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Ithaca, NYPrivate nonprofitCreative Writing Program, Department of Literatures in English

Cornell's Creative Writing Program in the Department of Literatures in English offers a two-year MFA with a concentration in poetry or fiction and enrolls six MFA students a year. Undergraduates take creative writing as a concentration within the English major or as a minor.

Eligible creative writing degrees

Each program has its own page with admissions, tuition, funding and sources.

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.
  • English major with a creative writing concentration (English major)Creative writing is a concentration within the English major; not a dedicated creative writing degree.Source: english.cornell.edu · verified October 9, 2026
  • Minor in Creative Writing (Minor in creative writing)Minor, not a degree.Source: english.cornell.edu · verified October 9, 2026

Literary journals, readings and facilities

Literary journals

Reading series

Institution

Official name
Cornell University
Control
Private nonprofit
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 9, 2026
Address
300 Day Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853
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. english.cornell.edu/creative-writing-program — Official program page, verified October 9, 2026
  2. english.cornell.edu/mfa-creative-writing-admissions-and-financial-support — Official funding / aid page, verified October 9, 2026
  3. IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS), verified October 9, 2026

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