MFA · Camden, NJ, USA
Rutgers University, Camden MFA in Creative Writing
The MFA in Creative Writing at Rutgers University, Camden is a 39-credit program in poetry, fiction and nonfiction that encourages students to take workshops across genres. Students teach creative writing in Camden after-school programs, hold residencies at the Rutgers Pinelands Field Station, and can work on the literary magazine StoryQuarterly. The NEA-supported Writers in Camden series brings visiting authors to campus.
- Deadline: Jan 22, 2027
- Funding: Partial / need-based
- Application fee: 70
- 2 years
Partial overall: a limited number of competitive Teaching Assistantships offer tuition remission, health benefits and a $40,000 stipend for 2026–27 in exchange for teaching undergraduate composition. The Working Professionals Track offers partial tuition scholarships, not a stipend.
Program site: mfa.camden.rutgers.edu. Please confirm the details there before you apply.
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