392 Master's in Creative Writing in North America

In the flexible master’s in Writing and Publishing from DePaul University, you have the unique opportunity to study across genres and develop and revise your work under the mentorship of acclaimed authors and poets. 

The MFA in Creative Writing from Boise State University represents a student’s mastery of one of the genres of creative writing, as well as a thorough grounding in traditional and contemporary letters. 

The Creative Writing MFA program offered by The New School is designed to help you develop your craft in workshops and literature seminars led by an internationally recognized faculty and renowned authors.

The California State University San Marcos Literature and Writing Studies Department offers graduate study leading to the Master of Arts degree.

The Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, Editing, and Publishing at Sam Houston State University is designed to assist students in their development as writers of fiction, poetry, and/or creative nonfiction; to provide practical, hands-on experience in the field of editing and publishing;

The Writing and Producing for Television of Loyola Marymount University trains students to become writer-producers—the showrunners and creative leaders behind today’s top TV programming.

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 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 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.

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 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.

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 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. 

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 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.

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.

The Graduate Musical Theatre Writing programme at New York University is a full-time, two-year master’s degree. This public study mode course focuses on the art of collaboration between composers, lyricists, and bookwriters. Students develop original works within a vibrant creative community in the heart of New York City.