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Creative writing, master of fine arts (m.f.a.) bluegrass writers studio.
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A studio-academic, terminal degree program, the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing equips students with the training necessary to become regularly publishing writers. Workshops, contemporary literature courses, and residencies focus on advanced craft, contemporary literature, publishing, the literary marketplace, and professional development.
MFA graduates are qualified for careers in college and university-level teaching, contract and freelance writing, digital content creation, editing, and publishing.
Graduates of the program regularly publish poetry and prose in national literary journals, publish their book-length works with regional and national presses, and have been named finalists or winners of several notable literary and scholarly awards such as The Annie Dillard Award for Creative Nonfiction, The Fulbright Scholars Program, The PEN/Bellwether Award for Socially Engaged Fiction, and others.
The program is regularly ranked among the top low-residency MFA programs in the country, and it has twice been named Best Low-Res MFA Program by Intelligent.com (2022, 2023).
Admission Requirements
Applicants to the MFA in Creative Writing program (Bluegrass Writers Studio) are required to submit a portfolio of work in their desired concentration (poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction) to the MFA Program Director. The writing sample should consist of up to 15 pages of poetry or 20 pages of prose. The portfolio should also include a Statement of Purpose that addresses the applicant’s reasons for applying. Though applicants are not required to have completed an undergraduate bachelor’s degree in English or Creative Writing, it is recommended applicants with such preparation have either a minor in English and/or significant outside preparation or experience in literature and writing. In lieu of that, applicants should be prepared to complete additional hours to remove any deficiency in their preparations for graduate study.
Applicants must also meet the general requirements of the Graduate School. Applicants with a cumulative undergraduate GPA of less than 2.50 are required to complete the GRE and achieve satisfactory scores of 150 or higher on the Verbal and 4.0 or higher on the Analytical Writing sections of the exam. The MFA Program Director reserves the right to waive certain departmental requirements in the event that a writing sample is exceptional.
Program Requirements
CIP Code: 23.1302
Students must complete 48 hours in the program, including 12 hours of summer residency, as well as an approved creative thesis. Students must also deliver a craft presentation and thesis reading at their final summer residency.
Each fall and spring, full-time students register for one, asynchronous contemporary literature course (ENW 810, 3 cr. hrs.) and one synchronous workshop (ENW 820, 6 cr. hrs.) that meets live, online, one day per week. Each summer, full-time students attend two sessions of in-person, domestic or international residency (ENW 801, 3 cr. hrs. for each session)
The Bluegrass Writers Studio Domestic Summer Residency is held in Richmond/Berea/Lexington, Kentucky and begins, annually, the first Friday after the July 4 th holiday. Session one runs for 8 days. Session two runs for 7 days. A keynote address and reception is held at the mid-point of the residency.
The Bluegrass Writers Studio International Summer Residency is held in Lisbon, Portugal in partnership with Disquiet International. The first session begins, annually, in late June and runs for two weeks with several off-days built into the schedule. The second session begins the Monday after the end of the first session and runs eight days.
At both residencies, students can expect workshop choices in several genres and to learn from award-winning and best-selling visiting authors, resident faculty, and visiting writing industry professionals. Students can also expect to attend professional development panels, readings, receptions, and other events.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| Students must complete four sections of the following: | 12 | |
| Summer MFA Residency | ||
| Students must complete four sections of the following: | 12 | |
| Topics in Creative Writing: (three-hour course) | ||
| Students must complete three sections of the following: | 18 | |
| MFA Writing Workshop (six-hour course) | ||
| Students must complete three sections of the following: | 6 | |
| MFA Writing Workshop ((Thesis)) | ||
| Exit Requirements | ||
| MFA Creative Wrtg Comp Present ((presentation and thesis reading)) | 0 | |
| Total Hours | 48 | |
Topic must vary in each section. Course content is not to be repeated.
Exit Requirement
After completing 24 credit hours, students will submit a Thesis Prospectus in which they describe the book-length project they will complete for their creative thesis. They will also form their thesis committee which will consist of a Thesis Director and Second Reader they choose. The third and final member of the student’s thesis committee, the Moderator, is assigned by the program director. In conjunction with the Thesis Director, the student will set deadlines for drafts of the thesis and a final date by which the thesis will be submitted to the committee for scoring.
Additional Exit Requirements
At their final summer residency, either domestic or international, the student will deliver a public presentation on craft and a public reading from their thesis, both of which will be followed by an oral defense proctored by a member of the resident faculty. Students may complete these requirements once they have filed their Thesis Prospectus with the MFA Program Director, completed a minimum of 39 credit hours, and been approved to do so by the MFA Program Director.
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Still: The Journal, “Crows” (poem) — Contest Finalist Keeping Traditions, (play) Produced on “4 From the Bluegrass” program in Lexington, KY. Directed by Tim X. Davis and produced by BCTC Theatre. (June 2018)
Tasha Cotter
Some Churches (Gold Wake Press), book of poetry That Bird Your Heart (Finishing Line Press), poetry chapbook Girl in the Cave (TreeLight Books: 2016 anthology) poetry chapbook Torch (Delphi Poetry Series, Blue Lyra Press 2016) chapbook
Rebecca Daff
“Lactose Intolerance” won the 2013 Licking Valley Writers Contest (short story)
Earl P. Dean
Orschy’s Gift is Five Bright Stars, a spec fic zine
Lindsey S. Frantz
The Upworld ( Line by Lion Publications) (Summer 2017) novel
Deana Nantz Hays
Fits of Wrath & Irony (Finishing Line Press), poetry chapbook
Russell Helms
The Ground Catches Everything (2015, Roundfire Books) novel Famine (2016, forthcoming, Knut House Press) novel
Libby Falk Jones
Above the Eastern Treetops, Blue (Finishing Line Press), poetry chapbook
Markus Jones
How the Butcher Bird Finds Her Voice (Five Oaks Press) (Spring 2017), novel “Cindy and Jack and the Town Drunks,” semi-finalist for the Tillie Olson Short Story Award (2017) “The Aftermath of Diagnoses,” semi-finalist for Annual Brittany Nakes Poetry Award, SI Rittenhouse, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2017)
Subtopian, “Greetings from Haiti” (contest winner)
Jenean McBrearty
Writing Beyond the Self (Vine Leave Press) (nonfiction)
Thomas Miller
Nightrunner (Finalist for the 2016 PEN/Bellwether Award for Socially Engaged Fiction ), novel
Bill Mullen
Red Nocturne , Roundfire Books, novel
Laura Nagel
“Planet of One” won 2016 Kentucky Women Writer’s Conference award for fiction
Parker Ashley Owens
Gnome Harvest , (orginially Double Dragon Press) self published, novel Owner of KY Story , publisher of twenty anthologies and six chapbooks
Eliot Parker
Making Arrangements ( Sunstone Press ), novel Breakdown at Clear River (Mid-Atlantic Highlands Press), novel Fragile Brilliance ( Roundfire Books ) novel –2016 finalist for the Lords of Discipline Thriller Prize (part of the Pat Conroy Book Prize) –Bronze Award from National Literary Habitat Organization for mystery/thriller writing Recipient of the West Virginia Award for Literary Merit, 2016
“Saving Lives, Saving Myself” received 3rd place in MCTC Essay Contest, (essay) “Rico Suave” recieved 1st Place in MCTC Essay Contest, (essay) “Dance of the Saturday Father” recieved 1st Place in MCTC Poetry Contest, (poem)
Christopher Rowe
Sandstorm: A Forgotten Realms Novel (Wizards of the Coast), novel Bittersweet Creek and Other Stories ( Small Beer Press ), short story collection
Kristen Ruggles
Sagebrush Review, “Honey” (story), Editor’s Choice Contest Winner
Whitnee Thorp
Kintsukuroi , placed 3rd in the South Dakota Poetry Society’s chapbook contest, poetry chapbook Cicurate , won the South Dakota Poetry Society’s chapbook contest, poetry chapbook –Director on the board of directors for the South Dakota Poetry Society
Brian Tucker
Phillip wentirine.
Recipient of Fulbright Scholarship to Portugal –Cultural ambassador for the US by teaching humanities and chronicling stories about local customs Recipient of Bonnie Plummer Scholarship –To study creative writing in Portugal during residency and the Disquiet Literary Conference A Search for Cheap Wine, self-published Amazon anthology, mixed genre
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Poetry: Julie Hensley, Young Smith Fiction: Julie Hensley, Robert Dean Johnson Nonfiction: Robert Dean Johnson, Evan J. Massey Playwriting: Young Smith
The program offers travel grants for all students attending the international residency; an honorarium for the editor-in-chief of Jelly Bucket ; multiple scholarship opportunities; and graduate assistantships are available on a competitive basis for students within driving distance of the Richmond campus. Visit the program’s website for more information. Tuition is $550 per credit per hour for residents and non-residents. There are no residency fees.
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All workshops are held live—online, one night per week, in fall and spring; in-person at summer residency. Students attend two-to-four-week residencies each June/July in either Lisbon, Portugal, or at the Eastern Kentucky University campus. Recent summer residency keynote speakers include Jericho Brown, Camille Dungy, Holly Goddard Jones, and Ira Sukrungruang.
The application deadline for the fall semester is August 1; the application deadline for the spring semester is December 1; the application deadline for the summer residency is March 1 (international residency) and May 1 (domestic residency).
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Bluegrass Writers Studio Low-Res MFA
Kentucky, united states.
Bluegrass Writers Studio is Eastern Kentucky University’s Low-Residency MFA is Creative Writing Program. The studio-based, 48-hour terminal degree program offers concentrations in the writing of fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and hybrid genres. Students take courses in foundational and contemporary literature and craft and participate in live, online workshops.
Every July, students attend a domestic residency in Richmond, KY or an international residency in Lisbon, Portugal where they meet and work with award-winning writers, agents, editors, and other writing professionals. Travel stipends and honorariums available.
Students also gain valuable skills reading for, and editing, on our national literary journal, Jelly Bucket and are eligible for internships with the University Press of Kentucky.
The program culminates with a book-length thesis that candidates complete under the direction of a core faculty member.
Core Faculty: Julie Hensley, Nancy Jensen, R. Dean Johnson, Carter Sickels, and Young Smith
Recent Visiting Writers: Jericho Brown, Gabriel Bump, Ayse Papatya Bucak, Camille Dungy, Kayleb Rae Candrilli, Kate Gale, Silas House, Rebecca Gayle Howell, Holly Goddard Jones, Ada Limon, Lee Martin, Karen Salyer McElmurray, Oliver de la Paz, Nahid Rachlin. Ian Stansel, Ira Sukrungruang, Julie Marie Wade
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521 Lancaster Avenue Bluegrass Writers Studio Richmond Kentucky, United States 40475-3102 Phone: (859) 622-3091 Email: [email protected] creativewriting.eku.edu
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Undergraduate program director.
At the undergraduate level, the department offers a Bachelor of Arts in English with the option of an emphasis in literature, technical writing, or creative writing. These options share a common core with additional courses to fit the particular emphasis. All three of these options include enough elective hours to pursue a minor, a second major, or simply to indulge one's interests. The department also offers a Bachelor of Arts in Teaching which qualifies its graduates for certification to teach English at the secondary level.
The Department of English and Theatre publishes Jelly Bucket, a nationally-distributed literary journal, The Chaffin Journal, a literary journal, and is associated with Storytelling, A Critical Journal of Popular Narrative, a critical scholarly journal, which originated in the Department but is now published by Heldref Publications in Washington, DC.
EKU also offers a student literary journal, Aurora.
Minor / Concentration in Creative Writing +
Master of fine arts in creative writing +, graduate program director.
The mission of the Bluegrass Writers Studio is simple: to help our students fulfill the dream of becoming better writers--with more focus, speed, and support than self-study can typically provide. Through our courses and residencies, we also present rare opportunities to connect with accomplished writers, agents and editors.
We offer an education in craft and form, and workshops that provide focused feedback on your writing. Your progress through the program culminates in a guided thesis project in the genre of your choice. The Bluegrass Writers Studio also offers unique benefits not often found in one program, including:
REAL-TIME WORKSHOPS. Because we believe you can learn as much from your peers as your mentors, students and professors regularly engage each other's writing in real-time online audio sessions, much like a traditional workshop. Of course, you also get valuable written feedback, as with any other low-residency program.
OPPORTUNITIES TO CROSS GENRE. We believe students learn from jumping out of their comfort zones, so we don't limit you to a single genre. We regularly offer workshops in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, novel writing, and even "hybrid" courses. Of course, students are also welcome to keep their studies focused on one genre.
CRAFT COURSES. Essential to any writer's development is a deeper understanding of craft and contemporary literature, so we offer you opportunities to delve into the study of both.
DYNAMIC RESIDENCIES. Our domestic and international Summer Residencies give you a chance to interact and learn from many artists and writing professionals. Our domestic residency (18 days in early July) offers workshops, craft lectures, professional panels, and readings that put our students in touch with contemporary writing as both a craft and a profession.
OVERSEAS EXPERIENCE. Our unique overseas Summer Residency experience, one of the hallmarks of our program, provides a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for student writers to be immersed in another culture, become steeped in history, and see their home culture and sense of identity in a new light. Our Summer Residency is held for three weeks (late June/early July) in Lisbon, Portugal in conjunction with Dzanc Books' Disquiet International program.
DEDICATED CORE FACULTY. Our five core faculty members are all full time, tenured or tenure-track assistant and associate professors who hold office on the Eastern Kentucky University campus. Our MFA students therefore benefit from the continuity, professionalism and centrally-located efficiency of our program.
AN ATMOSPHERE FRIENDLY TO POPULAR/GENRE FICTION. As with most other programs, we are deeply engaged with creative writing as a form of transformative literary art. We are very much a program of literary writers; however, we are also open to students interested in writing popular forms such as immersion creative nonfiction and literary genre. Overall, we are dedicated to helping all our students reach their highest level of achievement.
EDITING OPPORTUNITIES. Our in-house literary magazine, Jelly Bucket, is a journal that seeks material nationally and internationally, and is produced entirely by the Bluegrass Writers Studio. Editing positions are available for fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and as editor-in-chief. Each issue also features a text-as-art/book arts project.
AFFORDABILITY AND CONCISION. The Bluegrass Writers Studio is one of the most affordable MFA programs in the country. Our single purpose is helping you improve your writing, and students who attend full time (including Summer Residencies) normally complete the degree in two years.
Julie Hensley
JULIE HENSLEY’s stories and poems have appeared in many journals, including Hayden’s Ferry Review, Indiana Review, Phoebe, Quarterly West, Redivider, and Ruminate. Her work is regularly anthologized and has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Her first novel, Landfall (Ohio State University Press), was selected as the winner of the 2007 Everett Southwest Literature Award. She's the author of the chapbook The Language of Horses (Finishing Line Press) and Viable (Five Oaks Press), a book of poetry. The recipient of the Berry College Award for Emerging Voices in Southern Fiction, Hensley holds an MFA from Arizona State University. Before joining the faculty at Eastern Kentucky, she directed the creative writing program at Cameron University and served as the visiting writer at Prescott College.
http://creativewriting.eku.edu/people/hensley
R Dean Johnson
R DEAN JOHNSON is the author of Delicate Men: Stories (Alternative Book Press) and Californium (forthcoming-Plume). His essays and stories have appeared in several national literary journals, including Ascent, Natural Bridge, New Orleans Review, Santa Clara Review, and The Southern Review. His fiction has previously been nominated for the Pushcart Prize anthology and excerpts from his novel manuscript, Californium, have been anthologized in Tribute to Orpheus (Kearney Street Books) and Paradigm, Volume One (Rain Farm Press). Editor of the anthology Teachable Moments: Essays on Experiential Education (University Press of America), he holds an MA in English from Kansas State University and an MFA in Creative Writing from Arizona State University. Previously, he has taught at Prescott College, Cameron University, and Gotham Writers’ Workshop.
http://creativewriting.eku.edu/people/johnson
Dr. Young Smith
YOUNG SMITH is the author of In A City You Will Never Visit, a collection of poems published by Black Zinnias Press of San Francisco in 2008. He has received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Kentucky Arts Council, as well as a Tennessee Williams Scholarship for Poetry from the Sewanee Writers’ Conference. His poems have appeared in Poetry, Beloit Poetry Journal, The Iowa Review, Pleiades, Crazyhorse, The Harvard Divinity Bulletin, American Literary Review, Arts & Letters, The Midwest Quarterly, The New Orleans Review,on the Poetry Daily web site, and in other publications. He is an associate professor of English and former director of the low-residency MFA program at Eastern Kentucky University.
http://creativewriting.eku.edu/people/smith
Nancy Jensen
NANCY JENSEN is the author of the national bestselling novel The Sisters (St. Martin’s Press, 2011), which was selected by the Independent Booksellers Association as the #1 Indie Next Pick for December 2011 and included by Kirkus Reviews on its list for Best Fiction of 2011. She has been awarded an Artist Enrichment Grant from the Kentucky Foundation for Women and an Al Smith Fellowship from the Kentucky Arts Council. Her first book, Window: Stories and Essays, was published by Fleur-de-Lis Press in 2009. Nancy shares her home with seven rescued cats and her dog Gordy, who is her partner on a pet therapy team with Pawsibilities Unleashed of Kentucky. When she isn’t writing or enjoying the company of her furred family, she teaches as a member of the core MFA faculty of the Bluegrass Writers Studio at Eastern Kentucky University.
http://creativewriting.eku.edu/people/jensen
Evan Massey
EVAN J MASSEY earned his MFA in Creative Writing from Virginia Tech where he studied under the likes of Matthew Vollmer, Evan Lavender-Smith, and Carmen Gimenez. An Editorial Assistant at Seneca Review, he has served as writer-in-residence at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts and has received a scholarship to Bread Loaf’s Environmental Writers’ Conference where he studied under Kazim Ali. He was the nonfiction reader for The Pinch and Portland Review reading series. His work can be found in Colorado Review, Hunger Mountain, Bat City Review, The Pinch, Gulf Coast, DIAGRAM, The Rumpus, Willow Springs, Southern Indiana Review, Portland Review, Quarterly West, and others.
https://evanjmassey.com/
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Tom Franklin
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Frank X Walker
Eileen Casey
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Amanda Eyre Ward
Megan Abbott
Connie May Fowler
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Will Lavender
Kristen Iversen
Sarah Gorham
Jeffrey Skinner
Joanie Mackowski
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Gwenda Bond
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- 521 Lancaster Ave.
- Program Director: Robert Dean Johnson
- Program Contact: Robert Dean Johnson
- Phone Number: (859) 622-6263
- Website: bluegrasswriters.org
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Program Information:
- Degree: MFA
- Type: low-residency
- Length of Program: 2 years
- Genre: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry
- Enrollment: 30
- Total Credits Required: 48
- Application Deadlines: August 1 (Fall), December 1 (Spring), May 1 (Summer)
- Scholarships: yes (see website)
- Assistantships: yes (see website)
- Core Faculty: Julie Hensley, Nancy Jensen, Robert D. Johnson, Carter Sickels, Young Smith
- Publishing/Editing Courses: yes (see website)
- Reading Series: BGWS Summer Reading Series
- Literary Magazine: Jelly Bucket
- Recent Visiting Writers: Jericho Brown, Ayse Papatya Bucak, Gabriel Bump, Kayleb Rae Candrilli, Camille Dungy, Beth Ann Fennelly, Tom Franklin, Amy Greene, Silas House, Holly Goddard Jones, Ada Limon, Lee Martin, Oliver de La Paz, Ira Sukrungruang
Program description: Established in 2008, Bluegrass Writers Studio (BGWS) is Eastern Kentucky University’s Low-Residency MFA is Creative Writing Program. The studio-based, 48-hour terminal degree program offers concentrations in the writing of fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and hybrid forms, and students may work in multiple genres.
Fall and spring workshops are held live, online, one evening per week and students also take non-synchronous courses in foundational and contemporary literature and craft. Students attend two summer residencies—in Lisbon, Portugal and/or Richmond, KY—where they meet and work with visiting writers, agents, editors, and other writing professionals. The program culminates with a book-length thesis that candidates complete under the direction of a core faculty member.
BGWS graduates have gone on to secure editing and teaching jobs; publish poems, essays, and stories in dozens of national literary journals; and publish book-length poetry and prose with regional and national presses. Follow us on Instagram @bgwritersstudio .
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Best MFA Creative Writing Programs
Creative writing is a career chased by those who have a passion and talent for writing. Whether your medium is fictional stories, poetry, screenwriting, or non-fictional stories, creative writing allows you to express yourself through your work. If you think this is what you want to do with your life, you should pursue a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing.
Entertainment is one of the most commonly overlooked necessities in life. Everyone you speak to throughout your day will be looking forward to some form of entertainment. Most often, people go home at night to watch movies, TV shows, or read books. As a creative writer, you could help provide a steady stream of entertainment, making your job surprisingly vital to society. For anyone wanting a creative job, creative writing is a fantastic option.
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Before we get to the best MFA in Creative Writing programs, let’s explore the difference between an MFA and Master’s Degree in Creative Writing.
MFA vs Master’s in Creative Writing
Chances are you have already completed an undergraduate degree in creative writing or a similar field. Assuming this is the case, you’re likely trying to decide your next step. With the two most common paths at this point being so similar, choosing MFA or a master’s degree can be a difficult decision. So what sets them apart and which one should you choose?
An MFA is often considered to be the highest-level academic degree you can earn for certain fine arts specializations, including creative writing. In a master’s of fine arts program , there is more of a focus on writing and preparing you to become a writer. It does require more credit hours than a master’s degree program, but if you want to be a writer, this path gives you the best education and preparation.
A Master’s Degree in Creative Writing, on the other hand, most often allows for a concentration in creative writing instead of a specialization. With a master’s degree, you would receive an education more focused on analyzing and studying literature rather than writing and composing. While a master’s degree is the quicker option, due to fewer required credit hours, it may not be the best if you plan to become a writer.
In either degree program, there are options for concentrations within creative writing. The most common are fiction, literary nonfiction, poetry, genre fiction, and at some schools, screenwriting. These are pretty self-explanatory; fiction focuses on writing fictional works, nonfiction focuses on nonfictional writing, poetry focuses on writing poems, genre fiction allows you to focus on one genre of fiction like romance or horror, and screenwriting focuses on writing scripts for movies, plays, and TV shows.
Attending a school with a great MFA in Creative Writing program is essential to receiving the best education. While many schools offer these programs, you will want to be fully prepared for your career as a writer upon graduating, and not every school can promise you will be. Applying to one of the following 11 schools, which are ranked as some of the absolute best for MFA in Creative Writing programs, is a great way to secure your future writing career.
University of Nebraska-Omaha
In Omaha, Nebraska, you can enroll in the University of Nebraska’s MFA in Creative Writing program. Students of this program will complete 60 credit hours of coursework in various genres while focusing on one genre based on the student’s specialization. The program is made up of four 16-week long writing seminars and five 10-day long residency workshops. Both the seminars and the workshops are designed to help prepare you as a writer.
To enroll in this program, applicants will need to provide their official transcripts, a resume, two letters of recommendation, a statement of purpose, and a writing sample that consists of 15 to 40 pages in their genre. As with all MFA programs, you will also need to have completed a Master’s Degree in Creative Writing or a similar subject.
Queens University of Charlotte
The Queens University of Charlotte in Charlotte, North Carolina, offers a low-residency MFA in Creative Writing. This program ensures there are never more than four students per teacher, which helps students get the quality education they need. Students of this program will have opportunities to write for the school’s literary journal or start an internship to help get their work published.
Requirements to apply to this program include submitting a resume, official transcripts, two letters of recommendation, and a 25-page writing portfolio. There is no requirement as to the genre the writing portfolio must be in, though you should focus on the genre you wish to pursue in your career.
Lindenwood University
At Lindenwood University in Saint Charles, Missouri, students can enroll in an MFA in Creative Writing. This program consists of 48 required credit hours that can be completed entirely online or on-campus. For both paths, no residency is required. Students of this program can take courses designed for both creative writers and those interested in journalism and editing. Most of the courses are taught by experienced authors and journalists, giving students a unique perspective.
Many opportunities are available to you at Lindenwood University, including being an editorial assistant for the school’s literary journal. To enroll in this program, you will need to submit a sample of your reactive writing as well as your official transcripts.
National University-San Diego
For those who wish to complete an online master’s degree , National University in San Diego, California, offers a completely online MFA in Creative Writing with no residency required. This program offers online workshops and seminars to provide students with an interactive online learning experience.
Students of this program will be required to complete elective courses. Many of these courses are unique and can help customize your degree, like film and directing courses or literary studies courses.
University of Texas-El Paso
In El Paso, Texas, students can enroll in a unique bilingual MFA in Creative Writing at the University of Texas. In fact, this is the only bilingual MFA program available in the world, providing students with a classroom experience in which English and Spanish coexist. While this program is on-campus, the university also offers an online MFA in Creative Writing program that can be completed from anywhere in the world.
The programs at this university require students to complete 48 credit hours made up of 42 credit hours of workshops and six for thesis work. To enroll, students must provide official undergraduate transcripts, three letters of recommendation, a statement of purpose and either eight to 10 pages of poetry or 20 pages of fictional writing.
Eastern Kentucky University
At the Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, Kentucky, students can enroll in a low-residency MFA in Creative Writing program that is primarily online. The program requires students to attend at least 12 credit hours of residencies which are available in the winter in Lexington, Kentucky and in the summer in Lisbon, Portugal. Students can choose which residencies to attend, providing freedom of scheduling and the ability to travel.
To apply to the program at Eastern Kentucky University, students will need to provide GRE scores, undergraduate transcripts, a well-written resume , multiple letters of recommendation, and a writing portfolio. Students must also have completed an undergraduate degree with a GPA of 3.0 or higher.
Oregon State University
Oregon State University offers an on-campus MFA in Creative Writing program at its Corvallis, Oregon, location as well as an online MFA in Creative Writing through its campus in Bend, Oregon. This university is known for having many successful graduates from the MFA program and currently has the highest cumulative GPA of any college in the state of Oregon.
These programs consist of many different focuses, from spiritual writing to physical geography writing, and take around two years to complete. After completion, students will be considered for external GTA positions by the school, helping students find employment right away. To enroll, you will need to submit a resume highlighting achievements and awards, a writing portfolio, transcripts, and a statement of objectives.
Bay Path University
Bay Path University in Longmeadow, Massachusetts, offers a fully online MFA in Nonfiction Writing with no required residencies. There is also an option for students to study abroad in Ireland through this program. This is a great option for anyone who is unable to attend residencies and other on-campus activities but still wishes to earn a degree. The program here consists of 39 required credit hours and is designed for students at all levels of their writing careers.
To be accepted into this program, you will need to have maintained a GPA of 3.0 or higher and submit official transcripts with a 250-word essay, 10 pages of writing samples, and two letters of recommendation.
University of Arkansas-Monticello
In Monticello, Arkansas, you can enroll in the University of Arkansas’ non-residency MFA in Creative Writing program. This program consists of 48 required credit hours in one of three genres: poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction. Students of this program will be able to learn at their own pace, with allowances of anywhere between three and 12 credit hours per semester.
To apply to the University of Arkansas at Monticello’s MFA in Creative Writing, you will need to apply with official transcripts showing a GPA of 3.0 or higher, a manuscript, a personal essay, a critical writing analysis, and three letters of recommendation.
University of New Orleans
The University of New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana, offers both online and on-campus versions of their MFA in Creative Writing program. Both programs take students around three years to complete and allow for focuses in poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction. Students of these programs will also have the opportunity to study abroad in Ireland or Italy over the summers.
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To enroll in one of these programs, students need to apply with GRE scores, official transcripts, and other documentation such as a resume and writing portfolio. Students do need to maintain at least a B in all classes to stay in the program once accepted.
Emerson College
In Boston, Massachusetts, you can attend Emerson College and enroll in its MFA in Popular Fiction Writing. This program is taught by award-winning faculty members and offers a concentration in all sorts of genres. Some of the more popular choices include mystery, horror, and young adult writing. The program requires students to complete 36 credit hours, 16 of which are workshops and four of which must be spent on a thesis.
Emerson College focuses on teaching students that writing is both a professional career and a form of art. They strive to help students learn about the history of their chosen genre, and help them to develop their own unique voice as a writer.
Creative writing is a great way to express yourself and your own interests in a way that benefits your career. Whether you wish to be a fiction writer, poet, or journalist, creative writing is a great skill to have. Being able to write unique works ensures an interested audience, which helps you become more successful.
While it is possible to land creative jobs without a degree , earning an MFA in Creative Writing is one of the best ways to turn your passion into a career. With plenty of job opportunities and a societal demand for constant entertainment, you are sure to make a decent living.
Attending one of the best 11 schools listed above is the best way to make sure your education is tailored to your needs. With options for online and on-campus degrees, you can’t go wrong with any of the best MFA in Creative Writing programs mentioned above.
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Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
Situated in historic Lexington and surrounded by the awesomeness of thoroughbred horse farms and bourbon distilleries, the University enjoys a rich literary heritage dating back to 1947, when Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist A.B. Guthrie first offered courses in fiction. Graduates of the English Department include Gurney Norman, Frank X Walker, Bobbie Ann Mason, Rebecca Gayle Howell, Wendell Berry, Kayla Rae Whitaker, Maurice Manning, Bianca Spriggs, Patrick O’Keefe, Holly Goddard Jones, and James Baker Hall. The MFA Program in Creative Writing builds upon that rich history by offering students access to a diverse faculty in fiction, poetry, and creative non-fiction.
Home of New Limestone Review , the UK MFA Visiting Writers Series , and the UK MFA Creative Writing Residency at the Mill House
MFA candidates will enjoy many of the benefits of UK's excellent literary tradition, including:
- Excellent libraries and literary archives
- Local and regional writers conferences of national reputation, including the Kentucky Women Writers Conference
- Internship opportunities
- Affiliation with The Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning
- The University Press of Kentucky
- Campus and local bookstores, which support special events with visiting writers, faculty, and student authors
- Affiliated programs in Appalachian Studies, African American and Africana Studies, Environmental Studies, and Gender & Women Studies
- Graphite Creative Writing Association
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Situated in historic Lexington and surrounded by the awesomeness of thoroughbred horse farms and bourbon distilleries, the University enjoys a rich literary heritage dating back to 1947, when Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist A.B. Guthrie first offered courses in fiction. Graduates of the English Department include Gurney Norman, Frank X Walker, Bobbie Ann Mason, Rebecca Gayle Howell, Wendell Berry, Kayla Rae Whitaker, Maurice Manning, Bianca Spriggs, Patrick O’Keefe, Holly Goddard Jones, and James Baker Hall. The MFA Program in Creative Writing builds upon that rich history by offering students access to a diverse faculty in fiction, poetry, and creative non-fiction.
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The MFA in Creative Writing is a two-year program with a flexible and interdisciplinary approach, combining a studio/research curriculum. The UK MFA in Creative Writing places equal emphasis on fostering the artistic process of the MFA student, as well as his or her literary study and related creative or scholarly work.
Master's Application Requirements
- The statement of purpose should discuss your creative interest, the specific genre(s) you would like to pursue, and how your interests and goals fit with the department. It should be 1-2 pages, single spaced.
- The writing sample should be creative work, not analytical prose, 15-20 pages, double-spaced.
- Three letters of recommendation
Assistantship application (optional - you may upload a blank document, if you do not intend to apply for assistance)
The GRE is not required for admission to this program.
Applicants must meet the Graduate School admission requirements .
Application Deadlines
- Fall: January 15
Eastern Oregon University Hosts First New Nature Writing Event with Top Authors and Hands-On Workshops
LA GRANDE, Ore. – The EOU Masters of Fine Arts program in Creative Writing is excited to announce its inaugural New Nature Writing Con on July 19-20, 2024. The conference will consist of two days of readings, conversations, and workshops on the EOU campus and in downtown La Grande, featuring six acclaimed visiting writers as well as the MFA program’s award-winning faculty members. All readings and conversations are free and open to the public, including a pre-conference book launch on July 17. Additionally, registered participants will have access their choice of up to five generative one-hour writing workshops with visiting writers.
The New Nature Writing Con replaces the La Grande Lit Week, which was started in 2022 with the help of a Union County Chamber of Commerce grant. In alignment with the natural splendor of northeast Oregon and EOU’s designation as Oregon’s Rural University, as well as with the MFA program’s special concentration in Landscape, Ecology, and Community, the conference seeks to highlight books and authors that are pushing the boundaries of eco-writing, broadly construed, in the Northwest and beyond. The goal will be to help reclaim or reinvent the genre of “nature writing” by turning away from traditional homestead or walk-in-the-woods narratives to stories and explorations that are more inclusive, experimental, interdisciplinary, and forward-thinking. The conference will jumpstart a monthly virtual New Nature Writing Series that will continue the conversation throughout the academic year.
“The New Nature Writing Con and Series is a natural fit for EOU and its place-based emphasis, and it’s the natural evolution of the La Grande Lit Week,” said Nick Neely, EOU’s MFA director. “We’ll focus on books and authors that take a dynamic look at our many environments and the complex ways they influence our lives and identities.”
The conference and the series will regularly feature winners of the Oregon Book Awards, the Washington State Book Awards, and the Pacific Northwest Book Awards, as well as authors touring new or recent books. Most featured authors will be in conversation with EOU MFA faculty after their readings.
This first New Nature Writing Con is highlighted by an appearance by a two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, the biologist-writer David George Haskell, who is making the trip from Tennessee to present his acclaimed book “The Songs of Trees: Stories from Nature’s Great Connectors” on the evening of July 19. His reading will happen at Art Center East in the Orlaske Gallery amid the show “Arboreality,” curated by MFA director Nick Neely. The show consists of dozens of printed poems about trees and will serve as the inspiration for a loose theme for this initial conference.
Other arboreal writers include Ash Davidson, who on Friday, July 19 will present her bestselling debut novel “Damnation Springs,” set in a logging community in Northern California; and poets Paul Hlava Ceballos and Allison Cobb, who will read from tree-related lyrical projects on Saturday. The visiting writer roster is rounded out by Jaclyn Moyers, whose first book is “On Gold Hill: A Personal History of Wheat, Farming, and Family, from Punjab to California”; trans writer Callum Angus, whose debut collection of stories is “A Natural History of Transition;” and Erica Berry, whose book “Wolfish,” winner of an Oregon Book Award, features a wolf pack in the Wallowa Mountains. The conference will start and finish at hq, an event venue located at 112 Depot St. in LaGrande with the launch of MFA faculty member Joe Wilkins’s second novel “The Entire Sky” on Wednesday, July 17, and Angus and Berry’s appearances on Saturday night.
The full schedule for the conference and brief participant biographies can be found at https://www.eou.edu/mfa/newnature-writingcon . Registration will launch the week of July 1. All classes will be held on the EOU campus; the schedule of classes and their descriptions can be found here . Further questions may be directed to EOU MFA director Nick Neely, [email protected] .
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