University of Wisconsin-Madison MFA in Creative Writing
Program Description
Founded in 2002, our MFA program in creative writing is a highly selective program providing a rigorous two-year course of study in fiction or poetry. All MFA students receive free tuition, generous health benefits, a summer stipend, and teaching assistantships in creative writing.
Only six students are typically admitted each fall, providing a total of 12 MFAs in residence each year. Our small size guarantees personal attention from faculty, visiting writers, and peers. At the same time, Madison's vibrant literary community, both on and off campus, makes the program far more dynamic than the numbers may initially suggest.
One innovation unique to our program is that we admit fiction writers and poets in alternating years. This means that our poetry faculty concentrates on just one group of poets for the entire two years those students are with us and our fiction faculty similarly concentrates on just one group of fiction writers. This format provides a great deal of individualized attention.
For more information, visit our website: http://www.creativewriting.wisc.edu.
Only six students are typically admitted each fall, providing a total of 12 MFAs in residence each year. Our small size guarantees personal attention from faculty, visiting writers, and peers. At the same time, Madison's vibrant literary community, both on and off campus, makes the program far more dynamic than the numbers may initially suggest.
One innovation unique to our program is that we admit fiction writers and poets in alternating years. This means that our poetry faculty concentrates on just one group of poets for the entire two years those students are with us and our fiction faculty similarly concentrates on just one group of fiction writers. This format provides a great deal of individualized attention.
For more information, visit our website: http://www.creativewriting.wisc.edu.
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Admissions
Full-time: Yes
Part-time: No
Length of Program: 2 Years
Low Residency: No
Student Body
Genre
Fiction
Poetry
