MA · San Francisco, CA, USA
San Francisco State University MA in Creative Writing
The MA in Creative Writing at San Francisco State University is offered by a department that teaches creative nonfiction, fiction, playwriting, poetry and literary translation. Graduate students study craft, process and revision, learn literary analysis, and practice critiquing their own work and that of others. The department is linked with the Poetry Center and American Poetry Archives, which host about fifty visiting writers a year.
- Deadline: Feb 15, 2027
- Funding: Partial / need-based
- Application fee: 70
- 2 years
New students are automatically considered for competitive entry scholarships, including the Joe Brainard Fellowship and William Dickey Fellowship in Poetry. Second-year students may apply for Graduate Teaching Associate positions; funding is not guaranteed.
Program site: sfsu.edu/departments/creative-writing. Please confirm the details there before you apply.
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