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Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing (MFA) at University of Guelph

University of Guelph, Canada

Programme overview

The Master of Fine Arts (MFA) Program in Creative Writing is designed to prepare students for careers in creative writing, by exploring and developing their skills as writers and providing them with a wide range of opportunities to connect with the arts and culture community. Critically acclaimed writers and literary professionals participate in the program as workshop instructors, mentors, and visitors. Through its master classes, workshops and plenary courses, the MFA Program aims to assist new writers in locating their work in both a global and a national context. Students will pursue the program on a full-time basis.

Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Guelph, Ontario, Canada

What you will study

Students are required to complete 3.0 credits of coursework, which include two plenary courses, three workshop courses and the individual study course, as shown below. Students also complete a thesis.

Career pathways

The Master of Fine Arts (MFA) Program in Creative Writing is designed to prepare students for careers in creative writing, by exploring and developing their skills as writers and providing them with a wide range of opportunities to connect with the arts and culture community.

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Application information

Entry requirements

The normal minimum requirement for admission to the MFA Program is a baccalaureate degree, in an honours program or the equivalent, from a recognized degree-granting institution. There are no requirements as to the discipline in which the degree was earned. Successful applicants will be expected to have achieved an average standing of at least a 'B-' in their last four semesters of study. A limited number of students, however, may be admitted to the MFA without having satisfied the degree requirement and/or academic standing requirements set out above if they are assessed as qualified to undertake graduate studies in creative writing on the basis of other experience and/or practice. Admissions Portfolio Students will be selected for admission to the MFA program primarily on the basis of a portfolio.

Domestic applicants: CAD 7,490 a year (2026-27). Full-time tuition of $2,496.69 per semester (Fall, Winter and Summer, all cohorts), shown for three semesters. Tuition only; compulsory fees are not included. Source

International applicants: CAD 29,739 a year (2026-27). Full-time tuition of $9,913.23 per semester (Fall, Winter and Summer, all cohorts), shown for three semesters. Tuition only; compulsory fees are not included. Source

Tuition and fees are billed by semester: Fall, Winter and Summer.

Apply online through the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC). Application deadlines are listed on each programme page. The application fee is $125 for most graduate programmes; $150 for MBA, MA Leadership, MCLC, MPAcc and MRE; non-refundable and payable to OUAC.

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