MFA · Syracuse, NY, USA
Syracuse University MFA in Creative Writing
The MFA in Creative Writing at Syracuse University is a three-year program in fiction and poetry that admits six students in each genre every year. Students work in small workshops with faculty writers and give strong attention to the study of literature. The first year is a fellowship year without teaching, and students gain teaching experience in the second and third years.
- Deadline: Dec 15, 2026
- 3 years
First year is a Creative Writing Fellowship with no teaching duties; second and third years are teaching assistantships with a $20,000 stipend, each year with a 24-credit-hour tuition scholarship. Incoming class: 12.
Program site: coursecatalog.syracuse.edu/graduate/arts-sciences/creative-writing-mfa. Please confirm the details there before you apply.
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