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MFA · Carbondale, IL, USA

Southern Illinois University Carbondale MFA in Creative Writing

Southern Illinois University Carbondale offers a three-year, full-time MFA in Creative Writing with concentrations in poetry and fiction. Students participate in workshops, individual faculty tutorials, and thesis development, with opportunities for literary editing, publishing, and digital storytelling.

Almost all MFA students hold graduate assistantships that provide full tuition remission and an annual stipend of $13,000–$14,500. Assistantships are renewable for up to 32 months for students in good standing.

Program site: academics.siu.edu/humanities-social-sciences/english/masters/mfa.php. Please confirm the details there before you apply.

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