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Low-Residency MFA Creative Writing Programs Based in Maine

Short, mandatory in-person residencies (often once or twice a year) combined with remote mentored study between them. Study intensity (full- or part-time) is shown separately on each program.

“Based in Maine” means the administering school (or its verified program site) is located there. It does not mean you must live there, and it does not by itself make you eligible from every state — check each program's distance-education notes.

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University of Southern Maine

Stonecoast MFA in Creative Writing

MFAMaster of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
Location: Portland, ME
Format: Low-residencyShort, mandatory in-person residencies (often once or twice a year) combined with remote mentored study between them.
Genres: Creative Nonfiction · Fiction · Poetry
Duration: 2 years
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: $3,609.60 per semester · All students — Summer semester (6 credits) · 2026-2027
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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