Overview

About the Program

The primary tracks of the Creative Writing program at Virginia Commonwealth University are poetry and fiction, and admission is highly competitive. In addition to the poetry and fiction workshops, there are courses available that focus on writing drama, nonfiction, and screenplays, as well as courses that provide practical experience in editing.

The basic requirements to complete the MFA degree program are simple and straightforward, and include twelve semester hours of writing workshops, twelve hours graduate literature courses, and six to twelve hours of thesis work. Thesis hours enable students to produce a substantial creative writing thesis, a requirement of graduation.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Studies in British Literature: Early Modern Drama

Studies in British Literature: Crafting the Self in the Middle Ages

Authors: Edgar Allan Poe

Cultural Discourses: Art for Art’s Sake: Fin-de-siècle Literature and Art

Grit Lit

Form & Theory Creative Non-Fiction

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

48 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Richmond, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

An online application to graduate study

The $70 application fee

Transcripts from each institution you attended

A “Statement of Intent.” write an essay addressing “your reasons for seeking graduate education,” emphasizing such areas as goals, aptitude, awards, and honors. focus more on the following: Your reading habits; Your writing habits; Your experiences with criticism of your own work and the work of others, as well as what you see as your responsibilities in the community of writers of which you are a part

Three letters of reference

The required creative writing portfolio: Poetry applicants must provide of eight to ten poems; Fiction applicants should submit twenty to fifty pages of fiction; For those wishing to apply under the dual-genre option please note that your portfolio may also consist of a combination of both of these main genres (poetry and fiction). Be certain, however, that it includes only your best work

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

31590 USD / year

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Out-of-State

31590 USD / year

≈ 31590 USD / year
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In-State

16754 USD / year

≈ 16754 USD / year

Living costs

Richmond

United States

1071 - 1750 USD / month

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Overview

About the Program

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

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Credits

Delivered

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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General requirements

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Living costs

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