MFA · Alma, MI, USA
Alma College MFA in Creative Writing
The MFA in Creative Writing at Alma College is a two-year, low-residency program that pairs online, one-on-one study with faculty advisors and ten-day in-person residencies, including a winter residency in Venice, Italy. Students can work in fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, writing for young readers, stage and screen, the graphic novel or memoir, and spiritual writing. It is built for committed writers who need to keep their jobs and family lives.
- Deadline: Nov 30, 2026
- Funding: Partial / need-based
- Application fee: No application fee
- 2 years
Tuition is $12,585 per term ($25,170 a year) for 2026/27, plus residency fees. A need-based residency scholarship, a $3,000-a-year merit award and a $2,000 referral scholarship are offered. Incoming class: 8-15.
Program site: alma.edu/academics/programs/mfa-in-creative-writing. Please confirm the details there before you apply.
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