The NewPages Guide to Creative Writing Programs

The NewPages Guide to Creative Writing Programs
Florida
Florida Atlantic University
Creative Writing Program :: MFA
Students in the MFA program specialize in fiction, poetry,
or creative nonfiction, pursuing half of their coursework in
creative writing workshops and half in literature and theory
seminars; they are also encouraged to take courses in
translation and book arts.
Florida International University
Creative Writing Program :: MFA
The program has the simple operating philosophy of
helping put talented writers across all genres in contact
with their intended audiences.
Florida State University
Creative Writing :: MFA, PhD
The program is now affiliated with FSU’s top-ranked
schools of Film and Theatre. Our faculty includes
professors who are not only dedicated to the craft of
writing but who are also widely known as teachers of the
craft.
Nova Southeastern University
Creative Writing Program :: MA
Students enrolled in the Master of Arts in Writing program
at the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences build
backgrounds in both professional and creative writing.
University of Central Florida
Creative Writing Program :: MFA
The M.F.A. program welcomes writers of fiction, poetry,
and creative non-fiction who wish to prepare for careers in
writing, editing, and/or teaching.
University of Florida
Creative Writing Program :: MFA
Our aim is to cultivate good writers. When we are
successful, you leave here capable of writing a better
poem or story or novel than you might have written had
you not come here.
University of Miami
Creative Writing Program :: MFA
The primary aim of the program is to nurture the
individual’s writing talent; the secondary aim is to prepare
students for careers in writing and teaching.
University of South Florida
Creative Writing Program :: MFA
USF’s Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program
offers small classes, friendly fellow students, dedicated
faculty, a lively reading series, and a supportive
atmosphere.
University of Tampa
MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)
The University of Tampa low-residency Master of Fine Arts
in Creative Writing Program is designed to help poets,
fiction writers and creative nonfiction writers advance
their command of craft through exposure to literature from
a writerly perspective and with supportive critique and
mentoring.
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Georgia
Georgia College & State University
Creative Writing Program :: MFA
The three-year Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
program offers workshops with award-winning faculty
writers in fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction and memoir,
and scriptwriting.
Georgia State University
Creative Writing :: MA, MFA, PhD
George State University students enjoy the benefits of
living and writing in Atlanta, an international city with a
vibrant literary culture, and great art, music, and food.
Kennesaw State University
Professional Writing Program :: MA
The Master of Arts in Professional Writing program
(MAPW) is a professional graduate degree program that
prepares candidates for a wide variety of writing-related
positions in business, education, publishing, and the arts.
Savannah College of Art and Design
Creative Writing Program :: MFA
SCAD writing is rooted in nonfiction and encourages
students to pursue their passions while mastering a
diverse set of skills that enable them to write for any
medium and professional environment.
University of Georgia
Creative Writing Program :: MFA, PhD
We offer both the MFA and the PhD, each of which
involves participation in a mix of writing workshops and
graduate literature courses, culminating in the submission
of a creative thesis or dissertation of publishable quality.
Hawaii
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Creative Writing Program :: MA, PhD
This program of study is designed to give students
the opportunity to specialize in one of four areas of
concentration while requiring that they do approximately
half of their course work in other subject areas.
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