MFA English at University of Iowa

Programme overview

The Iowa Writers' Workshop offers an MFA degree in English with a subprogram in creative writing. The MFA 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 approving the dissertation once it is completed.

Faculty: College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | Department: Creative Writing (Iowa Writers' Workshop) | Duration: 48 s.h. required | Location: Iowa City, IA, United States

What you will study

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.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants to the Iowa Writers' Workshop must meet the program's admission requirements as well as those of the Graduate College; see the Manual of Rules and Regulations on the Graduate College website. A creative writing manuscript is the most important element of the application for admission to the workshop. Submissions for poetry should include 10–12 poems. Submissions for fiction should include two or three short stories, several sections of a novel, or a combination of those. Submissions are typically 30–80 double-spaced pages, and may not exceed 80 double-spaced pages. Other application materials include a personal statement, official transcripts from all universities and colleges attended, the graduate application form, three letters of recommendation, an application for graduate awards, and an application to the Graduate College.

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 and professional admission requirements, costs and deadlines are set by each degree programme; applicants apply through the Admissions Profile application and may apply to only one programme unless applying to a combined degree programme.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.uiowa.edu/

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