Creative Writing
At Stetson's MFA in Creative Writing, 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 in Creative Writing, 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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"This program will honor who you are as a person and intellectual. It will help you make the things you want to make, and encourage you to make the things you didn't know you wanted to make or could make."
Steven Dunn '21, Whiting Award Winner
"This program constantly surrounds you with ways of creating that you may have never even heard of. You're exposed to everything from Prose to Poetry in the Expanded Field to Visual Arts. It's a beautiful, creative space where you can find new parts of yourself and your art."
Blaze Carter '25
Career Outcomes
Choosing Stetson's MFA in Creative Writing 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.
- Brendan Bowles, Director
- Jennine Capó Crucet
- LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs
- Veronica Gonzalez
- Cyriaco Lopes
- Urayoán Noel
- Stephanie Sauer
- Terri Witek
- Sarah Gerard
- Steven Dunn
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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