Overview

Key facts

The Creative Writing program of University of Guelph recognize the power of language to summon a different world. Defining characteristics include the plenary courses, the participation of a range of writers from Canada and abroad, individual mentorships, class visits from professionals, and alliances with cultural organizations in the Toronto area.

Required courses: three workshops, two reading-based plenary courses, an individual mentorship with a professional writer, and a book-length thesis project. Workshops: creative non-fiction, drama, fiction, poetry, writing the decolonial, and hybrid forms and mixed-mode narratives.

Are you interested in:

Literary creation within a specific

genre or across genres

Dramatic creation

Writing pedagogy

Career opportunities

Writer

Editor

Teacher/Professor

Publishing

Any profession that requires highly sophisticated language and narrative skills

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Plenary Course: Writers on Writing

Plenary Course: Writers in the World

Poetry Workshop

Fiction Workshop

Writing the Decolonial-Fiction

Hybrid Forms and Mixed-Mode Narratives

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-04 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

60 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Toronto, Canada

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

B-

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Baccalaureate degree in an honours program, or equivalent, from a recognized degree-granting institution. No requirement as to the discipline in which the degree was earned.

An average standing of at least second-class honours (B-) in last four semesters of study.

A limited number of students may be admitted to the MFA without having satisfied the degree requirements and/or academic standing requirement set out above.

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Tuition Fees

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19030 CAD / year

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6208 CAD / year

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Living costs

Toronto

Canada

1502 - 2563 CAD / month

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