Master’s in Creative Writing, MFA

Admission Info

Location: Chicago
Start Term: Fall, Spring

• Online Application
• Application Fee
• Official transcripts from all previously attended colleges/universities within the United States. Coursework completed outside the U.S. requires a Foreign Credential Evaluation to be submitted.
• Resume/curriculum vitae
• Letter of intent outlining your personal and professional goals, why you are interested in this program, and how it will help you achieve your goals
• Writing sample (20 pages) demonstrating your abilities within a chosen specialty. For fiction, submit at least three different pieces of fiction (short stories, novella or a novel excerpt). For creative nonfiction, submit at least three pieces of creative nonfiction (personal essays, memoir excerpts, a chapter from a biography or other work in progress).
• Two letters of recommendation
• English Language Proficiency: All international students and individuals who completed a degree program outside the United States are required to meet this requirement.

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Sample MFA Creative Writing Courses

• Fiction Forms Workshop
• Creative Nonfiction Forms Workshop
• Literary Magazine Internship
• MFA Thesis

View the course catalog for the MFA in Creative Writing.

Career Opportunities for Creative Writing

While this is a fine arts program with the goal of developing literary skill, MFA graduates have opportunities wherever compelling writing and strong critical thinking are needed. Our graduates have gone on to become authors, both full-time and part-time, and they also work in education, publishing, journalism, marketing, advertising and arts administration.