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MFA in Creative Writing
Writing for the 21st Century
The Alma College MFA features a strong literature-based curriculum and offers inspirational and exploratory residency experiences designed to develop your ability to read and think critically and to write with a high level of artistic proficiency.
This program offers study in three concentrations:
- Fiction
- Creative Nonfiction
- Poetry
About the Program
Designed for the modern student, the two-year program follows a low residency format. You’ll complete five 10-day intensive residencies (or six residencies for a dual genre concentration) and four terms of one-on-one study with a faculty advisor (five terms for a dual genre concentration).
Over the course of the term, the primary focus will be your own creative writing. Students submit five monthly packets of work to their faculty advisors. Each packet includes approximately 25 pages of creative work as well as craft papers, three to four pages each, on a technique or techniques gleaned from assigned reading. Each term’s reading and writing activities require a minimum of 25 hours per week. It may also include conferencing with other students.
In addition, writers who have completed an MFA or Ph.D. at any accredited college or university may apply for a postgraduate semester in the Alma College MFA program to further their study in creative writing.
At A Glance
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10-day intensive residency experiences during the two-year program
3
Writing genres
Events
MFA Open House June 2024
Saturday, June 22, 2024
8:00 AM until 8:00 PM
Hatcher Learning Commons
614 W Superior St
Alma, MI 48801
United States
Attend a special Open House Day on Saturday, June 22! You’ll get to join our MFA students for a day of residency including lectures, meals, and readings. You’ll meet our wonderful faculty as well as one of our excellent visiting writers and a publishing industry professional.
Virtual Open Houses
Discuss sample lessons, and the opportunity to learn more about the MFA program, including the application process, residency locations, degree requirements and more.
Dates Coming Soon
20-Minute Sessions
Schedule time with Program Director Sophfronia Scott to get your individual questions answered about applying to the program.
Dates Coming Soon
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