Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NYPublicDepartment of Creative Writing, Film and Television

Stony Brook's Department of Creative Writing, Film and Television offers a 46-credit MFA in Creative Writing and Literature taught in Southampton and Manhattan, with full- and part-time study and no genre tracks, and an undergraduate BFA in Creative Writing modeled on the MFA.

Eligible creative writing degrees

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

BFA in Creative Writing

BFABachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing

Stony Brook, NY

Campus-based

Fiction · Creative Nonfiction · Poetry

Duration not verified

Funding not verified

Tuition not published

No upcoming verified deadline

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Stony Brook University

MFA Program in Creative Writing and Literature

MFAMaster of Fine Arts in Creative Writing and Literature

Stony Brook, NY

Campus-based · Full-time, Part-time

Fiction · Creative Nonfiction · Poetry

Duration not verified

Competitive full funding$30,000 stipend (academic year)

$471 per credit · In-state · Fall 2023

No upcoming verified deadline

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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 TV Writing (Master of Fine Arts in TV Writing)Standalone television/screenwriting degree; out of scope.Source: stonybrook.edu · verified October 9, 2026

Literary journals, readings and facilities

Literary journals

TSR: The Southampton ReviewSource: stonybrook.edu · verified October 9, 2026
SandpiperSource: stonybrook.edu · verified October 9, 2026

Institution

Official name: Stony Brook University
Control: Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 9, 2026
Address: 310 Administration Building, Stony Brook, NY 11794-0701
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 9, 2026
Website: www.stonybrook.edu

Sources

Last verified October 9, 2026. Program facts and their sources are on each program page.

IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS), verified October 9, 2026
stonybrook.edu/commcms/cwl-mfa/ — Official program page, verified October 9, 2026
stonybrook.edu/creative-writing-film-television/graduate/mfa-cwl/cwl-mfa-about.html — Official program page, verified October 9, 2026
stonybrook.edu/creative-writing-film-television/graduate/mfa-cwl/cwl-mfa-academics.html — Official program page, verified October 9, 2026
stonybrook.edu/creative-writing-film-television/undergraduate/cwl-bfa/ — Official program page, verified October 9, 2026

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