MFA · San Francisco, CA, USA
San Francisco State University MFA in Creative Writing
The MFA in Creative Writing at San Francisco State University is a 54-unit degree in creative nonfiction, fiction, playwriting, or poetry, ending in a book-length creative work judged publishable by two faculty readers. Students can take correlative tracks in writing careers or teaching creative writing and work with Fourteen Hills, the Poetry Center, or the Playwright's Theatre Workshop.
- Deadline: Feb 15 (scholarship consideration)
- Funding: Partial / need-based
- Application fee: 70
- 3 years
New students are automatically considered for several entry scholarships, including the Joe Brainard Fellowship, William Dickey Fellowship in Poetry, and Miriam Ylvisaker Fellowship in Fiction. These are competitive awards rather than guaranteed full funding.
Program site: sfsu.edu/academics/programs/creative-writing-mfa. Please confirm the details there before you apply.
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