MFA · Charlottesville, VA, USA
University of Virginia MFA in Creative Writing
The MFA in Creative Writing at the University of Virginia is a full-time, three-year program in Charlottesville that admits four poets and four fiction writers each year, with the option to finish in two. Students begin teaching their own creative writing class in the first spring, edit the national magazine Meridian, and work with Rea Visiting Writers, and all receive the same support so no one competes for funding.
- Deadline: Dec 15, 2026
- 3 years
All students receive the same support, up to $36,000 in fellowships and/or wage income for the academic year; tuition coverage is not described. Incoming class: 8.
Program site: creativewriting.virginia.edu/about. Please confirm the details there before you apply.
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