MFA · Urbana, Illinois, USA
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign MFA in Creative Writing
The MFA in Creative Writing at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is a three-year program in fiction and poetry that gives writers time to develop their craft and complete a book-length manuscript. Students teach creative writing through guaranteed assistantships and can gain editing experience on Ninth Letter, the department's literary magazine, through a publishing course or assistantship.
- Deadline: Dec 15, 2026 (poetry)
- Funding: Fully funded
- Application fee: $70 ($90 international)
- 3 years
All accepted students receive full tuition waivers, guaranteed teaching assistantships with competitive stipends, and partial fee waivers while in good standing.
Program site: english.illinois.edu/admissions/our-mfa-creative-writing. Please confirm the details there before you apply.
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