MFA Creative Writing (Low-residency) at University of Nevada, Reno

Programme overview

A low-residency MFA with concentrations in fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction and writing for children and young adults. Students work one-to-one with faculty mentors, with a student-to-mentor ratio of at most 5:1.

Faculty: College of Liberal Arts | Department: Low-residency MFA in Creative Writing | Duration: Five semesters (four distance-learning semesters plus final semester), five 10-day residencies | Intake: Fall (priority March 1, final May 1) and spring (priority September 1, final November 1) | Study mode: part-time | Location: Reno, NV, United States

What you will study

Four distance-learning semesters and five 10-day residencies (early January and early August) of workshops, seminars and readings, plus a full Editing Semester working one-on-one with an editor on the manuscript.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Online application plus a genre manuscript (10 pages poetry; 20-25 pages fiction or nonfiction; or children/YA combination), a 3-5 page statement of purpose, two confidential letters of recommendation and official transcripts. Merit scholarships are awarded based on the writing sample.

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 are Spring, Summer and Fall 2027 for most programmes; several programmes (for example MPH, PhD Public Health, MSW on campus, DPT) accept Fall applicants only.

Graduate application fee is $60 for domestic students and $95 for international students. Applications are submitted by programme through TargetX, GradCAS, BusinessCAS, SOPHAS or EngineeringCAS as listed on the Graduate School apply page.

Apply through the official page: https://www.unr.edu/grad/apply

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