MFA in Writing (low-res)
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Alma College
MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)
fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, cross-genre, dual genre
Antioch University Los Angeles
MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, writing for children, writing for young adults
Ashland University
MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)
poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, cross-genre, science fiction/fantasy
Augsburg University
MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)
fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting, playwriting, translation, teaching, publishing
Bard College
Milton Avery Graduate School of the Arts
MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)
fiction, poetry
Bennington College
MFA in Writing (low-res)
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Bluegrass Writers Studio
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.
Bournemouth University (England)
MA Creative Writing & Publishing
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting, publishing
California College of the Arts Low-Res
MFA in Comics (low-res)
comics, graphic novels
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
Converse University
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.
Cornell University
MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
DeSales University
MFA in Creative Writing & Publishing (low-res)
fiction, poetry, nonfiction
Dominican University of California
MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)
poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, narrative/poetic medicine
Drexel University
MFA in Writing (low-res)
fiction, screenwriting
Eastern Oregon University
MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, cross-genre
Fairfield University
Before you write your story, you have to find your voice. As a student in Fairfield University’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.
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.
Goucher College
MFA in Creative Nonfiction (low-res)
creative nonfiction
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
Institute of American Indian Arts
MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting
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
Manchester Metropolitan University
MA/MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, writing for children & young adults, scriptwriting
McNeese State University
MFA Program in Creative Writing
fiction, poetry
Mississippi University for Women
MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, translation, writing for new media
Murray State University
MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Naropa University
Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics
MFA in Writing & Poetics; MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)
fiction, poetry
New England College
MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)
poetry, fiction, nonfiction, playwriting, screenwriting, dual genre
New York University
Creative Writing Program
Low-Residency MFA Writers Workshop in Paris
fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction
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
Oklahoma City University
The Red Earth MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting
Oregon State University – Cascades
Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing
fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction
Pacific Lutheran University
Rainier Writing Workshop :: MFA (low-res)
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
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
Point Park University
MFA in Screenwriting and Playwriting (low-res)
playwriting, screenwriting
Queens University of Charlotte
MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)
fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, writing for stage & screen
Randolph College
MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)
poetry, fiction, nonfiction
Regis University
Mile High MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, writing for young adults
Reinhardt University
Etowah Valley MFA
poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, scriptwriting
Salve Regina University
The Newport MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)
fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Seattle Pacific University
MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, young adult fiction
Seton Hill University
MFA in Writing Popular Fiction (low-res)
romance, science fiction, fantasy, horror, mystery
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