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  1. Creative Writing (MFA in English)

    Creative Writing Program The University of Iowa 102 Dey House Iowa City, IA 52242-1000 [email protected] 1-319-335-0416. Enrollment Management The University of Iowa 2900 University Capitol Centre 201 S. Clinton St. Iowa City, IA 52242 [email protected] 1-319-335-1523

  2. Graduate Program

    The Program in Creative Writing at the University of Iowa, known informally as the Iowa Writers' Workshop, offers a Master of Fine Arts degree in English, a terminal degree that qualifies graduates to teach creative writing at the college level. Dey House is the Writers' Workshop's home in Iowa City. While working toward their degree, graduate ...

  3. Creative Writing (Iowa Writers' Workshop) < University of Iowa

    The Creative Writing Program (Iowa Writers' Workshop) is a world-renowned graduate program for fiction writers and poets. Founded in 1936, it was the first creative writing program in the United States to offer a degree, and it became a model for many contemporary writing programs. In addition to its Master of Fine Arts program, it also offers ...

  4. How to Apply

    "English: Creative Writing" on the Department or Program dropdown; enter the genre(s) (fiction, poetry, or both) in which you are applying in the "Area of interest or specialization" text box; select "MFA (thesis)" on the "Degree" dropdown menu; The fee to complete the application is $60 ($100 for international students).

  5. Iowa Writers' Workshop

    The Iowa Writers' Workshop, at the University of Iowa, is a graduate-level creative writing program. At 87 years, it is the oldest writing program offering a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree in the United States.Its acceptance rate is between 2.7% and 3.7%. On the university's behalf, the workshop administers the Truman Capote Award for Literary Criticism and the Iowa Short Fiction Award.

  6. Iowa Writers' Workshop

    The Iowa Writers' Workshop. Two-year full-residency Master of Fine Arts in fiction and poetry. For more than 80 years writers have come to Iowa City to work on their manuscripts and to exchange ideas about writing and reading with each other and with the faculty. Many of them have gone on to publish award-winning work after graduating.

  7. The Nonfiction Writing Program

    The Nonfiction Writing Program is one of the oldest—and boldest—nonfiction programs in the nation, located in America's most cherished literary city. Our faculty are outstanding mentors because they are published working writers, nationally recognized scholars, and pedagogical pathbreakers. Through

  8. MFA in Creative Writing and Environment

    Iowa State University's three-year MFA program in Creative Writing and Environment emphasizes study in creative writing—poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and drama—that encourages writers to identify and explore in their stories and lyric impressions the complex influences of place, the natural world, and the environmental imagination.. The human story finds its structure in geology and ...

  9. English, MFA < University of Iowa

    The Creative Writing Program offers an MFA degree. The MFA in English is administered by the Department of English. Occasionally well-qualified PhD students in the Department of English may obtain permission to submit a creative dissertation for the doctoral degree; the Creative Writing Program assumes responsibility for granting permission for the option of the creative dissertation and for ...

  10. PDF The Master of Fine Arts degree in English (creative writing) In

    English, MFA 1 English, MFA Requirements The Master of Fine Arts degree in English (creative writing) requires 48 s.h. of graduate credit taken over four semesters in residence at the University of Iowa. Students specialize in fiction or poetry. The program is flexible and individualized. Up to 18 s.h. of

  11. My experience applying to 15 of the best Creative Writing MFA ...

    I have an MFA in Creative Writing from Syracuse University. I also got accepted at Columbia and Iowa. But Syracuse wouldn't cost me any money, so I chose there. It was a decent program -- Mary Karr, Tobias Wolff, Stephen Dobyns, etc. Graduated. Then moved to NYC, got a job, and started going to a writing workshop.

  12. 3.2 MFA in Creative Writing & Environment Degree Requirements • Iowa

    Workshops in Scriptwriting, Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry as well as Special Topics in Creative Writing and Creative Writing Graduate Study and Travel. Students may choose from these workshops and may repeat any up to a maximum of 9 credits for each course. Every genre workshop offers a component on environmental or place-based creative writing.

  13. 15 Best Creative Writing MFA Programs in 2024

    The best MFA Creative Writing Programs in 2024 are revealed. We cover everything from online MFAs to fully-funded residential programs. ... The Iowa Writers' Workshop is a 2-year program on a residency model for fiction and poetry. This means there are low requirements, and lots of time to write groundbreaking novels or play pool at the local ...

  14. The 10 Best Creative Writing MFA Programs in the US

    University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA) When most people hear "MFA in Creative Writing," it's the Iowa Writers' Workshop they imagine. The informal name of the University of Iowa's Program in Creative Writing, the Iowa Writers' Workshop was the first to offer an MFA, back in 1936.

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    The first creative writing program in the U.S., founded in 1936. Founded in 1936, the Iowa Writers' Workshop has been a vital space for writers for nearly 100 years. The graduate program in Creative Writing at the University of Iowa, known informally as The Iowa Writers' Workshop, offers students a Master's of Fine Arts degree with a ...

  16. MFA Coursework & Program of Study

    An innovative MFA program at Iowa State University that fuses creative writing workshops, interdisciplinary coursework, and intensive field experience to help writers cultivate an understanding of the imprint of place, the natural world, and the environmental imagination on the poems, stories, and essays we create.

  17. Creative Writing and Environment

    Program Information: Iowa State University's three-year MFA program in Creative Writing and Environment cultivates in its students an interdisciplinary approach to research and writing. The program's unique design allows writers to develop a heightened environmental imagination that finds expression in quality, publishable works of fiction ...

  18. Fully Funded MFA Programs in Creative Writing

    A Master's of Fine Arts in creative writing can lead to a career as a professional writer, in academia, and more. ... Iowa State University (Ames, IA): 3-year MFA program. Starting half-time 20 hours per week teaching assistantships for MFA students total $19,250 over 10 months and also receive a full-tuition waiver scholarship (approximate ...

  19. Graduate Program FAQ

    Frequently asked questions regarding the graduate program in the Writers' Workshop program at the University of Iowa. ... on the creative work you send us. I'm worried about the mail. What if my manuscript doesn't arrive in time? If we receive your upload by December 15th, we will consider your application submitted on time and will ensure that ...

  20. Spanish Creative Writing (MFA)

    The UI Department of Spanish and Portuguese offers an MFA in Spanish Creative Writing. The degree is awarded by the Graduate College. Instruction is offered through the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. ... Iowa City, IA 52242 [email protected] 1-319-335-2923. Enrollment Management The University of Iowa 2900 University Capitol Centre 201 ...

  21. Pearl Hogrefe Fellowship in Creative Writing • Iowa State University

    The Pearl Hogrefe Fellowship offers a talented writer one academic year to study creative writing full time at Iowa State University and focus on his/her creative work. The fellowship is granted for a nine-month academic year and currently carries a stipend total of $19,675, in addition to full payment of university tuition and fees during the ...

  22. Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing

    Program Overview. Named one of the "Five Innovative/Unique Programs" creative writing programs by The Atlantic, the master of fine arts in creative writing is one of two programs offered by UNLV's Creative Writing International Program with genre concentrations in fiction, literary nonfiction, and poetry.By providing an innovative curriculum and fostering an educational environment where ...

  23. Student Funding

    Every Writers' Workshop MFA student receives full funding for the duration of the 2-year program; this funding is equal for everyone. At the end of the two years, all students have the option to apply for postgraduate funding. ... The University of Iowa subsidizes health and dental insurance coverage to all students. This health insurance is ...

  24. Creative Writing & Environment Graduate Faculty Members • Iowa State

    K. L. Cook (MFA, Warren Wilson College) is the award-winning author of six books of fiction, poetry, and essays.His first book, Last Call, a collection of linked stories chronicling three decades in the life of a Texas Panhandle family, won the inaugural Prairie Schooner Book Prize in Fiction. The Girl from Charnelle, a novel focusing on the same fictional family, won the Willa Award for Best ...