Writing Programs

Whether you’re looking for a creative writing program that leads to an associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degree at a US or international school, and whether you want a residency or low-residency program, here you’ll find easily searchable listings of our selection of the most worthwhile programs. The listings include links to author bios and works by each program’s graduates and by current and former faculty members who are published in Narrative.


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East Carolina University

East Carolina University

MA
GREENVILLE, NC
The Master of Arts in English is a 33-semester-hour program that offers both a thesis and non-thesis option. The program offers a number of available concentrations: Creative Writing, English Studies, Linguistics, Literature, Rhetoric and Composition, TESOL, Multicultural and Transnational Literatures (MTL), and Technical and Professional Communication (TPC). The MTL and TPC concentrations allow the degree to be completed entirely online.
Narrative Author Faculty: Joe David Bellamy (d. 2014)
East Washington University

East Washington University

BA, MA, MFA
CHENEY, WA
The MFA program, established in 1978, is a two-year, full residency, studio-based program featuring intensive study of fiction and poetry. The program offers a wide range of fully-funded positions in teaching, editing, and arts administration. EWU MFA candidates can gain experience in book and magazine publishing, festival promotion, and teaching both composition and creative writing.
Narrative Author Faculty: Gray Jacobik
Eastern Connecticut State University

Eastern Connecticut State University

BA
WILLMANTIC, CT
The department of English offers courses for its majors and minors as well as courses that support American Studies, Canadian Studies, Women’s Studies, certification programs, the Liberal Arts Core, and University Honors Colloquia.
Narrative Author Faculty: Andre Dubus III
Emerson

Emerson

MFA, BA, MA
BOSTON, MA
We are based in the heart of downtown Boston, historically a center of intellectual inquiry, creative endeavor, and innovation in education. MFA students at Emerson College engage with one another not only in the classroom, but also in the greater cultural environment of Boston itself.
Narrative Author Faculty: Jonathan Aaron, Pamela Painter
Narrative Author Graduates: Meghan Dunn, E. K. Ota, Wesley Rothman