MFA Creative Writing at University of Arkansas

Programme overview

60-hour MFA in creative writing in fiction, poetry or translation, culminating in a thesis (a story or poetry collection, a novel, or a translated body of work) and an oral examination.

Department: Creative Writing | Study mode: full-time | Location: Fayetteville, AR, United States

What you will study

Writing workshop (15-24 hours), craft courses (9 hours), modern and contemporary fiction and poetry (9 hours), other advanced courses (18-30 hours, including pre-1900 literature and cultural breadth) and 6 hours of thesis advising. An optional focus in Rhetoric and Composition is available. Requirements must be completed within six calendar years.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Prerequisites to Degree Program: Acceptance to the Program in Creative Writing and Translation requires an undergraduate degree in any field. Applicants will submit the following materials via the program’s application: A Creative Writing Sample: Fiction applicants — up to 20 pages of short fiction or a novel excerpt. Poetry applicants — 8-10 poems. Translation applicants — 5-6 pages of poetry OR up to 20 pages fiction translated into English, together with copies of the original texts. Statement of Purpose — a statement approximately 300 words in length that gives us a sense of who you are as a writer and a person.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer sessions.

Graduate School application deadlines: August 1 for fall, December 1 for spring, April 15 for summer sessions; some departments set earlier deadlines. The application fee is $60 for new applicants; $30 for returning UA graduate students.

Law (JD): priority application deadline April 15, with rolling review after that date; admission is for the full-time program in the fall.

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