, and/or for students who aspire to careers as professional writers, editors, publishers, teachers, and other related professions.
Narrative Author Faculty: Sascha Feinstein
Manhattanville College

Manhattanville College

MFA, MA, BA
PURCHASE, NY
Manhattanville’s thirty-six-credit Master of Fine Arts in creative writing program is open to graduates of accredited colleges and universities who demonstrate a strong potential in writing and critical thinking. The program can be completed in two years, though students may work at their own pace, beginning in either the fall or spring semester.
Narrative Author Faculty: Camille Rankine
Narrative Author Graduates: Kristina Bicher
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

BA
CAMBRIDGE, MA
The curriculum in creative writing is designed to develop expertise in writing and reading a genre of the student’s choice (e.g., fiction, poetry, or nonfiction prose forms), familiarity with related genres, and a three-subject focused exposure to an allied discipline, usually in the humanities, arts, or social sciences.
Narrative Author Faculty: Junot Díaz, Adam Stumacher
McNeese State University

McNeese State University

MFA
LAKE CHARLES, LA
The MFA program in creative writing at McNeese State University is a three-year, sixty-hour curriculum culminating in the creative thesis, a book-length manuscript with significant artistic merit.
Narrative Author Faculty: Josh Rathkamp
Narrative Author Graduates: Michael Shewmaker
Mesa Community College

Mesa Community College

CERTIFICATE
MESA, AZ
The Academic Certificate (AC) in Creative Writing program is designed to provide students and professional writers with access to a community of writers and creative writing activities, instruction and guidance from established authors, and ongoing support in improving their writing skills and marketing their work.
Narrative Author Faculty: Josh Rathkamp
New England College

New England College

MFA
HENNIKER, NH
The MFA’s academic model is studio/research: integrating substantial work in the academic study and creative production of literary art. Students are individually mentored by accomplished, award‐winning faculty members who are among the most compelling writers in their genres, and who also are known for their excellence in teaching.
Narrative Author Faculty: Peggy Orenstein
New Mexico Highlands University

New Mexico Highlands University

MA, BA
LAS VEGAS, NM
The mission of the department of English and Philosophy is to provide quality education leading to intellectual growth and professional success. Majors and minors are offered in English and professional writing. The program is committed to preserving, interpreting, and promoting the unique multicultural heritage of the region.
Narrative Author Faculty: Tyler Mills
New York University

New York University

MFA
NEW YORK, NY
The MFA in Creative Writing is designed to offer students an opportunity to concentrate more intensively on their writing and to choose, from a wider selection, those courses that will best help them develop as writers.
Northeastern University

Northeastern University

BA, MA, PHD
BOSTON, MA
The Graduate Program in English includes three degrees: the PhD, the master’s, and the PlusOne (BA/MA), open to current undergraduate English majors. All three degree options are grounded in the study of British and American literature through the most current modes of humanistic inquiry, and in the disciplines of writing and rhetoric. 
Narrative Author Faculty: Scott Challener
Northern Illinois University

Northern Illinois University

MA, PHD
DEKALB, IL
The English department's graduate programs offer intensive study in the analysis and production of texts. Areas of specialization include English literature in all its thematic, historic, and cultural variation; rhetoric and composition; film; English education; and professional and creative writing.
Narrative Author Faculty: Amy Newman
Northern Michigan University

Northern Michigan University

MFA, MA, BA
MARQUETTE, MI
The program offers three areas of specialization or tracks: fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. The master of fine arts is a terminal degree that will serve students seeking careers in writing, higher education teaching, publishing, and related fields.
Narrative Author Graduates: Emily Walter Seitz
Ohio State University

Ohio State University

MFA, BA
COLUMBUS, OH
We offer workshops in fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction for undergraduate and graduate students. The MFA program, launched in 1992, is a three-year, fully funded program of study.
Narrative Author Faculty: Kathy Fagan
Narrative Author Graduates: Erin Belieu, Alexandra Salerno
Ohio University

Ohio University

MA
ATHENS, OH
The department of English offers a master’s degree that can serve either as preparation for a PhD and a career in English studies, or as an extension of education in the liberal arts beyond the bachelor’s degree.
Narrative Author Faculty: Eric LeMay
Old Dominion University

Old Dominion University

MFA, BA
NORFOLK, VA
In addition to taking workshops and craft courses with the MFA faculty, our students take courses with dynamic faculty who have expertise in American, British, and world literature, as well as literary theory, film studies, and rhetoric.
Narrative Author Faculty: Luisa A. Igloria
Narrative Author Graduates: Natalie Diaz
Oregon State University

Oregon State University

MFA
CORVALLIS, OR
MFA students take a four-credit literature or craft course, along with the four-credit workshop in their genre (poetry, fiction, or nonfiction), and four credit hours of thesis advising, for a total of twelve credits each quarter.
Narrative Author Faculty: Wayne Harrison
Narrative Author Graduates: Michael Wasson
Pacific Lutheran University

Pacific Lutheran University

MFA
TACOMA, WA
Our MFA is an innovative three-year, four-residency program in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. Mentorships with our faculty last for a full year, ensuring a high-quality experience at a more leisurely pace—ideal for busy professionals and those who wish to take time to develop their work’s fullest potential.
Narrative Author Faculty: Kent Meyers, Ann Pancake
Pacific University Oregon

Pacific University Oregon

MFA
SEASIDE, OREGON
In a rigorous course of study and with an emphasis on the creative process, award-winning writers work closely with students to support and inspire emerging craft and voice. Students create a quality portfolio of fiction, nonfiction, or poetry, reflecting their unique styles and forms of expression.
Narrative Author Faculty: Rick Bass, Marvin Bell, Pete Fromm
Penn State

Penn State

MFA, BA
STATE COLLEGE, PA
At Penn State, we offer an integrated undergraduate/graduate degree in English with a creative writing concentration in poetry and in prose (fiction and creative nonfiction). This is a full-residency program that can be completed in two years—the student’s senior year and the additional MA year.
Narrative Author Graduates: Alita Putnam
Plymouth University (MA in Creative Writing)

Plymouth University (MA in Creative Writing)

MA
PLYMOUTH, UNITED KINGDOM
You’ll refine your craft with guidance from the award-winning writers who teach on this workshop-based MA, as well as from visiting writers. Make the most of an opportunity to produce a substantial written project in a nurturing, creative environment.
Narrative Author Faculty: Anthony Caleshu