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Saint Mary's College of California Creative Writing MFA
Saint Mary's College of California
Saint Mary's College of California offers a two-year residential MFA in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. Listed price is annual tuition; students lock in their rate for two years.
Website: https://www.stmarys-ca.edu/graduate-professional-studies/...
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in California
Level: Advanced
Length:
2 years
Class size: No more than 14 students per genre
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
Dominican University of California Creative Writing MFA
Dominican University of California
Dominican University of California offers a two-year low-residency MFA in poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and performance writing in San Rafael. Merit and need-based scholarships are available. Tuition covers the full 25-month program.
Website: https://www.dominican.edu/academics/graduate-programs/mas...
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in California
Level: Advanced
Length:
2 years
Class size: 3–5 students per mentor during mentorship semesters
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
University of California, Irvine MFA
University of California, Irvine
University of California, Irvine offers a two-year residential MFA in fiction and poetry, admitting six new students per genre each year.
Website: https://www.humanities.uci.edu/mfawriting/finance-support...
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in California
Level: Advanced
Length:
2-3 years
Class size: 12 in poetry, 12 in fiction (6 new students per genre per year)
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree with minimum 3.0 GPA (may be waived in exceptional cases). GRE not required.
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San Jose State University MFA
San Jose State University
San Jose State University offers a two-year residential MFA in fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, playwriting, and screenwriting. All applicants are considered for six Graduate Steinbeck Fellowships covering in-state tuition.
Website: https://www.sjsu.edu/english/graduate/mfa/
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in California
Level: Advanced
Length:
2 years
Class size: 9-16 students (range); workshops average 15-16 students
Prerequisites: Applicants should have an undergraduate major or minor in English or Creative Writing, or a minimum of 12 credit hours in literature and/or creative writing. These requirements can be customized by the MFA director on an individual basis.
California State University, Long Beach MFA
California State University, Long Beach
California State University, Long Beach offers a two-year MFA in poetry and prose.
Website: https://www.csulb.edu/college-of-liberal-arts/english/mas...
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in California
Level: Advanced
Length:
2 years
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: Bachelor's or master's degree in English from an accredited institution with 3.2 GPA in upper-division English courses; evidence of creative ability in prose or poetry (10 pages poetry or 20-30 pages prose)
California State University, Fresno MFA
California State University, Fresno
California State University, Fresno offers a two-year MFA in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction.
Website: https://cah.fresnostate.edu/english/academics/mfa/index.html
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in California
Level: Advanced
Length:
2 years
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: Baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution with a GPA of 3.0 or better in the undergraduate major. International students must score well above the university's minimum on the TOEFL.
University of California, Riverside Creative Writing MFA
University of California, Riverside
University of California, Riverside offers a two-year MFA in fiction, poetry, nonfiction, screenwriting, and playwriting. Apply by the fellowship deadline for a first-year fellowship covering tuition and fees plus a stipend; year two is an assistantship.
Website: https://writingmfa.ucr.edu/funding
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in California
Level: Advanced
Length:
2 years
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
University of California, Davis MFA
University of California, Davis
University of California, Davis offers a two-year MFA in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and hybrid/multi-genre.
Website: https://english.ucdavis.edu/mfa-creative-writing
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in California
Level: Advanced
Length:
2 years
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
University of California Riverside, Palm Desert MFA
University of California Riverside, Palm Desert
University of California Riverside, Palm Desert offers a low-residency MFA in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting, and playwriting.
Website: https://palmdesertmfa.ucr.edu/degree-requirements
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in California
Level: Advanced
Length:
7 quarters
Class size: Small cohorts
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
Chapman University MFA
Chapman University
Chapman University offers an MFA in fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, screenwriting, graphic novels, and young adult. Fellowships are available.
Website: https://www.chapman.edu/wilkinson/graduate-studies/creati...
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in California
Level: Advanced
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
Antioch University Santa Barbara MFA
Antioch University Santa Barbara
Antioch University Santa Barbara offers a two-year MFA in fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, playwriting, writing for young people, literary translation, and more.
Website: https://www.antioch.edu/academics/creative-writing-commun...
Categories: MFA
Start date:
Open all year round
Based in California
Level: Advanced
Length:
2 years
Class size: Small cohorts
Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree required (typical for MFA admission)
