Overview

Housed at the Biscayne Bay Campus and set amidst the tropical beauty, social diversity and cultural dynamism of Miami, the Creative Writing program at Florida International University offers small seminars, intense mentoring, and a dedicated faculty who are highly successful and award-winning working writers including Lynne Barrett, Richard Blanco, Debra Dean, John Dufresne, Denise Duhamel, Campbell McGrath, Les Standiford and Julie Wade.

Students are selected on the basis of demonstrated talent and the desire to join a hard-working, mutually supportive community of writers. Coursework includes workshops, literature offerings, and form and theory classes on Plot, Character and Poetics. The program places great emphasis upon preparation and completion of a publishable book-length creative thesis.

Career Outlook

Graduates of FIU's M.F.A. program in Creative Writing have gone on to successful careers as authors, professors, teachers, editors, and arts administrators. Program graduates have published more than 175 books (and counting) including several bestsellers, had their writing published in dozens of literary and popular journals, produced major literary conferences and festivals, received prestigious literary awards and residencies, and had their work adapted into award-winning films.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Advanced Fiction Workshop

Advanced Poetry Workshop

Advanced Screenwriting Workshop

Special Topics in Creative Writing

Special Topics in Creative Writing

Advanced Independent Study in Creative Writing

Teaching Creative Writing

Creative Writing Thesis

Creative Thesis Continuance

Form and Theory of Contemporary Literature

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-10 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Miami, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

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General requirements

GPA: 3.0 undergraduate

GRE: The verbal score of the GRE is taken into consideration particularly in deciding about TAships, but admission decisions are based primarily upon the writing sample, personal statement, academic record and recommendations.

Applicant Statement / Letter of Intent: Required

Letters of Recommendation: Two letters required,

Nine semester hours of undergraduate work in creative writing from an accredited college/university

One writing sample in either poetry (up to 20 pages), fiction/non-fiction (up to 25 pages) or screenplay (first 30 pages plus a synopsis)

Optional Requirement: Letter of intent stating your writing interest and background and indicating your interest, if any, in a teaching assistantship

Tuition Fees

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19014 USD / year

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19014 USD / year

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8202 USD / year

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Living costs

Miami

United States

1508 - 2603 USD / month

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