Purpose Statement The Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing balances the study and practice of creative writing with academic coursework in English. Students participate in writing workshops in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, undertake coursework in literature, and study critical theory. MFA candidates will present a creative thesis of between 45 to 120 pages, depending on genre. The MFA Program at Northern Arizona University allows you to:
live and write in the beautiful, vibrant city of Flagstaff
focus on poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction
participate in intensive writing workshops with dedicated professors
Student Learning Outcomes Upon completion of the Creative Writing MFA students will be able to:
Examine, explicate, analyze and evaluate literary texts of considerable difficulty in order to determine the place of the student’s own work within a literary tradition.
Develop the student’s own critical and aesthetic position, based on recognizing, understanding, and interpreting critical positions and literary arguments of other authors.
Read and respond thoughtfully and thoroughly to work by other MFA students in order to hone the critical, intellectual, and analytical skills that are crucial to success in a broad range of literary, artistic, cultural and professional fields.
Investigate the world of literary publishing in order to discover suitable journals, magazines and/or quality trade book publishers to which the student author can submit his/her own finished work.
Refine skills in drafting, revising and editing in a primary literary genre with the goal of producing a polished creative manuscript of marketable quality.
public readings,
interviewing other writers,
attending outside readings,
writing book reviews,
serving on editorial boards, and
organizing literary events.
Graduate Admission Information
The NAU graduate online application is required for all programs. Admission to many graduate programs is on a competitive basis, and programs may have higher standards than those established by the Graduate College. Admission requirements include the following:
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Undergraduate degree from a regionally accredited institution with a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale ("A" = 4.0), or the equivalent.
Visit the NAU Graduate Admissions website for additional information about graduate school application deadlines, eligibility for study, and admissions policies. Ready to apply? Begin your application now.
International applicants have additional admission requirements. Please see the International Graduate Admissions Policy .
Additional Admission Requirements
Individual program admission requirements over and above admission to NAU are required.
2 letters of recommendation
Writing sample
Personal statement or essay
Master's Requirements
This Master’s degree requires 36 units distributed as follows:
Creative Writing courses: 12 units
Supportive coursework: 12 units
Electives chosen with your advisor’s approval: 6 to 9 units
Thesis: 3 to 6 units (if 6 units of thesis are selected, it will reduce the number of units of electives required for the degree)
500- and 600-level creative writing courses, some of which may be repeated for 9 units of credit (12 units)
Coursework in literature, literary criticism, literary theory, and/or readings in creative writing (12 units)
Electives chosen with your advisor's approval (6-9 units)
ENG 699 , for the research, writing, and revision of an approved thesis. Please note: You may end up taking more than the 6 units of thesis credit you can count toward your degree because you must register for it each semester while you are working on your thesis. (3-6 units)
Note that up to 6 units of 400-level literature courses may count toward degree, with advisor approval
Additional Information
Be aware that some courses may have prerequisites that you must also successfully complete. For prerequisite information, click on the course or see your advisor.
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Creative Writing
Hone your craft with the pros, start a lifelong apprenticeship in the literary arts.
The creative writing program that nurtured Dennis Lehane ’88, best-selling author and HBO writer/producer, is now accepting applications to earn B.A. and BFA degrees. But you don’t have to be gunning for a Hollywood contract to enroll. Our liberal arts graduates also go on to MFA programs and careers in journalism, media, PR, editing and publishing, counseling and software design.
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Spend 8 days in workshops with writers like Andre Dubus III, Anne Hood, Laura Lippman, Lori Roy, Stewart O’Nan, David Yoo and Laura Williams McCaffrey. This writer’s conference is held on our Florida campus every January.
Facetime with famous authors
You’ll also have the chance to meet and talk with other celebrated writers including Stephen King, Carl Hiaasen, Julianna Baggott and Mark Bowden. These and other literary lights give talks here throughout the year.
Get help paying for college
Need help with finances? In addition to the academic scholarships we hand out upon application, you can apply for the Artistic Achievement Award .
In Their Own Words
Without my mentors through the creative writing department, I wouldn’t be in graduate school studying for my MFA with the opportunities ahead of me to teach and write. With their support, I was able to study travel writing in Paris and London, which was instrumental in my growth as a writer and a person. The creative writing department at Eckerd College is a hidden gem—once you find it, you must hold onto it! —Olivia Jacobson ’22
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Creative Writing majors have interned on campus with our student newspaper, The Current , and our literary magazine, Eckerd Review . Another recent student was an editing intern at I Love the Burg , a creative agency in downtown St. Petersburg.
Pay it forward by tutoring with Journeys in Journalism . This community program teaches local elementary, middle and high school students how to be reporters, photographers, editors and page designers for their school newspapers.
Spend a term living at our London Study Centre and studying the literature of Great Britain. Includes a week of travel and tickets to epic museums and theatre productions. Or choose from one of 300+ other destinations we offer every year.
Eckerd is just a stone’s throw from some of America’s hottest literary landmarks and events. Check it out:
The Earnest Hemingway Home
The Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings historic site
Miami Book Fair (November)
Zora Neale Hurston Festival (January)
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Craft of writing.
This course reviews poetic and narrative language and introduces the concept of literary texture. Present what you write in class at public readings held on campus once a semester.
Writing Workshop: The Personal Essay
Learn about literary essays by reading masters like Harry Crews, Eudora Welty and Joan Didion. This class explores how to use imagination to shape format, technique and your own personal style.
What can I do with a Creative Writing degree?
Business Manager
Educational Assessor
Media and Newspaper Reporter
Software Designer of Interactive Fiction
Technical Writer
Where our Creative Writing majors go to graduate school
Chapman University
Emerson College
Florida International University
George Mason University
Hollins College
Indiana University
Stanford University
The Johns Hopkins University
The University of Miami
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
University of Alabama
University of Iowa Writers Workshop
Where our Creative Writing majors go to work
Bluewater Books & Charts
Dupont Registry
Novelist & Poet
St. Petersburg College
Time Magazine
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Glasgow’s creative writing programmes are among the most prestigious in the UK, having launched the careers of many successful writers.
We offer the following research study options: DFA, MFA. Our research areas include:
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