MFA · New York, NY, USA
The New School MFA in Creative Writing
The MFA in Creative Writing at The New School is a full-time, two-year, 36-credit program in New York with concentrations in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, arts writing, and writing for children and young adults. Weekly workshops stress self-editing and revision, a Writer's Life colloquium brings in editors, agents, and visiting writers, and a fellowship lets students teach in city middle and high schools.
- Deadline: Jan 15, 2027
- 2 years
More than 90% of new full-time master's students across the school receive merit scholarships averaging 49% of tuition; no MFA-specific figures are given. Incoming class: 75-80 across five tracks.
Program site: newschool.edu/nssr/mfa-creative-writing. Please confirm the details there before you apply.
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