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Bennington College

Bennington, VTPrivate nonprofitBennington Writing Seminars (MFA in Writing)

Bennington College offers the Bennington Writing Seminars, a two-year low-residency MFA in Writing in fiction, nonfiction and poetry, with a dual-genre option that now includes literary translation as a secondary concentration. Students attend 10-day residencies on the Bennington, Vermont campus each January and June and exchange monthly packets with a faculty mentor between residencies.

Eligible creative writing degrees

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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
View programSelected in: Best Low-Residency MFA Creative Writing Programs

Degrees we reviewed but do not list

This directory lists only dedicated creative writing degrees. These related offerings were checked against official pages and fall outside that scope.
  • MFA in Screenwriting (low-residency) (Master of Fine Arts in Screenwriting)Standalone screenwriting MFA; out of scope.Source: bennington.edu · verified October 9, 2026
  • Post-MFA study (non-credit)Non-credit alumni opportunity, not a degree.Source: bennington.edu · verified October 9, 2026

Institution

Official name
Bennington College
Control
Private nonprofit
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 9, 2026
Address
One College Drive, Bennington, VT 05201-6003
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 9, 2026
Website

Sources

Last verified October 9, 2026. Program facts and their sources are on each program page.
  1. IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS), verified October 9, 2026
  2. bennington.edu/academics/graduate-programs/mfa-screenwriting — Official program page, verified October 9, 2026
  3. bennington.edu/academics/graduate-programs/mfa-writing — Official program page, verified October 9, 2026
  4. bennington.edu/mfa-writing/apply/application-info-and-deadlines — Official program page, verified October 9, 2026
  5. bennington.edu/mfa-writing/apply/prospective-student-faq — Official program page, verified October 9, 2026

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