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Vermont College of Fine Arts

Montpelier, VTPrivate nonprofitVermont College of Fine Arts (VCFA), a CalArts affiliate

Vermont College of Fine Arts offers two low-residency writing MFAs, the MFA in Writing and the MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults. Residencies now take place on the CalArts campus in Valencia, California, while the administrative office remains in Vermont; students may attend residencies in person or remotely.

Eligible creative writing degrees

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

Vermont College of Fine Arts

MFA in Writing

MFAMaster of Fine Arts in Writing
Location: Montpelier, VT
Format: Low-residencyShort, mandatory in-person residencies (often once or twice a year) combined with remote mentored study between them.
Genres: Fiction · Poetry · Creative Nonfiction · Cross-Genre / Interdisciplinary
Duration: 2 years (4 semesters, 5 nine-day residencies)
Funding: Partial funding
Tuition: $12,714 per semester · All students · Winter 2027 – Summer
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Vermont College of Fine Arts

MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults

MFAMaster of Fine Arts in Writing for Children & Young Adults
Location: Montpelier, VT
Format: Low-residencyShort, mandatory in-person residencies (often once or twice a year) combined with remote mentored study between them.
Genres: Fiction · Poetry · Creative Nonfiction
Duration: 2 years (4 semesters, 5 nine-day residencies)
Funding: Partial funding
Tuition: $13,095 per semester · All students · Winter 2027 – Summer
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.
  • Postgraduate Semester for Writing / for Writing for Children & Young AdultsNon-degree postgraduate semester.Source: vcfa.edu · verified October 9, 2026
  • VCFA Writers' Conference at CalArtsNon-degree summer conference.Source: vcfa.edu · verified October 9, 2026

Literary journals, readings and facilities

Literary journals

Institution

Official name
Vermont College of Fine Arts
Control
Private nonprofit
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 9, 2026
Address
36 College St, Montpelier, VT 05602
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. vcfa.edu/ — Official program page, verified October 9, 2026
  3. vcfa.edu/admissions/apply-mfa-in-writing/ — Official program page, verified October 9, 2026
  4. vcfa.edu/news/mfa-in-writing-program-study-options-7b7c0c91 — Official program page, verified October 9, 2026
  5. vcfa.edu/the-learning-hub/southern-californias-newest-mfa-d4f269f8 — Official program page, verified October 9, 2026
  6. vcfa.edu/tuition-aid/tuition-fees — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 9, 2026

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