Overview

Seton Hill University’s flexible, low-residency Writing Popular Fiction program allows you to:

Earn a master of fine arts degree while working full-time or caring for a family.
Develop a novel-length writing project in a genre of your choice.
Enjoy courses, workshops and one-on-one mentoring by established writers.
Become part of an active, supportive writing community.

Careers

As a student in this program, you will learn the business of freelance writing, from establishing your brand name as genre author to finding agents and submitting to book publishers. Seton Hill's Writing Popular Fiction Program also provides training in the teaching of writing as a potential career option (graduates with an M.F.A. are equipped to teach at the postsecondary level), in addition to fostering careers in:

Publishing
Editing
Bookselling
Marketing

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Readings in the Genre

Writers’ Residency

Term Writing Project

Teaching Pop Fiction and Writing

Writing About Popular Fiction

Capstone Writing Project

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-01-05 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00

Language

English

Duolingo English Test

135

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TOEFL^® IBT

114

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Greensburg, United States

Disciplines

Creative Writing Literature View 87 other Masters in Creative Writing in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

Duolingo English Test

135

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TOEFL^® IBT

114

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Other requirements

General requirements

Summarize your experience writing.

Describe the nature of your intended novel-length project and identify its genre.
What background do you have in your chosen genre?
Official undergraduate transcripts from all institutions attended.
Official transcript(s) from any institution(s) in which postbaccalaureate or graduate course work was taken.
Evidence of ability to do graduate work as indicated by a minimum undergraduate cumulative grade point average of 3.0.
Three letters of recommendation written by appropriate professionals.
An official course evaluation report from the World Education Service (WES) for all university courses taken.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

28470 USD / year

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Out-of-State

28470 USD / year

≈ 28470 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

28470 USD / year

≈ 28470 USD / year

Funding

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Overview

Careers

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

Prepare for Your English Test

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Funding

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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