MFA · Roanoke, VA, USA
Hollins University MFA in Creative Writing
The MFA in Creative Writing at Hollins University is a two-year, in-residence program in Roanoke, Virginia, housed in the Jackson Center for Creative Writing, where about twenty students work in poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction and cross-genre forms. Coursework centers on tutorials and advanced seminars, and a writer-in-residence joins students each spring. The program also hosts the annual Lex Allen Literary Festival.
- Deadline: Jan 6, 2027
- Funding: Partial / need-based
- 2 years
Tuition is $23,600 for 2026-27. All students receive endowed scholarship funding plus travel and research support, and four second-year students hold teaching assistantships. Incoming class: 10.
Program site: hollins.edu/?p=62014. Please confirm the details there before you apply.
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