The NewPages Guide to Creative Writing Programs

The NewPages Guide to Creative Writing Programs
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Creative Writing Program :: MA, PhD
Home to students and faculty working in fiction, poetry,
non-fiction, and drama, the Creative Writing Program is
a vibrant playground of writers dedicated to exploring the
craft and joys of writing.
University of New Orleans
Creative Writing Program :: MFA
Writing workshops and literature classes are combined in
a curriculum designed to enhance both writing and critical
reading skills in the genres of fiction, poetry, nonfiction,
playwriting, and screenwriting.
University of New Orleans
Creative Writing Program :: MFA (low-res)
Our innovative curriculum includes online classes in
the Fall and Spring semesters and month-long summer
residencies in Europe.
Maine
University of Maine at Orono
Creative Writing Program :: MA
The concentration in Creative Writing allows the student
to focus on the writing of fiction, poetry and/or creative
non-fiction and to prepare a creative thesis, in addition to
receiving graduate-level training in literature and literary
criticism.
University of Southern Maine
Stonecoast MFA Program (low-res)
The University of Southern Maine’s Stonecoast M.F.A.
Program in Creative Writing combines the energy of a
forward-thinking low-residency program with the solid
educational excellence of the very best creative writing
programs in the nation.
Maryland
Goucher College
Creative Writing Program :: MFA (low-res)
With its unique focus on a single genre and its strong
professional emphasis on publishing, Goucher’s MFA in
Creative Nonfiction has gained a reputation as the best in
its field.
Johns Hopkins University
Creative Writing Program :: MFA
Students admitted to the M.F.A. program enroll in
two years of course work, and produce a substantial
manuscript either in the form of a novel, novel excerpt, or
collection of fiction; or a collection of poetry.
University of Baltimore
Creative Writing Program :: MFA
In addition to an array of writing classes and workshops,
we offer courses in book arts, small press publishing, and
creativity.
University of Maryland - College Park
Creative Writing Program :: MFA
The MFA in Creative Writing provides a professional
course of study for graduate students seeking to perfect
their ability to compose poems, stories, and novels.
Massachusetts
Boston University
Creative Writing Program :: MFA
The Creative Writing MFA is an eight-course, thirty-two
credit program. After coursework is completed, each
student must present a creative thesis of either ninety
pages in fiction or thirty-five pages in poetry.
Emerson College
Creative Writing Program :: MFA
Our MFA program focuses on the actual practice of writing
as well as its literary underpinnings. You are exposed to
writing as an art form and as a professional pursuit.
Emerson College
Publishing & Writing Program :: MA
The MA in Publishing and Writing program provides an
overview of the publishing industry from writing and editing
through design, production, promotion, and distribution.
Lesley University
MFA Program in Creative Writing (low-res)
Ranked #4 among low-residency MFA Programs by Poets
& Writers, and the only such program located in a major
U.S. literary city, Lesley offers five concentrations: Fiction,
Nonfiction, Poetry, Writing for Stage and Screen, and
Writing for Young People. Our graduates have published
books, been featured in prestigious journals, won major
literary prizes and fellowships, had theatrical productions,
and found teaching positions in numerous schools and
colleges.
see more details on page 15
Pine Manor College
Solstice MFA in Creative Writing (low-res)
The Solstice Low-Residency Creative Writing MFA
Program of Pine Manor College is co-educational,
inclusive, and affordable. Our program is designed to
help students reach their full potential as writers through
a demanding curriculum that balances the workshop
experience with the study of literary craft, criticism, and
theory.
see more details on page 21
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