2021 EDUCATION GUIDE
Find the perfect MFA, MA, or PhD program with our annual listing.
NEW ENGLAND
BENNINGTON COLLEGE
Degree type: Low-residency MFA in writing. Concentrations: Fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Contact: Bennington College, One College Dr., Bennington, VT 05201. 802- 440-4452.
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, or digital/cross-disciplinary writing. 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
EMERSON COLLEGE
Degree type: MFA in creative writing; MA in publishing and writing. Concentrations: Literary fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Contact: Department of Writing, Literature & Publishing, 120 Boylston St., Boston, MA 02116. 617-824-8500. jabari_asim@emerson.edu
emerson.edu/academics/creative-writing-mfa
BAY PATH UNIVERSITY
Bay Path’s no-residency MFA in Creative Nonfiction helps aspiring writers turn their personal story into publishable prose. The program offers specialized training with tracks in publishing, narrative medicine, and teaching.
Degree type: Online-only MFA in creative nonfiction writing. Concentrations: Narrative medicine, publishing, and teaching. Contact: Bay Path University, 588 Longmeadow Street, Longmeadow, MA 01106. 413-565-1332. graduate@baypath.edu
FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY
Fairfield’s two-year, low-residency MFA program helps writers develop their literary voice and make connections that lead to publication. Students receive mentorship from an award-winning faculty of authors and gather for nine-day residencies on Enders Island. Degrees are offered in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or dramatic writing. Concentrations are available in publishing, spiritual writing, social justice, and literary health and healing.
Degree type: Low-residency MFA in creative writing. Concentrations: Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and dramatic writing. Contact: 1073 North Benson Road, Fairfield, CT 06824. Dr. Carol Ann Davis, 203-254-4000, ext. 2565. cdavis13@fairfield.edu fairfield.edu/MFA
GODDARD COLLEGE
Degree type: Low-residency MFA in creative writing. Concentrations: Fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction/memoir, dramatic writing (plays, TV, or screenplays), cross-genre/hybrid, 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. dgeorges@lesley.edu
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. gsa@simmons.edu
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. 603-665-2625. mfa@snhu.edu snhu.edu/campus-majors/graduate/mfa-creative-writing-fiction-nonfiction
