MFA · Vancouver, BC, Canada
University of British Columbia MFA in Creative Writing
The MFA in Creative Writing at the University of British Columbia is is a workshop-driven program with a distinctive multi-genre requirement: students must work in at least three separate genre areas during the degree, even if their thesis focuses on just one. The program offers a broad range of writing opportunities, including poetry, fiction, nonfiction, screenwriting, playwriting, graphic forms and literary translation.
- Deadline: Jan 5, 2027
- Funding: Partial / need-based
- Application fee: CAD 168.25
- 2 years
The program is not fully funded. Students can compete for entrance scholarships, teaching assistantships, affiliated fellowships and other awards. UBC reports median funding of CAD 13,192 per year before tuition and fees for funded students in the first two years.
Program site: creativewriting.ubc.ca/graduate. Please confirm the details there before you apply.
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