MA · Milwaukee, WI, USA
English MA — Plan C: Creative Writing, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
The MA in Creative Writing at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee belongs to one of the first graduate programs to offer both the MA and PhD with creative writing concentrations. Students usually focus on one genre but are free to experiment across forms, and the program pairs craft training with a broad education, alongside Cream City Review and a visiting writers series. The 30-credit Plan C includes literature courses, fiction or poetry craft and theory, advanced writing courses, and electives. The final project may be a poetry or fiction collection, a novel, a dramatic script, or another substantial work of imaginative writing. Students also complete an oral examination.
- Deadline: Dec 15, 2026
- Funding: Partial / need-based
- Application fee: 75
Competitive teaching assistantships are available, but not all admitted students receive funding. Students offered an assistantship with admission are typically funded for two years, with a stipend, full tuition remission, and health insurance eligibility.
Program site: uwm.edu/english/academics/english-ma/creative-writing. Please confirm the details there before you apply.
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