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MFA · Boston, MA, USA

Boston University MFA in Creative Writing

The MFA in Creative Writing at Boston University is a compact program in fiction or poetry, usually completed in one academic year plus summer study. Each cohort moves through a fixed sequence of four genre workshops alongside graduate literature courses, and every student teaches for one semester. After coursework, students can apply for the Robert Pinsky and Leslie Epstein Global Fellowships, which support up to three months of writing and travel abroad.

Incoming class: 18.

Program site: bu.edu/creativewriting. Please confirm the details there before you apply.

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