Overview

Ten-day residencies convene twice per year, January 2nd - 12th and July 5th - 15th. Residencies consist of intensive faculty workshops, lectures and daily publishing panels with top agents, editors, and publishers. During the 6 months in between residencies, students will regularly exchange writing online with their faculty mentors, continuing the work that began in residency. Students will take 4 online workshops and attend 5 residencies to earn the 36 credits for their MFA degree. The 5th and final residency will culminate in a creative thesis—a novel, a chapbook of poetry or a short story collection.

Key features

We feel this structure reflects the realities of life as a working writer. Aspiring writers learn how to be productive in their everyday lives with editorial feedback and contact, without giving up their day jobs. Unlike traditional MFA programs that demand a full-time commitment, our low-residency model represents the working life of the overwhelming majority of professionals in the field.

The approach of the Creative Writing program of St. Francis College is realistic about the challenges of succeeding as a career writer. We offer access to the publishing world, freedom and flexibility to work and write, and among the most affordable programs in the country. Tuition for our 36 credit Master of Fine Arts is well below the national average, far below that of other New York City institutions, and comparable to public university programs.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Poetry

Literature

Creative Thesis

Fiction

Graphic Writing

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-03 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-01-21 00:00:00

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Credits

36 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Brooklyn, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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General requirements

10 pages of poetry, or 20 to 25 pages of fiction, or a full length play (applicants may apply in one or more genres).

Fiction manuscripts should be typewritten, single sided, double-spaced, numbered in the lower right-hand corner, and in Times Roman 12-point font.

Official transcripts of all previous undergraduate coursework.

Two letters of recommendation.

A statement of purpose (500 words max) detailing how the applicant plans to meet the challenges of the MFA program and life as a working writer.

Tuition Fees

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11700 USD / year

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Out-of-State

11700 USD / year

≈ 11700 USD / year
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In-State

11700 USD / year

≈ 11700 USD / year

Living costs

Brooklyn

United States

1550 - 3040 USD / month

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