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MFA in Writing

Vermont College of Fine Arts

United States of America (USA)

Creative Writing, Literature

Master's Degree

Our 35+ years of experience in low-residency education makes our MFA in Writing what The Atlantic, Poets & Writers rankings, and—most importantly—our graduates have consistently called “the best of the best.”

English

M.F.A. in Creative Writing

Randolph College

United States of America (USA)

Humanities, Creative Writing, Arts

Master's Degree

Virginia’s only low-residency program, the Randolph College Master of Fine Arts program is a two-year, intensive degree in creative writing: poetry, fiction, or nonfiction. Students complete four semesters of one-on-one mentorship with our award-winning faculty and attend five 10-day residency sessions on the Randolph College campus.

English

MA Screenwriting

MetFilm School

United Kingdom, Germany

Film Studies, Creative Writing, Arts

Master of Arts (MA)

The MA Screenwriting course offers students a unique opportunity to develop screenwriting principles, including genre theory, audience and markets, classical and alternative narrative storytelling, pitching and screenplay analysis. Students will hone professional skills and develop their creative voice toward a final original piece of writing for the large or small screen.

English

1 Year

MFA IN CREATIVE WRITING

University of Central Arkansas

United States of America (USA)

Humanities, Creative Writing, Arts

Master of Arts (MA)

The program provides graduate students the opportunity to concentrate on the study, practice, and teaching of Creative Writing in a highly focused writing environment facilitated by writers for writers. At 60 hours, this three-year program will ensure that graduates build multi-genre backgrounds in the popular discipline of Creative Writing through workshops, forms courses, topics courses, a wide variety of electives, and specialized teaching and editing practicums.

English

Master of Arts in Writing

Johns Hopkins University

Online

United States of America (USA)

Creative Writing, Literature

Master of Arts (MA)

You bring the passion for storytelling, we’ll help you develop your craft, tap into your creativity, and increase your network. Our goal is that you will leave our program ready to write, publish, and edit at the highest levels possible.

English

1 Year 6 Months

Master of Screenwriting

Victorian College of the Arts (The University of Melbourne)

Australia

Film Studies, Creative Writing, Arts

Master's Degree

Taught by industry professionals, the Master of Screenwriting trains you in the craft of professional screenwriting aligned with your personal vision, leading to compelling and exciting stories that are ready for a feature film or television markets.

Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing

Western Michigan University

United States of America (USA)

Creative Writing, Literature, Arts

Master of Arts (MA)

The Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing is a 48-hour degree program for students who wish to become professional writers of playwriting, fiction, or poetry. The program requires students to take two sections of ENGL 6100: Literary Forms (one in and one out of genre), twelve hours of workshop in their genre, three to six hours of workshop out of their genre, three to six hours for thesis writing, and eighteen hours of elective credit, six of which must be from literature courses.

English

Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing & Poetics

University of Washington Bothell

United States of America (USA)

Humanities, Creative Writing, Literature

Master of Arts (MA)

Launched in Fall 2012, the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing & Poetics (MFA) is designed to help students develop their creative work through a course of study that encourages exploration and discovery. The MFA degree prepares students for various teaching positions as well as careers in fields that required advanced critical, creative, and writing abilities.

English

Master in Screenwriting

American Film Institute Conservatory AFI

United States of America (USA)

Film Studies, Creative Writing

Master's Degree

At AFI, Screenwriting Fellows do what they came here to do: write. They create six full-length works: three features, an original TV pilot, and two TV specs for the current series. Fellows forge close working relationships with accomplished faculty who guide writers’ development and allow them to hone their unique voice in personalized courses and workshops.

English

MFA Writing

Otis College Of Art And Design

United States of America (USA)

Creative Writing, Literature

Master of Arts (MA)

MFA Writing at Otis College was founded in 2000 by Paul Vangelisti, and over the next two decades, it emerged as a nationally recognized program with an innovative curriculum, including an emphasis on translation and global literature, the development of a publishing project, Otis Books, and a vibrant biweekly Visiting Writers Series which drew authors to the campus from around the country. The 2020-21 academic year is the last for MFA Writing and the program is not accepting new applications. However, with this chapter ending, a new one begins for creative writing at Otis. Once MFA Writing winds down with its final cohort, its core Faculty will migrate to the Department of Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS), where in partnership with the current LAS Faculty and leadership they will help develop a new center for writing focusing on the BFA population. After twenty years, the College takes pride in all that has been accomplished in MFA Writing and looks forward to new conversations across all of the departments and programs about how to weave writing even more intricately into art and design education and practice throughout the College.

English

MFA in Creative Writing & Publishing Arts

University of Baltimore

United States of America (USA)

Humanities, Creative Writing, Arts

Master's Degree

At the end of each academic year, the graduates of the M.F.A. in Creative Writing & Publishing Arts program host a book festival and reading where they present their final thesis projects—books that they wrote, designed and produced themselves. The graduates also perform selections from their books and offer them for sale during the event.

English

MA in Creative and Critical Writing

University of Suffolk

United Kingdom

Humanities, Creative Writing, Literature

Master of Arts (MA)

The Masters in Creative and Critical Writing seeks to advance current research in English studies by exploring the meaningful, complex and conceptually challenging relationships between creative and critical discourses. Building on the success of our undergraduate programme ranked 1st in the UK for Student Satisfaction in the Complete University Guide 2020, the course brings together the study of English literature, critical theory and creative writing in a holistic and engaging postgraduate curriculum.

English

1 Year

Master of Narrative

Escuela de Escritores

Online

Spain

Communication, Journalism, Film Studies, Creative Writing, Literature, Arts

Master's Degree

The Master of Narrative 'The art and the trade' is the first study program created in Spain to train writers. Two years (560 teaching hours and 300 writing of the project) to know and practice the art and craft of writing with the best teachers and share the experience that writers, editors, dramatists and experts in philosophy, literature, aesthetics, psychology and creativity. Our Curriculum, endorsed by the European Association of Creative Writing Programs, will help you develop the three basic qualities of the artist: technique, sensitivity and creativity. In the last ten years, 120 Spanish-speaking students have passed through our classrooms and many of them have started their literary career with the works written in this program.

Spanish

Online Masters Degree in Writing for Script & Screen

Flexible Learning with Falmouth University

Online

United Kingdom

Film Studies, Creative Writing

Master's Degree

This course is designed to equip you with the writing skills, industry know-how, professional skills and experience of collaborative working that the ever-changing industry demands. It aims to create graduates that stand out from the crowd, and who understand how to function within a professional environment across different screen industries.

English

2 Years

MFA in Screenwriting

Boston University - College of Communication

United States of America (USA)

Film Studies, Creative Writing

Master of Arts (MA)

Our small, select program offers the necessary time and focuses to hone your skills for both film and television. Ready to join our Writer's Room?

English

2 Years

MA in Television Fiction Writing

GCU - Glasgow School for Business and Society

United Kingdom

Film Studies, Creative Writing, Communication

Master of Arts (MA)

With a wealth of commissions and creative opportunities, TV is where most screenwriters work. Taught by professional writers, you'll work on the scripts from series currently on British TV gaining the knowledge, skills & contacts to succeed in the industry.

English

1 Year

Comedy Writing MA (Online)

Falmouth University

Online

United Kingdom

Creative Writing, Communication

Master of Arts (MA)

Get the skills, tools and industry insights to push your projects to the top of the commissioning editor’s pile and get your comedy script green-lit. Interrogate big ideas like sex, politics, religion and family through comedy. Or just write a show that's unashamedly stupid! There are lots of opportunities right now and a great need for new comedy writers. Who knows; you could see yourself on the way to the BAFTAs, Oscars or Golden Globes with the next Fleabag, VEEP, Modern Family or Father Ted. Throughout this Comedy Writing course, you'll get writing tips and career guidance masterclasses from the very best in the industry. Guests have included the likes of sketch comedy heroes French & Saunders, Emmy and BAFTA-winning comedy writer Simon Blackwell, Radio 4 comedy commissioner Sioned Wiliam and former head of BBC and Sky comedy commissioning, Lucy Lumsden. This online MA has been developed by award-winning comedy producer and executive producer Simon Nicholls. Simon has 20 years' comedy industry experience, developing and selling comedies in the UK and US.

English

2 Years

MA Writing

Royal College of Art

United Kingdom

Journalism, Modern Literature, Creative Writing

Master of Arts (MA)

Consider the MA Writing programme part of the ongoing occasion of your learning, one which you have already begun, will share with us for a year, and which will then continue — irrevocably changed — once you leave. While you’re with us you will be taught a lot, but you will learn a great deal more.

English

1 Year

Master of Arts in Professional and Creative Writing

North Central College

Online

United States of America (USA)

Creative Writing, Literature

Master of Arts (MA)

The online Master of Arts in professional and creative writing helps writers be successful, whether they are looking to write a novel or polish their professional writing skills. Our program cultivates the writing, reading, and critical thinking skills necessary for business professionals and creative writers. Our students are often both. Our classes center on a community of writers who share common goals and practices, and they are led by faculty mentors, who publish widely and who care deeply about the success of each student. There’s a strong emphasis on personal development and skill enhancement. The degree honors the entirety of the writer who aspires to write for internal and external audiences within and beyond the workplace.

English

2 Years

Professional Writing MA

Falmouth University

United Kingdom

Journalism, Creative Writing, Communication

Master of Arts (MA)

Immerse yourself in the literary world as part of a lively community of fellow writers and visiting speakers. On this Professional Writing course, you’ll learn to craft fiction, script and non-fiction, as well as magazine features and marketing copy for a range of competitive and fast-moving industries. You'll learn from active professionals and develop skills like genre writing, narrative structure, research and self-promotion. Graduating with a portfolio and an accomplished working style, you’ll be primed to tackle the industry head-on.

English

1 Year

50 Best Creative Writing Master's Degree Programs for 2025

MFA in Writing

M.F.A. in Creative Writing

MA Screenwriting

MFA IN CREATIVE WRITING

Master of Arts in Writing

Master of Screenwriting

Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing

Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing & Poetics

Master in Screenwriting

MFA Writing

MFA in Creative Writing & Publishing Arts

MA in Creative and Critical Writing

Master of Narrative

Online Masters Degree in Writing for Script & Screen

MFA in Screenwriting

MA in Television Fiction Writing

Comedy Writing MA (Online)

MA Writing

Master of Arts in Professional and Creative Writing

Professional Writing MA

Master's Degree, Creative Writing