Every couple of months, a reader sends me a link to a blog post denouncing the influence of Master of Fine Arts programs in creative writing, apparently in the conviction that such challenges are rare ...

It’s become so customary for writers to stake out their opinion on the value of master of fine arts programs that it’s also customary to begin by venting their exasperation about the debate itself.

Alan DeNiro had a Masters of Fine Arts in poetry and a glowy future among the literati. So why did he give it all up to write about spaceships and strange journeys? He explains. DeNiro’s essay, “Why I ...

For most of their tenure, students in the Seton Hill University Writing Popular Fiction MFA program work remotely from home. Twice yearly, they gather at the Greensburg campus for face-to-face ...

American Short Fiction, a nonprofit literary organization based in Austin, Tex., has announced its fall 2024 "MFA for All" program. The series will feature three accomplished authors as faculty: Jamel ...

Fiction writers in the MFA program work with nationally and internationally known authors including Lidia Yuknavitch, Alan Heathcock, Peter Mountford and Brendan Basham. Our emphasis is on helping you ...

FREDERICK, Md., June 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Three current students in the inaugural cohort of Hood College's creative writing MFA program have had their writing selected for publication. A flash ...