American University, College Of Arts & Sciences
Creative Writing, MFA
Format
Part timeDuration
24 monthsHone Your Craft in the Capital City
For more than 40 years, American University's MFA program has fostered emerging writers wishing to study in our capital city's only MFA program. Against a backdrop of international culture, scientific innovation, global development, and world-class urbanity, writers will develop their craft and voice with some of the most talented faculty publishing today. Our graduate workshops provide a rigorous and supportive environment where students explore a range of approaches to the art and craft of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.
As an MFA student at American, you are free to pursue a single genre or explore several. You will acquire a deeper understanding of your own work and hone your skills in a collaborative setting. Students have the opportunity to engage with DC's literary scene through events, collaboration, and internships with institutions such as the Library of Congress, the Museum of Poetry, PEN Faulkner, the Smithsonian Institution, and the Folger Shakespeare Library, among others. Faculty believe in working across genres and interests, developing student voices from the inside out, and experimenting with form and style. The MFA program is also dedicated to providing solid career guidance in the form of professional bootcamps and engagement with early-career and established visiting writers. Whether you've been writing for all of your life, or you're finally fulfilling a dormant dream, this is your moment, and AU is your program. We believe everyone has a story to tell.
