Overview

The New Writers Project - Creative Writing MFA program from University of Texas at Austin offers students close mentorship, a literary community, and teaching and editing experience. The NWP works in concert with its partner M.F.A. program, the Michener Center for Writers, to provide an artistically adventurous and intellectually rigorous terminal degree. Students in our M.F.A. program work in fiction and poetry but also benefit from and work closely with the faculty in the above fields of study.

Career Opportunities

Students who undertake our program also receive intensive mentoring and pedagogical training to prepare graduates for success as teachers, scholars, writers, and administrators, both in and well beyond the academy.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Poetry
Fiction
Creative Writing
Literature
Writing
Prose

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-23 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

48 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Austin, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Online application
Transcripts
TOEFL/IELTS Scores
3 Letters of Recommendation
Writing Sample: For poetry, we accept a maximum of 15 pages of poetry, of any style or form. For fiction, we accept 9,000 words of prose (12-point font and double-spaced), which may be a short-story, short-story excerpt(s), or a novel excerpt.
Statement of purpose: In this short single-spaced essay (1-2 pages), discuss your specific areas of interest and professional goals. You may also want to explain your personal history of becoming a writer and why you want to teach.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

17694 USD / year

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Out-of-State

17694 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

8928 USD / year

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Living costs

Austin

United States

1243 - 2304 USD / month

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