Creative Writing
At Stetson's MFA of the Americas, you can choose between degrees in Prose and Poetry in the Expanded Field. Through intensive engagement, you'll participate in small group workshops, receive individual mentoring, and attend craft lectures, translation workshops, and performances by faculty, guests and students. The curriculum emphasizes craft, experimentation, reading strategies, translation, site-specificity, and exploration of political, social, aesthetic and cultural influences shaping your work.
Why Creative Writing at Stetson University?
Experience Stetson's unique MFA of the Americas, designed to bridge gaps between working and student writers/artists, transcending cultural, regional, and political boundaries. Participate in two annual 9-day gatherings featuring workshops, performances, and artist talks in a vibrant community of writers. Between residencies, you'll exchange original work with a faculty mentor. The program concludes with a final thesis, reading, and craft talk. Learn more about the MFA Experience and see what faculty and alumni are producing.
Attend our monthly info sessions for the MFA in Creative Writing to learn about the program, meet faculty, and connect with other prospective students. Plus, attending these sessions qualifies you for a waived $50 application fee.
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"I loved it [the MFA program's flexibility and interdisciplinary nature]. It was what I needed at the time. I needed to see things differently"
Steven Dunn, book author, Whiting Award winner, 2021 graduate, MFA of the Americas
"I took a number of writing classes while an undergraduate at Stetson, and I never reached the self-awareness I gained in this program for the sole reason that I never had to reconsider my identity. We're forced to do that when we leave the country ..."
Carley Fockler, 2015 graduate in English and MFA of the Americas graduate in 2020
Career Outcomes
Choosing Stetson's MFA of the Americas provides you with a degree recognized for teaching at the college/university level, like all MFAs in the arts. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics projects a 9% growth in employment for writers and authors through 2030.
As you begin your journey, you will work with some of our distinguished faculty and dedicated professionals who will provide you with personal attention and expert guidance to help you thrive academically and professionally.
Stetson's interdisciplinary curricula in Prose and Poetry in the Expanded Field are at the core of the program. The program focuses on the rich narrative, aesthetic and cultural traditions of the Americas while challenging students to examine the relationship between the written word and other artistic modes: digital, cinematic, photographic, sculptural, performative and sound.
See Creative Writing Admission for more details and guidance.
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