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e all want to be better writers. There are many ways to improve our writing skills, but one of the most important is to keep an open mind, learn from everyone, and be inquisitive. This issue brings over 200 MFA programs across America to consider. There are both full and low residency programs listed, and a few online options. PWR has included almost 60 programs that are fully funded, and almost every program is partially funded. In addition, we’ve included 17 fall book shows, and given specific examples of how you as an author can benefit. Opportunities abound for places to learn. Here are a few suggestions for whatever path you choose. KEEP AN OPEN MIND: Be willing to consider new ideas and perspectives, even if they are different from your own, as new ideas will challenge you. Being open to learning, and being willing to change your mind if presented with new evidence, will enlighten you or make your convictions stronger. Find your inner voice and make it stronger. LEARN FROM EVERYONE: Knowing that there is not one approach to writing, you can expand your creativity and be more innovative with your solution-solving skills if you consider how others write. This does not mean becoming them, it means take what works for you from them to help hone your craft. Be open to constructive criticism, be willing to experiment with different techniques, and be true to yourself. BE INQUISITIVE: Be curious, ask questions, try to understand the why and how. Being inquisitive can help you to develop your creative thinking skills. This is because it encourages you to look at things from different perspectives and to think about new possibilities. In addition to these general tips, here are a few specific things you can do to become a better writer: • Read widely. Read books, articles, and essays by a variety of authors. Pay attention to the way they use language, structure their sentences, and develop their ideas. • Write regularly. The more you write, the better you will become at it. Set aside some time each day to write, even if it’s just for a few minutes. • Get feedback from others. Ask a friend, family member, or writing teacher to read your work and give you feedback. This can be invaluable in helping you to identify areas where you can improve. • Take a writing class or workshop. This can be a great way to learn new techniques and get feedback from experienced writers. • Join a writing group or attend a book fair. This is a great way to connect with other writers and to get feedback on your work. Becoming a better writer takes time and effort, but it is an achievable goal. By following these tips, you can improve your writing skills and become a more effective communicator. No matter how you choose to gain your education, the benefits are clear. Education is an investment in yourself that will pay off for a lifetime.
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Todd Wade
Author: Cybercrime: Protecting your Business, your Family and Yourself
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Gabby: Business and individual financial losses from cybercrime are in the billions. Global losses are over 1 trillion. Victims are in the millions. So why was it important for you to write this book?
odd Wade, author of Cybercrime: Protecting your Business, your Family and Yourself, is the winner of the 2023 Independent Press Award in the Computers category. Todd is a Chief Information Security Officer with over 20 years experience in cyber risk management and technical operational leadership. He is globally recognized as an expert in cybersecurity. In addition to numerous speaking engagements, Todd often appears on leading cybersecurity podcasts. He has been the Chief Information Security Officer for leading fintech, technology and private equity companies as well as the former European CTO of Skechers. Todd earned his MBA from the Trium program (a joint degree from NYU Stern, HEC/Paris, and the London School of Economics). He also holds several industry certifications.
Todd: In the organizations I’ve worked with, it is hard to get people to care about cybersecurity. It’s also hard to change cyber security cultures. What I found really effective is when I make it personal to them, teach them how to improve their own cybersecurity. It’s not just to protect your business. It’s really how to protect the overall family structure. The same things you do individually carry over into the workplace. This is why I wrote the book, to really give people a better chance of defending themselves against the cyber threats that are out there right now. Gabby: The perception is that victims are people who are vulnerable, naive, and often the elderly portion of our population. Is there a certain profile of a person or a business who is more prone to cybercrime? Todd: It can happen to anyone. Young people are being hit. For some types of cybercrime they’re three times more likely to fall victim. A real problem in our society is victim shaming. The psychological impact of cyber crime is the same as a real world impact. Most of the time they’ve been taken advantage of. They just have not been prepared to recognize them or to defend against them. In fact, target cybercrime is not a new phenomenon. Gabby: In the book, you talk in depth about the historical origins of cybercrime. Todd: One of the lessons I want to bring home is cyber fraud and cyber extortion, the two most common types of cyber crime. The underlying methods are historical. They’ve been going on for centuries, the psychological persuasion methods to get the victims into an emotional state before they use these persuasion methods. What’s new is that it’s coming via email. Gabby: You’ve said the Internet is magic for criminals.
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Todd: It has been a goldmine for criminals. Individuals in developing countries are now able to very easily victimize individuals in other countries. They’re not going to get arrested in their countries for stealing from individuals in other countries. The success rate, the prosecution rate of any of these individuals is incredibly low and you’re certainly not going to extradite most of them. So it’s almost like a perfect crime.
Sometimes they can be a phishing email, sometimes a phone call. Either way, they’re trying to get you to do something.
Gabby: In the book Todd, you talk about how not to become a victim. You show us how to recognize the sounds of a potential attack, and then you also give us some tools that help prepare us to take action if we are a victim of an attack.
Gabby: So, Todd, what’s the number one piece of advice that you can offer our listeners and readers?
Cyber extortion is as it sounds. It is going to be instant. Oftentimes with cyber fraud you don’t know it’s a fraud, but with cyber extortion, you immediately know you are in trouble because they have you on their radar and they’re threatening you with some pretty severe consequences if you don’t do what they say.
Todd: My piece of advice is when you think or suspect you’re in communication with someone suspicious online, whether it’s a phone call, a text message or whatever it might be, turn off that computer, step away.
Todd: One basic is to enable multi-factor authentication across your accounts. It’s only done on Gmail and less than 10% of Gmail users actually enable this feature. The reason why this is so important is if cybercriminals get your username and password to your email account or to any other accounts, they can just log in and get busy, whatever fraud that they want.
You can listen to the full interview here: https://www.independentpressaward.com/thegabtalks/cybercrime Cybercrime: Protecting your Business, Your Family and Yourself is available on Amazon and Barnes and Noble.
You will protect yourself against 90-95% of these types of attacks. Without that code, even if someone has your password, they won’t be able to log in to your Gmail account.
Listen to the full interview:
Gabby: Are the kids, who are all over social media, the population that it affects the most? Todd: No, but children are particularly at risk. The parents, I do not think fully understand that and they’re definitely not putting in the necessary protections on social media. It’s now possible to sexually assault someone in another country, in another state. They can just manipulate them through psychological methods.
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Gabby: Obviously, cyber crime is pretty vast. Explain the differences between cyber fraud and cyber extortion. Todd: Cyber fraudsters get you to send money or defraud you some way through a whole range of different methods online that I talk about in the book. These are nuanced.
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MFA PROGRAMS Adelphi University
Garden City and New York, NY
Multi-genre • Low
Ashland University Ashland, OH
Poetry, Fiction, Creative http://academics.adelphi.edu/artsci/ Nonfiction • Low creativewriting
Partial funding through fellowships.
Albertus Magnus College New Haven, CT
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Online
https://www.ashland.edu/cas/ majors/master-fine-arts-creativewriting
Teaching Assistants; Assistantships
Augsburg University Minneapolis, MN
http://www.albertus.edu/graduatePoetry, Fiction, Creative degrees/graduate-degree-programs/ Nonfiction, Cross-Genre • Low mfa http://www.augsburg.edu/mfa
Partial scholarships.
American University Washington, DC
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full
http://www.american.edu/cas/ literature/mfa
Partial funding; tuition waivers; stipend; program work
Antioch University
The program offers partial funding.
Bard College
Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Low http://www.bard.edu/mfa
Fellowships and merit awards
Bay Path University Longmeadow, MA
Creative Nonfiction • Online Poetry, Fiction, Creative https://www.baypath.edu/ Nonfiction, Translation, Cross- academics/graduate-programs/ Genre • Low creative-nonfiction-mfa/ https://www.antioch.edu/academics/ Full financial aid is available. Los Angeles, CA
creative-writing-communication/ creative-writing-mfa/
Scholarships; grants; federal financial aid; and federal work study
Arcadia University Glenside, PA
Poetry, Fiction • Full
Bennington Writing Seminars at Bennington College Bennington, VT
Arcadia University
Bluegrass Writers Studio at Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY
Poetry, Fiction •Low
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Low
Partial funding; graduate assistantships; financial aid
Grants for international residency; scholarships; assistantships
Arizona State University
Boise State University
Poetry, Fiction •Full
Poetry, Fiction • Full
Glenside, PA
http://www.arcadia.edu/mfacreative-writing.htm
Tempe, AZ
https://english.clas.asu.edu/degree/ graduate/mfa-creative-writing
Full funding via teaching assistantships.
Boston, MA
San Francisco, CA
https://www.bu.edu/translation/mfa
http://www.ciis.edu/academics/ graduate-programs/mfa-programs
Translation • Full
Partial funding; merit scholarships
Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, OH
Poetry, Fiction • Full http://www.bgsu.edu/ creativewritingmfa
Full funding; assistantships; jobs; fellowships
https://creativewriting.eku.edu/
Boise, ID
https://www.boisestate.edu/tfcwcwmfa
Full funding; assistantship; stipend
Boston University
Cross-Genre • Low
Partial scholarships; federal financial aid; work study
California Institute of the Arts Santa Clarita, CA
Not Genre-Specific • Full
https://criticalstudies.calarts.edu/ programs/creative-writing/mfa
Partial funding; need/meritbased scholarships to all Brigham Young University students Provo, UT
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full
http://english.byu.edu/graduateprograms
California State University, Long Beach Long Beach, CA
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full
Full funding teaching, research, and admin. positions; https://www.cla.csulb.edu/ scholarship departments/english/mfa Partial funding; teaching Brooklyn College assistantships Brooklyn, NY
Poetry, Fiction • Full
https://www.brooklyn.edu/ academics/programs/creativewriting-mfa/
Partial funding; teaching assistantships; fellowships; scholarships
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Brown University Nonfiction, Cross-Genre • Low Providence, RI http://www.bennington.edu/mfaPoetry, Fiction • Full
writing https://www.arcadia.edu/academics/ Partial scholarships; Federal programs/dual-creative-writing-mfa- Student Aid english-ma
Partial funding; teaching assistantship
Boston University MFA in California Institute of Literary Translation Integral Studies
https://www.brown.edu/academics/ literary-arts
Carlow University Pittsburgh, PA
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Low
https://www.carlow.edu/academicprograms/english-communicationdegrees/mfa-creative-writing
Partial assistantships; travel scholarships to Ireland
Cedar Crest College
Dublin, Barcelona, and Vienna
Chatham University Pittsburgh, PA
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Low
https://www.chatham.edu/ academics/graduate/creativewriting-low-res/index.html
There is no program funding available.
Chicago State University Chicago, IL
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full
https://csu.edu/english/master_ fine_arts.htm
Partial funding; limited number of graduate assistantships
City College of New York New York, NY
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation • Full
https://english.ccny.cuny.edu/mfacreative-writing-home/
Teaching; fellowships; prizes
College of Charleston Charleston, SC
Poetry, Fiction • Full
http://english.cofc.edu/graduateprograms/master-fine-arts-creativewriting/
Partial funding; assistantships; awards; fellowships
Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full
https://creativewriting.colostate.edu/
Full funding; assistantships; fellowships; stipend
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Fully-funded graduate teaching Nonfiction, Cross-Genre • Low assistantships; smaller http://mfa.cedarcrest.edu/ fellowships
Butler University
Chapman University
Columbia College Chicago
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-Genre •Full
Indianapolis, IN
https://www.butler.edu/mfa
Partial funding; scholarships; awards; stipends; fellowships
California College of the Arts
Orange, CA
Chicago, IL
http://www.chapman.edu/wilkinson/ https://www.colum.edu/academics/ graduate-studies/creative-writingprograms/creative-writing-mfa mfa.aspx Partial funding; merit based
Partial funding; some full funding; fellowships; meritbased awards.
awards; scholarships; assistantships
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full
Chatham University
Columbia University School of the Arts
Partial funding; merit scholarships; teaching assistantships
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full
http://www.chatham.edu/mfa
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation • Full
San Francisco, CA
https://www.cca.edu/academics/ graduate/writing
Boston, MA
Poetry, Fiction • Full
https://bu.edu/creativewriting
Full funding; teaching stipend
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Pittsburgh, PA
Partial funding; fellowships; assistantships
New York, NY
http://arts.columbia.edu/writing
Partial funding; fellowships; assistantships; scholarships; internships
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MFA PROGRAMS
Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Creative Writing is a graduate degree that can help you develop your skills as a writer. Many MFA programs offer full funding, which means that students receive a stipend to help cover the cost of tuition and living expenses.
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Program Offerings • Residency Website
Funding Available
• Be prepared to submit strong application materials, including your writing samples, personal statement, and letters of recommendation. When you’re applying to MFA programs, it’s important to submit strong application materials. This includes your writing samples, personal statement, and letters of recommendation. Make sure your writing is polished and professional, and that your personal statement is well-written and engaging. • Ask for help from your professors, mentors, or other writers as the application process for MFA programs can be competitive. They can help you with your writing, give you feedback on your personal statement, and connect you with others who may be able to help you with your application.
Here are some of the benefits of pursuing an MFA in Creative Writing: • Partial or full funding: Many MFA programs offer partial funding; or in the case of full funding, meaning students receive a stipend to help cover the cost of tuition and living expenses. This can be a great way to pursue your dream of becoming a writer without worrying so much about financial responsibilities. • Specialization: MFA programs offer a variety of specializations, so you can find one that’s a good fit for your interests. For example, some programs focus on fiction, while others focus on poetry or creative nonfiction. • Residency: Many MFA programs require low residency, which means your trip to campus is lessened greatly. There may be only a few visits needed to satisfy this requirement. In addition, some offer online programs as well. • Workshops and mentorship opportunities: MFA programs also offer other benefits, such as access to workshops and mentorship opportunities, which can lead to better writing. This can be a great way to get feedback on your work and connect with other writers. • Networking opportunities: MFA programs can also be a great way to network with other writers and industry professionals. This can be helpful when you’re looking for a job or trying to get your work published.
With some researching and planning, you can find a MFA program that will help you achieve your dreams of becoming a writer.
If you’re interested in pursuing an MFA in Creative Writing, here are some tips for finding a program that’s right for you: • Start by researching different programs and their funding requirements. There are many MFA programs available, so it’s important to do your research and find a program that’s a good fit for you. Make sure to check the program’s website to see if they offer full funding and what the requirements are. • Make a list of your top programs and contact the admissions offices to learn more about their funding opportunities. Once you’ve narrowed down your choices, contact the admissions offices of your top programs to learn more about their funding opportunities. This is a great way to get more information about the program and ask any questions you may have.
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MFA PROGRAMS Concordia University, St. Paul
Eastern Washington University
Fiction • Online
Poetry, Fiction • Full
Saint Paul, MN
https://www.csp.edu/program/ creative-writing-mfa/
Spokane, WA
Florida State University Tallahassee, FL
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full
https://www.ewu.edu/cahss/english- https://english.fsu.edu/programs/ philosophy/creative-writing/mfa/ creative-writing
The program offers no funding. Full funding assistantships; Partial funding: waivers; Converse University scholarships
Full funding; teaching assistantships and fellowships
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Low
Fresno State Emerson College Creative Fresno, CA Writing MFA Poetry, Fiction, Creative
Partial merit scholarships; teaching assistantships
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full
Spartanburg, SC
https://www.converse.edu/mfa
Cornell University Ithaca, NY
Poetry, Fiction • Full
https://english.cornell.edu/mfaprogram-creative-writing
Full funding; stipend; assistant assignments
DeSales University Center Valley, PA
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Low
https://www.desales.edu/MFACW
Boston, MA
https://www.emerson.edu/ programs/creative-writing-mfa
Partial funding; fellowships; assistantships; merit-based scholarships
Emerson College’s Popular Fiction Writing and Publishing MFA Boston, MA
Fiction • Online
https://www.emerson.edu/ programs/popular-fiction-writingand-publishing-online-mfa
The program offers no funding. Partial funding; fellowships; Tuition deferment. merit-based scholarships
DePaul University
Fairfield University
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-Genre • Full and Online
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Low
Chicago, IL
https://las.depaul.edu/academics/ english/graduate/creative-writingand-publishing-mfa/Pages/default. aspx
Fairfield, CT
https://www.fairfield.edu/mfa
Assistantships; grants; scholarships; work-study; internships
Partial funding; graduate assistantships; scholarships
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Dominican University of California
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation • Low
San Rafael, CA
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Low
https://www.dominican.edu/mfa
Endowed scholarship awarded on the basis of merit and need
Drexel University Philadelphia, PA
Fiction • Low
https://www.online.drexel.edu/ online-degrees/arts-and-sciencedegrees/mfa-creative-writing/index. aspx
Partial funding; scholarship; assistantships; 50% of regular tuition
Madison, NJ
http://www.writingfdu.org/
Scholarships
Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full
http://www.fau.edu/english/mfa
Full funding teaching assistantships
Florida International University Miami, FL
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full
https://case.fiu.edu/english/mfacreative-writing/index.html
Eastern Oregon University Partial funding; assistantships; La Grande, OR
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Low
fellowships; teaching positions
Nonfiction • Full
https://www.fresnostate.edu/ creativewriting
Partial funding; scholarships; fee waivers; assistantships
George Mason University Fairfax, VA
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full
http://creativewriting.gmu.edu/
Full funding; assistantships; stipend
Georgia College & State University Milledgeville, GA
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full https://mfa.gcsu.edu/
Some full funding; teaching fellowships; assistantships
Georgia State University Atlanta, GA
Poetry, Fiction • Full
http://english.gsu.edu/graduate
Assistantships; Paul Bowles Fellowship; scholarship
Goddard College in Vermont Plainfield, VT
Hamline University, MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults
Kingston University
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Low
http://www.kingston.ac.uk/ postgraduate-course/creativewriting-mfa
St. Paul, MN
http://www.hamline.edu/cla/mfac
The program offers partial funding.
Hollins University Roanoke, VA
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-Genre • Full https://www.hollins.edu/programs/ creative-writing-m-f-a
Assistantships, fellowships; scholarships
Scholarships
Goucher College Baltimore, MD
Creative Nonfiction • Low https://www.goucher.edu/cnf
Offers scholarships. Funding includes federal financial aid.
Hamline University St. Paul, MN
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full https://hamline.edu/mfa
Partial funding; merit scholarship
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full
Some bursaries; international scholarships
Lasell University’s Solstice MFA in Creative Writing Program Newton, MA
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Writing for Young People and Comics and Graphic Narratives • Low
New York, NY
https://www.lasell.edu/graduatestudies/academics/mfa-in-creativewriting.html
https://www.hunter.cuny.edu/ creativewriting
Lenoir-Rhyne University
Hunter College Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full
Fully funded for Poetry and Fiction; assistantships
Indiana University Bloomington, IN
Poetry, Fiction • Full
https://english.indiana.edu/ graduate/master-of-fine-artsdegree/index.htm
Full funding; stipend; fellowships; assistantships
Institute of American Indian Arts MFA in Creative Writing Santa Fe, NM
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction• Low
Partial funding through fellowships and scholarships Asheville, NC
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full
https://www.lr.edu/writing-mfa
Assistantships
Lesley University Cambridge, MA
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Low
https://lesley.edu/academics/ graduate/creative-writing
$400,000 in scholarships per admission period
Lindenwood University St. Charles, MO
https://iaia.edu/explore-programs/ creative-writing-mfa
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Young Adult & Middle Grade • Online
Ames, IA
Partial funding; grants for teachers and students over 60.
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Merit-based scholarships Nonfiction, Translation, CrossGenre • Low Iowa State University https://www.goddard.edu/ academics/creative-writing
London, England
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full
http://www.engl.iastate.edu/ creative-writing/mfa-program-increative-writing-and-environment
Full funding; assistantships; stipend; fellowship
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore , MD
Poetry, Fiction • Full
http://writingseminars.jhu.edu/
Full funding; teaching or research assistantships; fellowships
https://www.lindenwood.edu/ MFAwriting
Litowitz MFA+MA in Creative Writing at Northwestern University Evanston, IL
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full
https://www.english.northwestern. edu/graduate/mfa-ma-program/
Full funding
Long Island University Brooklyn, NY
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation, CrossGenre • Full https://storiesthatcount.org/mfacreative-writing-and-publishing
Partial funding; work-study; internships; scholarships
http://eou.edu/mfa
Offers small, need-based tuition credits
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MFA PROGRAMS Louisiana State University Mount St. Mary’s Baton Rouge, LA University Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full
https://www.lsu.edu/hss/english/ creative_writing/index.php
Full tuition waivers and an assistantship.
Manhattanville College Purchase, NY
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-Genre • Full https://www.mville.edu/programs/ masters-creative-writing.php
Fully-funded teaching fellowships; partial funding through scholarships
McNeese State University Lake Charles, LA
Poetry, Fiction • Full
https://mfa.mcneese.edu/
Partial funding; assistantships; portion of tuition waiver; stipend
Miami University Oxford, OH
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full https://miamioh.edu/cwgrad
Full funding assistantships
Minnesota State University, Mankato Mankato, MN
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full
https://hss.mnsu.edu/academicprograms/english/English-degreeprograms/creative-writing-program/ mfa-creative-writing
Partial funding; stipend with assistantships
Mississippi University for Women Columbus, MS
Los Angeles, CA
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Low
http://www.msmu.edu/graduateprograms/creative-writing
West Long Branch, NJ
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-Genre • Full https://www.monmouth.edu/ graduate/mfa-creative-writing
Partial funding; scholarships; assistantships; teaching opportunities.
Oklahoma City University Pacific University (Red Earth) Forest Grove, OR
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Low
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Low
New York, NY
https://as.nyu.edu/cwp/lowresidency-mfa.html
No fellowships; external grants and scholarships available
Mountainview LowResidency MFA at Southern New Hampshire Newport MFA at Salve University Regina University Manchester, NH
Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Low https://www.snhu.edu/mfa
Editing position
Naropa University Boulder, CO
Not Genre-Specific • Low
Newport, RI
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Low http://salve.edu/mfa
Limited merit scholarships and federal financial aid
North Carolina State University
https://www.naropa.edu/academics/ Raleigh, NC graduate-academics/mfa-creativePoetry, Fiction • Full writing-poetics-low-residency https://go.ncsu.edu/creativewriting
Awards; scholarships
Naropa University, Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics Boulder, CO
Not Genre-Specific • Full
Full funding; teaching assistantship; stipend
Northeast Ohio Master of Fine Arts (NEOMFA) Akron, Cleveland, Kent, Youngstown, OH
https://www.naropa.edu/academics/ Poetry, Fiction, Creative graduate-academics/mfa-creativeNonfiction, Playwriting • Full writing-poetics https://www.neomfa.org/
Three full funding awards; numerous partial-funding awards
New England College Henniker, NH
Partial funding; assistantships; jobs
Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-Genre • Low Nonfiction, Cross-Genre • Full https://www.nec.edu/cwmfa
Financial aid and teaching assistantships
New Mexico State University Las Cruces, NM
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Poetry, Fiction • Full Nonfiction, Translation, Cross- https://cmi.nmsu.edu/creativeGenre • Low writing.html https://www.muw.edu Partial funding to all; Full mfacreativewriting graduate assistantship funding Partial funding; scholarships. All students pay in-state tuition. New York University
Monmouth University
New York University in Paris
New York, NY
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full https://as.nyu.edu/cwp.html
Partial to full funding; fellowships; stipends; teaching positions
https://nau.edu/english/mfa-increative-writing/
Partial funding; assistantships; stipend; fellowship
Northern Michigan University Marquette, MI
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full
https://nmu.edu/english/mfaprogram
Full funding; teaching and graduate assistantships
Ohio State University Columbus, OH
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full
https://english.osu.edu/graduate/ mfa
Full funding; assistantships; associateships; fellowships
Oklahoma City, OK
http://www.okcu.edu/artsci/ departments/english/redearthmfa
https://www.pacificu.edu/mfawriting
Merit and need-based The program offers no funding. scholarships
Oklahoma State University Stillwater, OK
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full
https://english.okstate.edu/ academics/program-descriptions/ creative-writing
Full funding teaching assistantship
Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA
Portland State University Portland, OR
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full
https://www.pdx.edu/creativewriting
Partial funding; graduate assistantships; scholarships
Pratt Institute Brooklyn, NY
Not Genre-Specific • Full
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full
https://www.pratt.edu/academics/ liberal-arts-and-sciences/graduatewriting/
14 fully-funded; assistantships and other funding
Queens College
http://www.odu.edu/englishdept/ mfa-creative-writing
Oregon State University Corvallis, OR
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full
http://liberalarts.oregonstate.edu/ wlf/mfa
Full funding; assistantship stipend; scholarships; fellowships
Oregon State University Cascades Bend, OR
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Low
https://www.osucascades.edu/ academics/mfa
Scholarships
The program offers partial funding. Flushing, NY
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation • Full
http://english.qc.cuny.edu/graduate/ mfa
Partial funding; scholarships; paid teaching positions
Queens University of Charlotte Charlotte, NC
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Low http://www.queens.edu/mfa
Randolph College Lynchburg, VA
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Low
Pacific Lutheran http://mfa.randolphcollege.edu/ University, Rainier Writing The program offers partial Workshop funding. Tacoma, WA
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Low https://www.plu.edu/mfa
Fellowships and merit awards
Regis University Denver, CO
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-Genre • Low https://regis.edu/mfa
Pacific Northwest College Limited partial funding via of Art at Willamette scholarship and internship University Portland, OR Reinhardt University Poetry, Fiction, Creative Waleska, GA Nonfiction, Translation, Cross- Poetry, Fiction, Creative Genre • Low Nonfiction • Low https://pnca.willamette.edu/ academics/graduate/low-residencycreative-writing
Equity Scholarships for BIPOC students.
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Low
https://www.reinhardt.edu/ academics/graduate-programs/ mfa-cw/
Partial scholarships and internships.
MFA PROGRAMS Roosevelt University Chicago, IL
Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full
https://www.roosevelt.edu/ academics/programs/masters-increative-writing-mfa
Partial funding; assistantships; internships; work study; financial aid
Rosemont College Bryn Mawr, PA
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full
https://www.rosemont.edu/ academics/graduate/creativewriting/
Partial funding; graduate assistantships; merit awards
Rutgers University, Camden Camden, NJ
Poetry, Fiction, Creatve Nonfiction • Full
San Francisco State University
Seton Hill University
Stony Brook Southampton University of Arizona
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Playwriting • Full
Fiction • Low
https://www.setonhill.edu/ academics/graduate-programs/ writing-popular-fiction-mfa
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full
San Francisco, CA
http://creativewriting.sfsu.edu/
Partial funding; scholarships; fellowships; award; assistantships San Jose, CA
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full
http://www.sjsu.edu/english/ graduate/mfa
Partial funding; fellowships; associate positions; scholarships; interns
Sarah Lawrence College Bronxville, NY
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full
https://www.sarahlawrence.edu/ writing-mfa
Rutgers University, Newark
Savannah College of Art and Design Savannah, GA
Poetry, Fiction • Full
Creative Nonfiction, CrossGenre • Full
Fellowships and funding; assistantships
Partial funding through scholarships and grants.
Newark, NJ
https://sasn.rutgers.edu/mfa
http://www.scad.edu/writing
Saint Mary’s College of California
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-Genre • Full
Moraga, CA
https://www.stmarys-ca.edu/ mfawrite
Partial funding; fellowships; assistantships; scholarship
Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full
https://www.shsu.edu/academics/ english/creative-writing/
Partial funding; assistantships; tutor and intern positions
San Diego State University San Diego, CA
Poetry, Fiction • Full
Chicago, IL
http://www.saic.edu/academics/ departments/writing/master-finearts-writing
Partial funding; trustee merit; scholarships; assistantships
Seattle Pacific University
https://english.arizona.edu/mfa-
Syracuse, NY
Nonfiction
http://english.syr.edu/cw/cwprogram.html
https://letters.sewanee.edu/
Southern Connecticut State University New Haven, CT
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full
https://inside.southernct.edu/ english/mfa-creative-writing
Partial funding; assistantships; fellowships; teaching opportunities
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full
Poetry, Fiction • Full
Full funding; stipend; assistantship; fellowship
Temple University Philadelphia, PA
Poetry, Fiction • Full
https://www.temple.edu/ creativewriting
Partial funding; fellowships; teaching assistantships
Texas State University
University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR
Poetry, Fiction, Translation • Full http://mfa.uark.edu/
Full funding; assistantships; stipend; fellowships
University of Arkansas Monticello Monticello, AR
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Online
https://www.uamont.edu/ academics/arts-humanities/mfa-cw. html
Partial funding; three assistantships that offer fullCarbondale, IL http://www.english.txstate.edu/mfa/ funding Poetry, Fiction • Full Partial funding; assistantships; http://cola.siu.edu/english/graduate/ scholarships; stipend University of Baltimore master-of-fine-arts
Full funding; teaching and research assistantships
San Marcos, TX
Poetry, Fiction • Full
The New School New York, NY
Poetry, Fiction, Creative
Baltimore, MD
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full
http://www.ubalt.edu/creativewriting
Southern New Hampshire Nonfiction, Translation, Cross- Partial funding; graduate University Genre • Full teaching assistantships Manchester, NH
https://www.newschool.edu/writing
Partial funding; scholarships; assistantships
University of British Columbia
The Writer’s Foundry at The program offers no funding. St. Joseph’s College
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full
Fiction • Online
https://www.snhu.edu/onlinedegrees/masters/mfa-in-creativewriting
St. Francis College Brooklyn, NY
Poetry, Fiction • Low
http://www.sfc.edu/academics/ graduateprograms/mfawriting
Stetson University DeLand, FL
academics/graduate/creative-
Partial funding with merit-based writing.php scholarships Partial funding through meritbased scholarships.
Sena Jeter Naslund-Karen Mann Graduate School Stonecoast MFA, of Writing at Spalding University of Southern University Maine Portland, ME
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Tutoring fellowships; Nonfiction • Low scholarships; CA residents over http://spalding.edu/mfa sixty Partial funding; assistantships; scholarships; jobs https://mfa.sdsu.edu/
https://www.stonybrook.edu/mfa
Sewanee, TN
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Low Nonfiction, Cross-Genre • Low https://www.stetson.edu/other/
Louisville, KY
Tucson, AZ
Sewanee School of Letters Syracuse University
Seattle, WA
https://www.spu.edu/mfa
Southampton and New York, NY
Partial funding; Limited number creative-writing The program offers no funding. of full and partial assistantships Full funding through assistantships
San Jose State University Poetry, Fiction, Creative
http://mfa.camden.rutgers. Partial funding; scholarships; edu/ Full funding teaching grants; internships; gift aid
assistantships
Greensburg, PA
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Low
https://www.usm.maine.edu/ stonecoatmfa
Partial funding; scholarships; assistantships
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Brooklyn, NY
Poetry, Fiction • Full
https://www.sjny.edu/brooklyn/ academics/graduate/graduatedegrees/creative-writing
Partial funding; scholarships; fellowships
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa, AL
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-Genre • Full https://cw.english.ua.edu/
Full funding assistantships; fellowships; 2nd Master’s degree
Vancouver, BC, Canada
https://creativewriting.ubc.ca/ graduate
Partial funding; assistantships; scholarships; awards; work study
University of British Columbia (Distance MFA) Vancouver, BC, Canada
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Online
https://www.grad.ubc.ca/ prospective-students/graduatedegree-programs/master-of-finearts-creative-writing-distance
Partial funding; assistantships; scholarships
University of Alaska, Fairbanks
University of California, Davis
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-Genre • Full
Fairbanks, AK
https://www.uaf.edu/english/ graduate/graduate-programs.php
Full funding; teaching assistantships; scholarships
Davis, CA
http://english.ucdavis.edu/mfacreative-writing
Teaching assistantships; research positions; prizes
MFA PROGRAMS University of California, Irvine
University of Florida
University of Kentucky
Poetry, Fiction • Full
Poetry, Fiction • Full
https://mfa.english.ufl.edu/
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full
Fully funded with assistantships and fellowships. University of Guelph
Fully funded teaching assistantships available.
Irvine, CA
https://www.humanities.uci.edu/ mfawriting
University of California, Riverside Riverside, CA
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full http://writingmfa.ucr.edu/
First year full funding fellowships; teaching assistantships
University of California, Riverside (Palm Desert) Palm Desert, CA
Fiction, Nonfiction, Playwriting, & Screenwriting • Low palmdesertmfa.ucr.edu
Scholarship; awards; Deferred Payment Plan; loans
University of California, San Diego La Jolla, CA
Cross-Genre • Full
https://literature.ucsd.edu/grad-mfa/ index.html
Guaranteed $30K. TA; assistantships; summer teaching
University of Central Arkansas
Gainesville, FL
Full funding; fellowship; assistantship Toronto, Canada
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-Genre • Full https://www.uoguelph.ca/arts/ cwmfa
Partial funding; scholarships
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full
https://english.cah.ucf.edu/creativewriting-mfa/
Partial funding; some full funding assistantships; fellowships; stipend
University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO
Poetry, Fiction • Full
https://www.colorado.edu/english/ current-students/graduates/mfacreative-writing
Poetry, Fiction • Full
http://www.english.umd.edu/ academics/creativewriting
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Writing for Children and Young Adults (WCYA) •Low
http://mfaenglish.olemiss.edu/
Full funding through Grisham Fellowships; assistantships
University of Missouri, Kansas City Kansas City, MO
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full
Full funding assistantships and fellowships
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full
University of Missouri, St. Louis
University of Idaho
Partial funding; associateships; stipend; fellowships; paid internship
Poetry, Fiction • Full
Moscow, ID
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full http://www.uidaho.edu/ class/english/graduate/ mfaincreativewriting
Full funding; assistantships; awards; scholarships
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Urbana, IL
Poetry, Fiction • Full
http://www.umass.edu/englishmfa/
University of Massachusetts, Boston Boston, MA
Poetry, Fiction • Full
Partial funding; assistantships; partial tuition and fee waiver; stipend
https://english.illinois.edu/ University of Memphis admissions/our-mfa-creative-writing Memphis, TN
Iowa City, IA
Creative Nonfiction • Full
http://www.english.uiowa.edu/ graduate-program/mfa-nonfictionwriting
Full funding; graduate, research, and teaching assistantships
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full
https://www.memphis.edu/english/ graduate/mfa/creative_writing.php
Full and partial funding: assistantships, fellowships; awards
University of Miami Coral Gables, FL
Poetry, Fiction • Full
https://english.as.miami.edu/ creative-writing/master-of-fine-arts/ index.html
Full funding through University of Iowa Writers’ fellowships; assistantships
Workshop Iowa City, IA
Poetry, Fiction • Full
http://writersworkshop.uiowa.edu/
Full funding fellowships; teaching assistantships
University of Kansas Lawrence, KS
Poetry, Fiction • Full
https://englishcw.ku.edu/overview
Nearly full funding; teaching Full funding teaching assistantships; fellowships; jobs assistantships and fellowships.
incoming students receive full funding.
St. Louis, MO
http://www.umsl.edu/~mfa
Partial funding; graduate assistantships; stipend
University of Montana, Missoula Missoula, MT
Poetry, Fiction, Creative http://www.umb.edu/academics/cla/ Nonfiction • Full english/grad/mfa
http://hs.umt.edu/creativewriting
Minneapolis, MN
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full
http://cla.umn.edu/creative-writing
Full funding; fellowship; assistantship; stipend
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University of New Mexico, Albuquerque Albuquerque, NM
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full
https://english.unm.edu/grad/ prospective-students/programs/mfa/ index.html
Full funding teaching assistantships; scholarships; awards
https://www.uno.edu/academics/ colaehd/la/cw-lr-mfa
Omaha, NE
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Low
https://www.unomaha.edu/unmfaw
Fellowships; writing prizes; assistant positions
New Orleans, LA
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Online
In-state tuition; scholarship
University of New Orleans New Orleans, LA
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full
https://www.uno.edu/academics/
University of Nevada, Las colaehd/la/cw-mfa Vegas Fully funds some, but Las Vegas, NV
not all students; multiple assistantships
https://www.unlv.edu/degree/mfacreative-writing
University of Notre Dame
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full Full funding graduate assistantships
Poetry, Fiction • Full
University of Minnesota
Partial & full funding; assistantships; scholarships; jobs; internships
University of Nebraska, Omaha
Poetry, Fiction • Full
Full funding for two years
University of New Hampshire
University of New Orleans
University of Nevada, Reno
https://www.lsa.umich.edu/writers
https://www.unr.edu/mfa-creativewriting
Partial funding; teaching assistantships; scholarships; fellowships
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI
Incline Village, NV
Durham, NH https://cas.umkc.edu/areas-of-study/ Poetry, Fiction, Creative english/mfa-creative-writing-andNonfiction • Full media-arts.html https://cola.unh.edu/english/ Partial funding; half of all program/mfa/writing
University of
http://www.uh.edu/class/english/ Massachusetts, Amherst programs/graduate/creative-writing/ Amherst, MA
http://uca.edu/ftcw/mfa-in-creativewriting
Orlando, FL
College Park, MD
Poetry, Fiction • Full
Oxford, MS
Poetry, Fiction • Full
Houston, TX
University of Iowa Nonfiction Writing Program
University of Central Florida
University of Maryland
University of Nevada, Reno at Lake Tahoe
Full funding assistantships; fellowships
Full funding; scholarships; fellowships; assistantships
Partial funding; assistantships; internships
https://english.as.uky.edu/mfaprogram
University of Mississippi, Oxford
University of Houston
Conway, AR
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full
Lexington, KY
Reno, NV
https://www.unr.edu/degrees/ english/mfa
Partial funding; assistantships; TAs
Notre Dame, IN
Poetry, Fiction • Full
https://english.nd.edu/creativewriting
Full funding; stipend; scholarship
University of Oregon, Eugene Eugene, OR
Poetry, Fiction • Full
https://crwr.uoregon.edu/graduate_ studies
Full funding; fellowships; stipend
MFA PROGRAMS Pittsburgh, PA
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full
https://www.writing.pitt.edu/
Full funding; teaching, editing, and digital narrative opportunities
University of Texas in Austin, New Writers Project Austin, TX
Poetry, Fiction • Full
https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/nwp
Full funding assistantships; fellowships; awards grants
University of San Francisco
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full
San Francisco, CA
Edinburg, TX
https://www.usfca.edu/artshttp://www.utrgv.edu/creativesciences/graduate-programs/writing writing/
Partial funding; Some teaching assistantships and fellowships
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full
https://artsandscience.usask.ca/ english/graduates/mfa.php
Partial funding; fellowships; awards; arts employment
University of South Carolina, Columbia Columbia, SC
Poetry, Fiction • Full
https://www.sc.edu/study/colleges_ schools/artsandsciences/english_ language_and_literature/study/ graduate/mfa_program/index.php
Full funding assistantships; fellowships
University of South Florida Tampa, FL
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full
Assistantships; scholarships; fellowships
University of Washington, Warren Wilson College Seattle (The MFA Program for Seattle, WA Writers at Warren Wilson Poetry, Fiction, Creative College) Nonfiction • Full
https://english.washington.edu/ master-fine-arts-creative-writing
Poetry, Fiction • Low
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Washington University
Full funding; teaching and fellowships
Madison, WI
Poetry, Fiction • Full
https://creativewriting.wisc.edu/
Full funding and opportunities; assistantships; scholarships
University of Wyoming University of Texas, James Laramie, WY A. Michener Center for Fiction, Creative Nonfiction Writers • Full Austin, TX
Poetry, Fiction, Playwriting, Screenwriting • Full https://michener.utexas.edu/
Full funding: annual fellowship, full tuition, health insurance stipend
University of Utah, Salt Lake City Salt Lake City, UT
Poetry or Prose • Full
https://english.utah.edu/graduate/ index.php
http://www.uwyo.edu/ creativewriting
Full funding assistantships; internships; stipends; grants
Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN
Poetry, Fiction • Full
https://as.vanderbilt.edu/english/
Full funding; stipend; prizes
Vermont College of Fine Arts–Writing
University of Victoria Victoria, Canada
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full
https://vcfa.edu/programs/mfa-inwriting
Fellowships and merit awards
Full funding; assistantship; salary
University of Virginia
https://vcfa.edu/programs/mfachildren-young-adults
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
https://creativewriting.virginia.edu/
Poetry, Fiction • Full
http://english.utk.edu/creativewriting-program
Full funding; stipend
University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation • Full http://www.utep.edu/cw
Partial funding; in-state tuition; teaching assistantships; scholarships
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-Genre • Full https://gradschool.wwu.edu/ creative-writing
https://www.wwcmfa.org/
Partial funding; grants; fellowship; scholarships
95%+ full funding; assistantships; work-study opportunities
Wichita State University
Saint Louis, MO
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full
Wichita, KS
Poetry, Fiction • Full
https://english.wustl.edu/mfaprogram
https://www.wichita.edu/academics/ fairmount_college_of_liberal_ Full funding; stipend; fellowship arts_and_sciences/english/ creativewriting/mfa_about.php
West Virginia University
Full funding assistantships; fellowships; internships
Morgantown, WV
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full
William Paterson
http://english.wvu.edu/students/ University graduate-students/m-f-a-in-creative- Wayne, NJ writing Poetry, Fiction, Creative
Full funding; stipend; assistantship
Nonfiction, Cross-Genre • Full
West Virginia Wesleyan College
https://www.wpunj.edu/cohss/ departments/english/graduateprograms/mfa-creative-andprofessional-writing.html
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Low
Wilkes University
Full and partial funding
Buckhannon, WV
https://www.wvwc.edu/master-offine-arts-program/
Wilkes-Barre, PA
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Spoken Word • Low http://www.wilkes.edu/cw
Assistantships and scholarships
Western Colorado University Gunnison, CO
Vermont College of Fine Poetry, Fiction, Creative https://www.uvic.ca/finearts/writing/ Arts—Writing for Children Nonfiction, Cross-Genre • Low graduate/index.php & Young Adults https://www.western.edu/ Montpelier, VT
Knoxville, TN
Bellingham, WA
Partial funding; scholarships; Partial funding on a competitive Poetry, Fiction, Creative loans; postgraduate teaching basis Nonfiction, Cross-Genre • Low fellowship Montpelier, VT
Full funding; award; teaching assistantship
https://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/ departments/english/graduate/ creative-writing-mfa/index.aspx
Western Washington University
Asheville, NC
Charlottesville, VA
Poetry, Fiction • Full
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Low
Fellowships and merit awards
Full funding; fellowships; wages Virginia Commonwealth
University
University of Washington, Richmond, VA Bothell Poetry, Fiction • Full Bothell, WA
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-Genre • Full http://www.uwb.edu/mfa
Partial scholarships; tuition assistance on a competitive basis
http://english.vcu.edu/mfa
academics/school-graduate-studies/ graduate-program-creative-writing
Scholarships and loans
Western Connecticut State University Danbury, CT
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Low
https://www.wcsu.edu/writing/mfa
Assistantships and scholarships
Full funding; teaching assistantships
Western Michigan University
Virginia Tech
Poetry, Fiction, Playwriting • Full
Blacksburg, VA
Poetry, Fiction • Full http://vtcwmfa.com/
Full funding assistantships
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Kalamazoo, MI
http://wmich.edu/english/ academics/master-fine-arts
Full funding; teaching assistantship; stipend
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School
City, State
Program Offerings • Residency Website
Funding Available
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1106 Design, Michele DeFilippo, owner Do you want to learn more about working with 1106 Design? Great! We want to know all about you and your book too! https://1106design.com/contact-us/ Phone: (602) 866-3226 Toelke Associates has over 25 years’ experience in all aspects of custom book & publication design. We provide complete design & production services that are tailored to your unique project with specialization in illustrated non-fiction, exhibition catalogs, and historical / cultural subjects. www.toelkeassociates.com Voice/text: Ron 518-392-3040 | Amelia 518-755-3215
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ook festivals and fairs can be a great way for authors to connect Here are some specific examples of how authors have benefited with readers, industry professionals, and other authors. At these from attending book festivals and fairs: events, authors can: • Author A met a book buyer at a festival who later placed an • Meet book buyers and reviewers to promote their work. order for her book. • Network with fellow authors and publishers to learn about the • Author B collaborated with another author she met at a festival industry and collaborate on projects. on a new book project. • Meet their readers and find new fans. • Author C met her agent at a festival and signed a book deal. • Get feedback on their work from industry experts. • Author D received positive feedback on her work from a • Learn about new trends and developments in the publishing reviewer she met at a festival. industry. • Author E learned about a new marketing strategy for her book at a festival. In addition to these benefits, book festivals and fairs can also be a lot of fun! They are a great opportunity for authors to celebrate their If you are an author, be encouraged to consider attending a book work and connect with the people who love it. festival or fair. It is a great way to connect with the people who matter most to your career: readers, industry professionals, and other authors.
BOOKFAIRS
Bouchercon World Mystery Convention, August 30 - September 03, 2023, San Diego, CA. Bouchercon, pronounced “bow-cher-con”, is the world’s premier mystery and crime fiction convention, named in honor of Anthony Boucher, a distinguished mystery fiction critic, editor, and author. The annual convention is a nonprofit event that brings together readers, writers, publishers, editors, agents, booksellers, and other lovers of crime fiction for a 4-day weekend of education, entertainment, and fun. Meet your favorite authors and get their autographs; attend panels and workshops on a variety of topics related to mystery and crime fiction; enter contests and win prizes; browse the dealer’s room and find new books to read; and mingle with other fans of mystery and crime fiction. https://www.bouchercon.com/
Printers Row Lit Fest 2023, September 9-10, 2023, Chicago, IL. Lit Fest is set for 10am - 6pm on Saturday, September 9th & Sunday, September 10th. The largest FREE outdoor literary showcase in the Midwest, features indoor and outdoor programming throughout the weekend. All events are free, first come, first served. https://printersrowlitfest.org
Kansas Book Festival, September 16, 2023, Topeka, KS. Hosted by the Mabee Library, this year’s festival will be held at Washburn University. Featuring an amazing lineup of 50 authors: including Ling Ma, Candice Millard, B.H. Fairchild, Kenan Orhan, and John Elizabeth Stinzi. Authors will be presenting on a variety of topics, including fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and children’s literature. This event will offer a variety of activities including meet-the-author sessions, panel discussions, book signings Bumbershoot Seattle Arts & Music Festival, September 2-3, 2023, and sales, and a special tent with projects for children. This event is free Seattle, WA. Bumbershoot is Seattle’s annual arts and music festival, and open to the public. https://www.kansasbookfestival.com/ celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2023. The festival stretches across the 74-acre Seattle Center, beneath the city’s iconic Space Needle. A The Bookmarks 18th Annual Festival of Books & Authors, September celebration of art, music, food, technology, and culture, the festival 23, 2023, Winston-Salem, NC. The annual festival is held in downtown features a wide variety of performances, from local and national musicians Winston-Salem, NC, and features many prestigious and recognized to visual artists, comedians, and authors. There are also food trucks, craft authors. All of Bookmarks’ programming is part of the organization’s booths, and activities for all ages. In 2023, Bumbershoot is under new mission to cultivate community by bringing people of all ages together leadership from New Rising Sun. Bumbershoot will work in tandem with with books and authors that educate, inspire, challenge, and entertain. local non-profits, public schools, and historically marginalized voices. https://www.bookmarksnc.org/festival https://www.seattlecenter.com/events/festivals/bumbershoot Washington Island Literary Festival, September 21-23, 2023, Carolina Mountains Literary Festival, September 7-9, 2023, Burnsville, Washington Island, WI. The Washington Island Literary Festival is a NC. It;s a gathering of authors, readers, novice writers, listeners, and celebration of the written word. The festival features writers’ workshops, learners of all ages. Not an academic festival, nor a book fair, it’s a festival author panels and presentations, readings, and social activities. All events of readers who appreciate discussing the ideas in literature. The goal is are held in quaint, historic, and beautiful venues around Washington to raise awareness of works of literary significance from smaller presses, Island. Participants have a unique opportunity to share time with and to focus on regional writers; and where readers, aspiring writers, and prominent authors and dedicated readers. The festival is a great place to established authors can come together to discuss craft and ideas. It’s not learn about new books, meet your favorite authors, and get inspired to write. https://writeondoorcounty.org/events/conferences/wilf/ just about signing books, it’s about making a human connection. https://cmlitfest.org
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The South Dakota Festival of Books 2023, September 22-24, 2023, in Deadwood, SD. The festival celebrates literature by connecting the best regional and national writers with our state’s readers. The festival features conversations, presentations, panel discussions, book signings, and special events. Attendees have the opportunity to meet their favorite authors, learn about new books, and get inspired to write. The festival also offers workshops and craft talks for aspiring writers. These workshops are led by established authors and publishing professionals, and they provide unique support for writers of all levels. http://sdhumanities.org/festival-of-books/
West Coast Christian Writers Conference, October 18-20, 2023, Roseville, CA. West Coast Christian Writers (WCCW) was founded in 1993 by Pastor Jon Drury as a ministry of Redwood Chapel in Castro Valley. The first Christian Writers Seminar was with Ethel Herr as the keynote speaker. Other past keynoters include James Scott Bell, Cecil Murphey, and Francine Rivers. In 2015, Pastor Drury passed the torch to Susy Flory, and the conference was rebranded as WCCW. This year will be in-person at Bridgeway Church in Roseville, CA. https://westcoastchristianwriters.com/ Southern Festival of Books, October 14-16, 2023, Nashville, TN. Humanities Tennessee presents the 35th annual Southern Festival of Books: A Celebration of the Written Word℠! The festival is among the oldest literary festivals in the country. It is free to attend and takes place on The Plaza in downtown Nashville. The festival features hundreds of authors, thousands of visitors, performance stages, food trucks, publishers, and booksellers. https://sofestofbooks.org/
Harbor Springs Festival of the Book, September 22-24, 2023, Harbor Springs, MI. A three-day celebration of readers, writers, books, and the literary craft, the festival is held in beautiful Harbor Springs, Michigan. 50 nationally published authors and illustrators in sessions are featured across eight genres: fiction, nonfiction, mystery/thriller, poetry, cookbook, picture book, middle grade, and young adult. The festival offers a variety of events for all ages, including author talks, panel discussions, workshops, book signings, and family activities. Registration, required for Festival general session attendance, and additional ticketed event sales are now available both online and in person at the Festival office, 160 State Street, Harbor Springs. https://www.hsfotb.org/
Las Vegas Book Festival, October 21, 2023, Las Vegas, NV. The Las Vegas Book Festival is Nevada’s largest literary event. The festival celebrates the written, spoken, and illustrated word with free and opento-the-public events. https://lasvegasbookfestival.com/ Louisiana Book Festival, October 28, 2023, Baton Rouge, LA. A free, nationally recognized literary event held on Saturday, October 28, 2023 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in downtown Baton Rouge around Capitol Park. The festival will feature outstanding literary events, including author talks, book signings, panel discussions, and family-friendly activities. It’s a great opportunity to see exceptional writers, find new books to read, and enjoy some thought-provoking presentations. http://louisianabookfestival.org/
Milford Readers and Writers Festival, September 22-24, 2023, Milford, PA. The Milford Readers and Writers Festival aims to inspire and ignite conversations between people who love to read books and people who write them. http://milfordreadersandwriters.com/ The Brooklyn Book Festival, September 24 – October 2, 2023, Brooklyn, NY. The Brooklyn Book Festival is New York City’s biggest free literary festival, and brings together readers and writers from all over the world for a week of talks, shopping, and more. Launched as a one-day event, the Brooklyn Book Festival has since grown to include 8 days of city-wide Bookend events. The festival’s credo is “hip, smart, and diverse.” The Festival Day & Literary Marketplace will take place Sunday, October 1, 2023, 10am-6pm at Brooklyn Borough Hall and surrounding venues. https://brooklynbookfestival.org/
Louisville Book Festival, November 10-11, 2023, Louisville, KY. The festival will be held in downtown Louisville, KY on November 10-11 from 10am to 6pm at the Kentucky International Convention Center. This year’s festival will celebrate the city’s culture and resiliency, while striving to ensure that all children have access to books in their home. Highway 65 divides east and west Louisville, and there are no bookstores west of 65, creating a book desert for children and youth in that area. The festival’s Twin Cities Book Festival, October 14, 2023, St Paul, MN. Rain Taxi goal is to ensure that every child who attends Children’s Day leaves with has been presenting the Twin Cities Book Festival for over 20 years. This at least one free age-appropriate book. year, the festival will be at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds on October https://www.louisvillebookfestival.com/ 14th from 10:00am to 5:00pm. The festival is free to attend and will feature author talks, book signings, panel discussions, and activities for readers of all ages. Masks and proof of vaccination will not be required. https://twincitiesbookfestival.com/
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