Overview

Through a minimally structured combination of workshops, craft courses, independent study, and a culminating thesis, in this Creative Writing program at Manhattanville University you’ll develop your unique voice, learn how to revise and publish your work, critique various mediums, and learn teaching strategies, all in weeknight or weekend courses and at your own pace.

Connect With a Vibrant Literary Community

Beyond the flexible curriculum, the MFA in Creative Writing degree program is dedicated to building community both on campus and in the thriving Lower Hudson Valley literary scene.

Through gathering for BBQs, visiting local galleries, attending readings at local arts centers and libraries, connecting with local writers, and celebrating our students’ and alums’ writing, we forge tight, sustaining bonds.

MFA students also engage in the literary and writing community of New York City, the cultural capital of the world and home to hundreds of your favorite writers, just a train ride away. Scribbling away at your desk is made less lonely in this scene of like-minded writers, readers, and artists.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Screenwriting Workshop

Graduate Creative Writing

Advanced Workshop in Creative Writing

Summer Writers' Workshop

Poetry Workshop

Fiction Workshop

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-02 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-01-20 00:00:00

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Language

English

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

36 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Harrison, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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105

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Online application
Two-three page autobiographical essay
10-30 page writing sample
Official school-sent undergraduate transcripts
1-2 Letters of recommendation

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

15480 USD / year

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Out-of-State

15480 USD / year

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Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

15480 USD / year

≈ 15480 USD / year

Living costs

Harrison

United States

2275 - 4960 USD / month

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

Funding

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Connect With a Vibrant Literary Community

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Harrison

Funding

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