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Literary Translation Programs: Creative Writing Degrees

Creative writing degrees whose official pages name literary translation as a genre or track. Translating fiction, poetry and nonfiction into English. We never assign a genre a program does not name.

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Antioch University-Los Angeles

MFA in Creative Writing

MFAMaster of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
Location: Culver City, CA
Format: Low-residencyShort, mandatory in-person residencies (often once or twice a year) combined with remote mentored study between them.
Genres: Fiction · Poetry · Creative Nonfiction · Screenwriting · Playwriting · Literary Translation
Duration: Two years: five residencies and four five-month online project periods
Funding: Partial funding
Tuition: $11,017 per semester · All students — Semesters 1-3 · 2026-2027
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Bennington College

Bennington Writing Seminars / MFA in Writing

MFAMaster of Fine Arts in Writing
Location: Bennington, VT
Format: Low-residencyShort, mandatory in-person residencies (often once or twice a year) combined with remote mentored study between them.
Genres: Fiction · Creative Nonfiction · Poetry · Literary Translation
Duration: Two years: four terms (five for dual-genre) and five residencies (six for dual-genre)
Funding: Partial funding
Tuition: $12,700 per term · All students — Per term, including residency room and board · 2026-2027
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Columbia University in the City of New York

MFA in Writing

MFAMaster of Fine Arts in Writing
Location: New York, NY
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program. · Full-time
Genres: Fiction · Creative Nonfiction · Poetry · Literary Translation
Duration: Two years of full-time coursework
Funding: Partial funding
Tuition: Tuition not published
Deadline: January 6, 2027 · Fall 2027
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New York University

Creative Writing in Spanish (MFA)

MFAMaster of Fine Arts in Creative Writing in Spanish
Location: New York, NY
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program.
Genres: Fiction · Poetry · Creative Nonfiction · Playwriting · Literary Translation
Duration: Two-year program
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: Tuition not published
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Oberlin College

Creative Writing Major

BABachelor of Arts (BA) in Creative Writing
Location: Oberlin, OH
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program.
Genres: Poetry · Fiction · Creative Nonfiction · Playwriting · Literary Translation · Screenwriting · Cross-Genre / Interdisciplinary
Duration: Duration not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: $70,320 per academic year · All students — Oberlin College tuition · 2026-2027
Deadline: October 27, 2026 · Spring 2027 (internal application to the major)
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San Francisco State University

Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing

MFAMaster of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
Location: San Francisco, CA
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program. · Full-time, Part-time
Genres: Creative Nonfiction · Fiction · Playwriting · Poetry · Literary Translation
Duration: About three years full time; up to seven years
Funding: Partial funding
Tuition: $4,274 per semester · In-state — Graduate, 6.1+ units (full time), tuition only, per semester · 2026-2027
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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The University of Texas at El Paso

BA in Creative Writing

BABA in Creative Writing
Location: El Paso, TX
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program.
Genres: Fiction · Poetry · Creative Nonfiction · Playwriting · Screenwriting · Literary Translation
Duration: Duration not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: Tuition not published
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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The University of Texas at El Paso

Residential Bilingual M.F.A. in Creative Writing

MFAM.F.A. in Creative Writing
Location: El Paso, TX
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program.
Genres: Fiction · Poetry · Literary Translation · Creative Nonfiction
Duration: Two years
Funding: Partial funding$12,000 stipend (per year (about $1,200 per month, October to June))
Tuition: $3,300 per semester · Approximate tuition per semester for 9 hours (residency status not stated)
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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University of Arkansas

M.F.A. in Creative Writing (Program in Creative Writing and Translation)

MFAMaster of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
Location: Fayetteville, AR
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program. · Full-time
Genres: Fiction · Poetry · Literary Translation
Duration: Most students take four years
Funding: Competitive full funding$21,163 stipend (annual)
Tuition: $472.22 per credit · In-state — Standard graduate in-state rate · 2026-2027
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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