2020 EDUCATION GUIDE
Find the perfect MFA, MA, or PhD program with our annual listing.
» NEW ENGLAND
BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Degree type: MFA in creative writing. MFA in playwriting also available. Concentrations: Fiction and poetry. Contact: Creative Writing Program, 236 Bay State Rd., Boston, MA 02215. 617-353-2510. crwr@bu.edu bu.edu/creativewriting
BROWN UNIVERSITY
Degree type: MFA in literary arts. Concentrations: Fiction, poetry, digital language arts, and mixed media. Contact: Literary Arts, Brown University, Box 1923, 68.5 Brown St., Providence, RI 02912. 401-863-3260. writing@brown.edu brown.edu/academics/literary-arts
GODDARD COLLEGE
Degree type: Low-residency MFA in creative writing. Concentrations: Fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction/memoir, dramatic writing (plays, TV, or screenplays), or graphic novel. Contact: MFA in Creative Writing Program, 123 Pitkin Rd., Plainfield, VT 05667. David De Lucca, senior admissions counselor, david.delucca@goddard.edu goddard.edu/academics/master-fine-arts-creative-writing
LESLEY UNIVERSITY
Degree type: Low-residency MFA in creative writing. Concentrations: Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, writing for young people, writing for graphic novels and comics, and writing for stage and screen. Contact: MFA in Creative Writing, Lesley University, 29 Everett St., Cambridge, MA 02138. Danielle Georges, director, 617-349-8332.
lesley.edu/academics/graduate/creative-writing
SIMMONS COLLEGE
Degree type: MA in writing for children. Concentrations: Writing for children. Contact: Simmons College, School of Library and Information Science, 300 The Fenway, Boston, MA 02115. 617-521-2868. cathryn.mercier@simmons.edu
http://simmons.edu/academics/graduate-programs/childrens-literature-ma-teaching-mat
SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIVERSITY
Degree type: Mountainview MFA in fiction or nonfiction. Concentrations: Fiction and nonfiction. Contact: Southern New Hampshire University, 2500 North River Rd., Manchester, NH 03106. 603-626-2625. mfa@snhu.edu snhu.edu/campus-majors/graduate/mfa-creative-writing-fiction-nonfiction
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST
Degree type: MFA in creative writing. Concentrations: Fiction and poetry. Contact: MFA Program for Poets and Writers, Department of English, South College, University of Massachusetts, 150 Hicks Way, Amherst, MA 01003. 413-545-5456. mfapoetsandwriters@hfa.umass.edu
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
Degree type: MFA in writing. Concentrations: Fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Contact: Department of English, University of New Hampshire, 230 Hamilton Smith Hall, 95 Main St., Durham, NH 03824. Janine Wilks, 603-862-3963.
cola.unh.edu/english/program/writing-mfa
WESTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY
Degree type: Low-residency MFA in creative and professional writing. Concentrations: Creative writing and professional writing (all genres). Contact: MFA Creative & Professional Writing, 181 White St., Danbury, CT 06810. Anthony D’Aries, coordinator, 203-837-3252. DAriesA@wcsu.edu wcsu.edu/writing/mfa
WESTERN NEW ENGLAND UNIVERSITY
Degree type: Low-residency MFA in creative writing. Concentrations: Fiction. Contact: Western New England University, 1215 Wilbraham Rd., Springfield, MA 01119. Pearl Abraham, 413-782-1517. study@wne.edu wne.edu/mfa
» MID-ATLANTIC
ADELPHI UNIVERSITY
Degree type: MFA in creative writing. Concentrations: Fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction. Contact: Office of University Admissions, Harvey Hall Room 216, 1 South Ave, P.O. Box 701, Garden City, NY 11530. 516-877-4020.
graduateadmissions@adelphi.edu
english.adelphi.edu/mfa-in-creative-writing
BROOKLYN COLLEGE
Degree type: MFA in creative writing. Concentrations: Fiction, poetry, and playwriting. Contact: Brooklyn College, 2900 Bedford Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11210. James Davis, 718-951-5197.
