MFA · Bellingham, WA, USA
Western Washington University MFA in Creative Writing
The MFA in Creative Writing at Western Washington University is a two-year, 55-credit program in fiction, poetry and nonfiction that encourages single-genre, multigenre, cross-genre and hybrid writing. Creative courses are paired with literary study, students can gain editing experience on the Bellingham Review, and teaching assistantships offer classroom experience. The degree ends in a creative thesis with a critical preface.
- Deadline: Jan 15, 2027
- Funding: Partial / need-based
- Application fee: 100
- 2 years
Competitive graduate teaching assistantships are available. English graduate students can apply for teaching positions involving instruction of undergraduate English 101. Assistantships provide a stipend and partial tuition waiver; they are not guaranteed to all admitted MFA students.
Program site: gradschool.wwu.edu/creative-writing. Please confirm the details there before you apply.
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