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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College · Department of English, Creative Writing
A three-year, 48-hour campus MFA combining workshops across genres with 12 hours of literature and theory courses and a creative thesis with oral defense. The program states all admitted students receive an in-state tuition waiver and an assistantship stipend with a one-course-per-semester teaching load.
The department's degree requirements page describes the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing; a dedicated creative writing degree.
Source: lsu.edu · verified October 9, 2026We list dedicated creative writing degrees only. Eligibility rules
FictionPoetryCreative NonfictionPlaywritingScreenwritingCross-Genre / Interdisciplinary
Source: lsu.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: lsu.edu · verified October 9, 2026| Genre | Length | Requirement as published |
|---|---|---|
| Fiction | up to 20 pages | About 20 pages of fictionSource: lsu.edu · verified October 9, 2026 |
| Poetry | — | 8-10 poemsSource: lsu.edu · verified October 9, 2026 |
| Creative Nonfiction | up to 20 pages | About 20 pages of nonfiction plus a sample in an additional genreSource: lsu.edu · verified October 9, 2026 |
| Screenwriting | — | A substantial portion of a script plus a sample in an additional genre (also applies to playwriting)Source: lsu.edu · verified October 9, 2026 |
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Tuition: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.
Fully funded (all admitted)
Published stipend: $23,000 (academic year, paid monthly) · 3 years
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