392 Master's in Creative Writing in North America

Immerse in craft in our mentorship-based program with online residencies and classes with the Creative Writing (Online) MFA at Maharishi International University.

Screenwriting at Hollins University offer an experience unlike anything on the East Coast. We’ll challenge your expectations and help you prepare for a career in writing for film, television, and digital media. 

The Creative Writing M.F.A. at the University of Southern Maine is a 60-credit, low-residency programme designed for aspiring authors. Over two years, students engage in independent writing projects and intensive coastal residencies. This public course offers professional mentorship to develop a unique literary voice.

Welcome to the Creative Writing (Poetry) Master of Fine Arts program at St. Francis College, an inspiring educational journey dedicated to cultivating the art and craft of poetry.

Ignite your imagination and jump-start your professional writing career with a Master of Arts (MA) in English and Creative Writing Online at Southern New Hampshire University. Learn to use the written word to effectively tell your story and share your ideas with the world.

The Writing MFA program offered at University of Saskatchewan is a two-year program. Students will normally convocate in the fall at the end of the two years. This means that the students will normally defend their theses at the end of August and/or the beginning of September

The Creative Writing programme at Florida International University (FIU) is a terminal degree designed for practicing writers. This public course focuses on professional genre standards and teaching preparation. Students engage in intensive mentoring and workshops to produce a publishable book-length thesis in a vibrant setting.

The program leading to the master of fine arts (MFA) degree in Creative Writing at The University of Alabama is a studio/academic course of study, designed to accommodate imaginative and intellectual diversity.

Designed to deepen knowledge of the various fields of the discipline of English, the English - Composition and Rhetoric degree at Bridgewater State University enhances students' understanding of the roles that language, literature, writing and rhetoric play in human societies and individual lives.

We offer a master degree in Creative Writing at the Adelphi University. Our unique (actually unique!) curriculum will prepare you for today’s dynamic literary world by requiring in-depth practice across genres.  

The Creative Writing MFA at Northern Arizona University is a 36-credit postgraduate programme delivered full-time at the Flagstaff campus. This intensive degree focuses on honing craft through workshops in fiction, poetry, and nonfiction, requiring a research-based thesis and oral defence to ensure professional mastery.

The Screenwriting MFA program from University of Texas at Austin is a two-year (including one summer), 45-hour program designed for creative individuals with a strong commitment to storytelling for the screen. 

The Creative Writing M.F.A. at the University of South Carolina is a fully funded, three-year postgraduate programme. Designed for public study, this intensive course focuses on honing literary craft through workshops and mentorship. Students benefit from a nurturing community and access to world-renowned visiting authors.

The University of California, San Diego  Playwriting MFA trains writers with bold, distinctive voices who tell compelling stories

The New Writers Project - Creative Writing MFA program offered at University of Texas at Austin is a small, fully funded, three-year studio program within the large and highly-ranked Department of English.  

The Iowa Playwrights Workshop—The University of Iowa's MFA Program in Playwriting—is an intensive three-year program at the The University of Iowa dedicated to educating playwrights for the professional theatre. We train talented playwrights and collaborative theatre artists who will lead the American theatre in the creation of new works and the training of future generations of playwrights.

Beginning in the academic year 2019 -2020, the University of California, Davis, will offer a Master of Fine Arts Degree in Creative Writing through the Department of English.

The Dramatic Writing MFA at New York University is a rigorous two-year, full-time programme. Students master storytelling across film, television, and theatre through intensive cross-training. This public study mode programme focuses on professional craft, preparing graduates for careers as versatile writers in the arts.

Designed to deepen knowledge of the various fields of the discipline of English, the English - Creative Writing degree at Bridgewater State University enhances students' understanding of the roles that language, literature, writing and rhetoric play in human societies and individual lives.

The Writing, Rhetoric and Discourse graduate program from DePaul University is Chicago's only master's-level program with a singular focus on writing, rhetoric, pedagogy and language.