New York University · Creative Writing Program, Graduate School of Arts and Science

Low Residency MFA Writers Workshop in Paris

MFAMaster of Fine Arts in Creative WritingFunding not verified

Overview

The low-residency route to NYU's MFA in Creative Writing keeps the same degree requirements but delivers workshops and craft courses as individualized study with three packet exchanges per semester, plus five ten-day residencies in Paris.

Official program name: Low Residency MFA Writers Workshop in Paris
Awarded degree: Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
Source: bulletins.nyu.edu · verified October 9, 2026
School: New York University — Creative Writing Program, Graduate School of Arts and Science
Source: bulletins.nyu.edu · verified October 9, 2026
Location: New York, NYWhere the program is administered. Most study happens remotely between residencies; residencies take place in Paris.
Delivery / residency: Low-residency
Source: bulletins.nyu.edu · verified October 9, 2026
Study intensity: Not verified
Duration: Not verified
Required credits: 32 credits (same requirements as the residential MFA)
Source: bulletins.nyu.edu · verified October 9, 2026
Teaching language: English (not separately stated)

Why this degree is listed

Low-residency route to the same MFA in Creative Writing; the bulletin states degree requirements are the same.

Source: bulletins.nyu.edu · verified October 9, 2026

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Residencies and remote study

Short, mandatory in-person residencies (often once or twice a year) combined with remote mentored study between them.

Between residencies: Craft courses and workshops become individualized courses of study with three packet exchanges per semester.
Source: bulletins.nyu.edu · verified October 9, 2026
Other: Residencies include craft talks, lectures, readings, faculty mentorship meetings and professional development panels.
Source: bulletins.nyu.edu · verified October 9, 2026
Frequency: Five residencies over the program
Source: bulletins.nyu.edu · verified October 9, 2026
Location: Paris
Source: bulletins.nyu.edu · verified October 9, 2026

Curriculum, genres and faculty

Genres

Poetry Fiction Creative Nonfiction

Source: bulletins.nyu.edu · verified October 9, 2026

Faculty listed by the program

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Admissions

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Writing portfolio

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Tests

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Deadlines

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Tuition and fees

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Funding

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Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 9, 2026.

bulletins.nyu.edu/graduate/arts-science/programs/creative-writing-mfa/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 9, 2026

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