Overview

At Creative Writing from Western Washington University we encourage a focus on multigenre or cross-genre writing, based on our view that creative writing graduates need to be versatile in their comprehension of genre conventions and conversant in the way diverse genres inform one another. A variety of courses we offer stress either a multigenre focus or encourage experimental works that blur genre boundaries.

Creative writing practice and literary study are synergistic in our program. Students in the Creative Writing program at Western Washington University take seminars in creative writing and literature, as well as courses in rhetorical thinking and composition, digital and technical writing, film studies, and linguistics. We offer Graduate Assistantships that provide quality teacher training, as well as opportunities to gain editorial experience with the award-winning journal Bellingham Review.

Goals

The MFA program in English is designed for those who desire to prepare for:

Life as a serious author, with an understanding of the literary marketplace and publication

PhD programs, as well as other advanced degrees in fields such as law or teaching

Teaching at both two- and four-year colleges and universities

Public or private teaching (elementary, middle, secondary)

Careers in technical writing and communication

Careers in editing and publishing

Careers in nonprofit and other business organizations

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Seminar in the Writing of Fiction

Seminar in the Writing of Poetry

Seminar in the Writing of Nonfiction

Seminar in Creative Writing: Multigenre

Studies in Poetry

Studies in Fiction

Studies in Nonfiction

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

55 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Bellingham, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

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153 _(verbal)

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Three (3) Letters of Reference

Statement of Purpose

Writing samples

Tuition Fees

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26574 USD / year

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Out-of-State

8858 USD / year

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In-State

4486 USD / year

≈ 4486 USD / year

Living costs

Bellingham

United States

1109 - 1684 USD / month

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