MFA · Seattle, WA, USA
University of Washington, Seattle MFA in Creative Writing
The MFA in Creative Writing at the University of Washington, founded in 1947 by Theodore Roethke, is a two-year program in poetry and prose that stays small, with at most twenty students at a time. The first year centers on workshops and literary seminars, and the second on a creative manuscript and a critical essay supervised by two faculty members. The program requires 55 credits and is designed to be completed within six full-time quarters. The creative thesis consists of at least 30 pages of poetry, 100 pages of short stories or personal essays, or 150 pages of a novel or book-length essay, alongside a 20–30-page critical essay.
- Deadline: Jan 4, 2027
- Funding: Fully funded
- Application fee: 90
- 2 years
All admitted MFA students receive a two-year funding package comprising a tuition waiver, health insurance, and a monthly stipend. Funding combines teaching-assistantship and fellowship quarters and is conditional on satisfactory academic progress and performance.
Program site: english.washington.edu/mfa-program-overview. Please confirm the details there before you apply.
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