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Fiction Programs: Creative Writing Degrees

Creative writing degrees whose official pages name fiction as a genre or track. Novels and short stories. We never assign a genre a program does not name.

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Warren Wilson College

MFA Program for Writers

MFAMaster of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
Location: Swannanoa, NC
Format: Low-residencyShort, mandatory in-person residencies (often once or twice a year) combined with remote mentored study between them.
Genres: Poetry · Fiction · Creative Nonfiction
Duration: Four semesters and five residencies
Funding: Partial funding
Tuition: $10,324 per semester · All students
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Washington University in St Louis

MFA Program in Creative Writing (The Writing Program)

MFAMaster of Fine Arts in Writing
Location: St. Louis, MO
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program.
Genres: Fiction · Poetry · Creative Nonfiction
Duration: Two years
Funding: Fully funded (all admitted)$34,510 stipend (12 months)
Tuition: $66,850 per academic year · All students — Value of full tuition remission (covered by the A&S Fellowship) · 2025-2026
Deadline: December 1, 2026 · Fall 2027
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