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Antioch University-Los Angeles · MFA in Creative Writing, Antioch University Los Angeles
A two-year low-residency MFA of five ten-day hybrid residencies (June and December, on the Los Angeles campus or online) and four five-month online project periods with a mentor of the student's choice. Students are admitted in fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, writing for young people, writing for the screen, playwriting or literary translation, and complete a field study, critical paper and final manuscript.
Awarded degree is a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing.
Source: antioch.edu · verified October 9, 2026We list dedicated creative writing degrees only. Eligibility rules
FictionPoetryCreative NonfictionScreenwritingPlaywritingLiterary Translation
Source: antioch.edu · verified October 9, 2026As listed on the program's official page on October 9, 2026. Listing does not mean a faculty member is teaching or supervising new students in a given year.
Source: antioch.edu · verified October 9, 2026| Genre | Length | Requirement as published |
|---|---|---|
| Poetry | up to 10 pages | Poetry: 10-page maximumFormatting: single-spaced, one poem per pageSource: antioch.edu · verified October 9, 2026 |
| Fiction | up to 20 pages | Fiction: 20-page maximumFormatting: typed, double-spaced, name at top of each pageSource: antioch.edu · verified October 9, 2026 |
| Creative Nonfiction | up to 20 pages | Creative Nonfiction: 20-page maximumFormatting: typed, double-spaced, name at top of each pageSource: antioch.edu · verified October 9, 2026 |
| Screenwriting | up to 20 pages | Writing for the Screen: 20-page maximumFormatting: standard screenplay format (FinalDraft encouraged)Source: antioch.edu · verified October 9, 2026 |
| Playwriting | up to 20 pages | Playwriting: 20-page maximumFormatting: standard play formatSource: antioch.edu · verified October 9, 2026 |
GRE and English-language test policy: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.
We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate competitiveness: programs rarely publish comparable figures.
Application deadline
Rolling admission · for Winter/Spring term (first residency December 10-19, 2026)
The school does not print a year with this date.
Source: antioch.edu · verified October 9, 2026| Category | Amount | Basis and year |
|---|---|---|
| All students — Semesters 1-3Published for low-residency study | $11,017 | per semester · 2026-2027Source: antioch.edu · verified October 9, 2026 |
| All students — 4th semester (includes two residencies)Published for low-residency study | $16,406 | per semester · 2026-2027Source: antioch.edu · verified October 9, 2026 |
| All students — Total program tuitionPublished for low-residency study | $49,457 | entire program · 2026-2027Source: antioch.edu · verified October 9, 2026 |
Partial funding
UCLA Extension Writers' Program Certificate holder scholarships scholarship
$10,000 (two per application cycle) · Awards: 2
Eligibility: UCLA Extension Writers' Program Certificate holders
How to apply: Indicate interest on application form
Source: antioch.edu · verified October 9, 2026Merit and promise-based scholarships (Eloise Klein Healy Scholarship Fund and others) scholarship
$10,000 (three to four per cycle), plus other amounts
Eligibility: Admitted students, based on merit and promise
How to apply: Indicate interest on application form
Source: antioch.edu · verified October 9, 2026President's Merit Scholarship scholarship
$6,000, distributed over the first two academic years
Eligibility: New master's students; minimum 3.40 GPA; full-time enrollment
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