Overview

Small by design, the M.A. in English - Creative Writing graduate program at Ohio University offers a comprehensive curriculum, an award-winning faculty and the intimacy of small classes.

Annual Events

The department hosts several annual events including an ambitious Spring Literary Festival that brings five nationally distinguished writers to campus for three-days of readings, craft talks, and student discussion. Recent visitors have included Tony Hoagland, Kathryn Harrison, Barry Lopez, Francine Prose, Peter Ho Davies, Kim Addonizio, David Shields, Robert Hass, Charles Simic, Yusef Komunyakaa, and Marilynne Robinson.

Visiting writers engage with our program year-round as well, appearing in both undergraduate and graduate classes, meeting one-on-one with select students, and offering evening readings in the intimate Galbreath Chapel.

In addition to a regular Dogwood Bloom reading series for our graduate students, the creative writing program hosts an annual Writers' Harvest benefit reading for the Southeastern Ohio Food Bank?s Second Harvest, a food distribution program serving Athens, Hocking, Perry, Vinton, Jackson, Gallia, Meigs, Morgan and Washington counties.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Teaching College English (required only for teaching assistants)
Theory of Literature: Poetry, Mark Halliday
Creative Writing Seminar: Fiction
Theory of Literature: Fiction, Zakes Mda
Creative Writing Seminar: Poetry, Jill Allyn Rosser
History of the Essay, Dinty W. Moore

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-02-01 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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Credits

60 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Language Studies Creative Writing Literature View 403 other Masters in Creative Writing in United States

Academic requirements

GPA

GRE^®

Required

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

A completed online application for admission
Bachelors degree with a record of substantial coursework in English language and literature.
Foreign language
Three letters of recommendation from professors familiar with the applicant?s academic work.
General Record Examination (GRE) required.
Writing sample that reflects your best work. Applicants in literature should submit a critical essay of 10 to 15 pages in length.
One- to two-page Statement of Purpose to the admissions committee outlining your educational background, interests and goals, and the ways you think Ohio University's program can foster and help you implement your plans.
Resume or Vitae recommended.
English Proficiency. All non-native English speakers must demonstrate English proficiency by submitting official test scores for either the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS academic).

Tuition Fee

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International

17436 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 8718 USD per semester during 24 months.
National

17436 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 8718 USD per semester during 24 months.
In-State

9444 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 4722 USD per semester during 24 months.

Non-Resident Fee: $3,996

Living costs for Athens

1079 - 1780 USD /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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