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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Baton Rouge, LAPublicDepartment of English, Creative Writing

Louisiana State University's Department of English offers a three-year MFA in Creative Writing that admits about 6-8 students per year across genres and encourages work across fiction, poetry, nonfiction, screenwriting, drama and hybrid forms. MFA students edit their own literary journal, run a reading series and the Delta Mouth Literary Festival. Undergraduate creative writing is a concentration within the English major.

Eligible creative writing degrees

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

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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

MFA Program in Creative Writing

MFAMaster of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
Location: Baton Rouge, LA
Format: Campus-basedClasses and workshops meet in person on campus throughout the program.
Genres: Fiction · Poetry · Creative Nonfiction · Playwriting · Screenwriting · Cross-Genre / Interdisciplinary
Duration: Three years (must be completed within five years)
Funding: Fully funded (all admitted)$23,000 stipend (academic year, paid monthly)
Tuition: Tuition not published
Deadline: January 15, 2027 · Fall 2027
View programSelected in: Best 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.
  • English major with a Concentration in Creative WritingEnglish degree with a creative writing concentration; not a dedicated creative writing degree.Source: lsu.edu · verified October 9, 2026

Literary journals, readings and facilities

Festivals

Literary journals

Institution

Official name
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
Control
Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 9, 2026
Address
156 Thomas Boyd Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803-2750
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. lsu.edu/hss/english/creative_writing/aboutourmfaprogram.php — Official program page, verified October 9, 2026
  3. lsu.edu/hss/english/creative_writing/degree_requirements.php — Official program page, verified October 9, 2026
  4. lsu.edu/hss/english/creative_writing/mfa_program.php — Official program page, verified October 9, 2026
  5. lsu.edu/hss/english/graduate_program/apply.php — Official program page, verified October 9, 2026

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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Creative Writing Programs (MFA)