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Print and audiobooks can be submitted by: • Independent publishers • University presses • Hybrid publishers • Association presses • Self-published authors If you are a big five publishing house, you must submit your books to our fall competition, NYCBigBookAward.com, which has a separate committee and entry fee.

Outside of the big five publishing houses, any publisher or author may submit to both competitions, IndependentPressAward.com (every spring); and NYCBigBookAward.com (every fall). See webpages for complete details.

WHEN CAN I ENTER the Independent Press Award?

We are on a rolling submission, approximately every two and a half months, with two hard deadlines: (1) March 2024 to August 30, 2024; (2) September 1, 2024 to December 30, 2024 All entries must be postmarked no later than December 30, 2024. This final deadline will not be extended.

What if I miss the deadline? Enter our fall program NYCBigBookAward.com as we take books until August 30th.

ENTRY FEE $125 per title/per category, plus $75 for any additional category

STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS Decide which books (copyright date within the past three years is recommended but not required) to enter into this year’s competition.

2 Calculate the total entry fee.

Choose which categories, https://www.independentpressaward.com/categories, to enter each book into. You may enter a book into as many categories as you’d like. The fee for the first category is $125. Any additional book categories for that same book is $75 per category.

• SINGLE BOOK, MULTIPLE CATEGORIES: One who enters “Book One” in Children’s Educational and Book Cover Design Childrens category, the entry fee is $125 + $75 = $200.

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Educational and Book Cover Design Childrens category, the entry fee is $125 + $75 = $200, and “Book Two” in Mystery and New Fiction (first-time published), the entry fee is $125 + $75 = $200, so $200 + 200 = $400 in total book entry fees.

3 Download a form from this page, OR submit the entry form online on this page, https://www.independentpressaward.com/online-entry-form-1 Complete form 4 Duplicate each Entry Label if you are entering multiple categories.

For print books, a copy of the completed Entry Label must be placed inside the front cover of every book submitted. Up to four physical copies for entry into four or more categories.

Audiobooks, a single copy of the completed Entry Label must be submitted along with either an Audible gift code or Authors’ Direct code.

IF SUBMITTING ONLINE and sending a book directly from Amazon.com or other retailer/printer, NO PAPERWORK IS REQUIRED to accompany the book(s).

5 Pay via PayPal button on the website or mail a check, along with your books and printed entry form, and ship to:

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Looking for the Next Generation:

PUBLISHER’S LETTER

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In this issue, we list a dozen and a half book fairs and events, including BookCAMP 2025. It’s at these events that really energize my interest in publishing. Inspired by writers and authors who you meet at these fairs, and likely being one or wanting to be one yourself, you’ll want to consider a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing. Our staff has outlined the benefits of such a degree on page 9.

Although there are over 200 MFA programs updated for 2024 and outlined in this BookCAMP issue, there are dozens that are fully funded, and all provide some sort of financial aid.

Nothing like getting some help in being the next great American novelist, and an MFA equips you with a strong foundation in storytelling, analysis, and literary theory, but honestly, what career paths does an MFA in Creative Writing prepare you for?

An MFA can open doors to a variety of career paths, both within and outside the literary world. Here are some common paths: Traditional Writing Careers •

Nominations Open for “40 Under 40 in Publishing”: Celebrate Rising Stars!

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Nominations are now open for the prestigious “40 Under 40 in Publishing” award! We’re searching for dynamic individuals under 40 who are making a significant impact on the publishing world.

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Show your appreciation by nominating your favorite “mover & shaker” in any role! Whether it’s your exceptional editorial assistant, a visionary editor, an influential literary agent, a creative designer, a savvy digital marketing manager, a social media whiz, an insightful blogger, a dedicated publisher, or a game-changer in sales & marketing, special sales, finance, or legal—we want to hear about them! (And don’t hesitate to nominate yourself if you’re making waves!)

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Author: Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, screenplays, or other forms of creative writing.

Copywriter: Crafting persuasive and engaging content for advertisements, marketing materials, and websites.

Journalist: Reporting news stories, writing features, or working in other areas of journalism.

Grant writer: Researching and writing grant proposals for organizations.

Technical writer: Creating clear and concise documentation for technical products or processes.

Editing and Publishing Editor: Working with authors to improve their manuscripts, from developmental editing to copyediting.

Literary agent: Representing authors and negotiating book deals with publishers.

Publisher: Procuring and overseeing the production and distribution of books.

Education and Academia College professor: Teaching creative writing, literature, or other related courses.

High school English teacher: Sharing a passion for literature and writing with younger students.

Curriculum developer: Creating educational materials and programs.

Other Creative Fields Screenwriter: Writing scripts for movies, TV shows, or other visual media.

Playwright: Creating original plays for theater production.

Content creator: Producing content for websites, blogs, or social media platforms.

Public relations specialist: Crafting narratives and messaging for organizations.

Every nominated individual will be recognized in BookCAMP magazine and personally acknowledged by BookCAMP’s publisher Ted Olczak. On May 2nd, all nominees will be celebrated at a special recognition ceremony during our BookCAMP 2025 event.

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Nominate someone incredible today!

Remember: While an MFA can provide a strong foundation, building a successful career often requires a combination of talent, hard work, and networking.

Consider internships, freelance work, and workshops to gain experience and make connections for a stronger path to find your desired career. Good luck!

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If you have any feedback, suggestions, or comments, please reach out to me directly at Ted@PrintedWordReviews.com Until next issue,

Ted Olczak Publisher

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Call for Book Submissions for the 2025 Independent Press Award BookCAMP 2025 Publisher’s Letter Looking for the Next Generation: 40 Under Forty in Publishing GAB TALKS with Etty Burke Listings of MFA Programs Benefits of Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing Programs Publishing Services and Products Fall Book Fairs Subscribe to IPA Magazine

Book CAMP by Printed Word Reviews magazine, Online format Library of Congress ISSN: 2994-4406 is published 5 times a year. Questions or comments are welcomed, please contact the Publisher Ted Olczak at Ted@PrintedWordReviews.com.

No portion of this magazine may be reproduced without express permission from the publisher.

All rights reserved. No part of this magazine may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by an information storage and retrieval system - except by a reviewer who may quote brief passages in a review to be printed in a magazine or newspaper - without permission in writing from the publisher. To submit your book for review, send to: Printed Word Reviews, 63 Clinton Rd, Glen Ridge, NJ 07028. Allow 8 -12 weeks. Unpaid reviews are not guaranteed. More details available on our website at https://printedwordreviews.com/

BIOGRAPHY: HISTORICAL

To submit your book for review, send to: Printed Word Reviews, 63 Clinton Rd, Glen Ridge, NJ 07028. Allow 8 - 12 weeks.

Unpaid reviews are not guaranteed. More details available on our website at https://printedwordreviews.com/

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Khuda Buksh, the Pioneer of Life Insurance in Bangladesh, is the story of a wizard of life insurance who believes passionately in a cause and dedicates his life to it. Buksh chose to serve humanity by sparking a movement in life insurance from 1935-1973 in three countries India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh—even during political unrest. Buksh remains a celebrated figure who transformed the Bangladeshi life insurance industry after calling off his time at EFU.

This biography explores his legacy and the impact on South Asian development.

To advertise, please contact Ted@GabbyBookAwards.com, or visit our website, https://www.independentpressaward.com/advertise

ISBN: 978-1637108758 • $24.95 Available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble and online booksellers https://khudabukshlegacy.com/

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Etty Burke Author: Aaron The Different, Story of Courage, Belonging, and Acceptance

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tty Burke, author of Aaron The Different, Story of Courage, Belonging, and Acceptance. has been awarded the 2024 Independent Press Award Distinguished Favorite in the Childrens: Inspirational/Motivational category. Etty is a highly accomplished Organizational Psychologist. She partners with various leaders and businesses in a plethora of industries to create and maintain inclusive and safe working environments. Etty earned her PHD in Psychology and Education from Columbia University. She is the founder of Leading with a Difference, a management consulting firm specializing in organizational development, culture, talent, leadership, and organizational structure. Aaron The Different, is Etty’s debut novel. She works and lives in Manhattan with her husband and two children.

Etty: I think that most of the people that I know have been reading it with their kids or grandchildren and teachers with students. Depending on the development level of the child, they’ll either get things or not. So it’s good to, to really have that discussion. It’s so important to really facilitate that discussion so that you really get to know what’s happening in their lives.

Gabby: Aaron inspired others to change. What did he discover within himself because that was so important?

Gabby: This is a beautifully illustrated chapter book about an eight year old boy, Aaron, who lives in a country called Premium on the planet Astron.

Etty: He learns a lot through the story and through the adventure that he goes through to look internally into himself, to really be introspective, to align himself and to really utilize that courage and that self-confidence that he didn’t realize that he had.

Etty: Aaron lives in another galaxy and he is very different from the beings around him.

He is round and he is green, and he thinks differently. That really leads to a lot of challenges that he has fitting into a world where everyone is tall and purple and thinks that that’s the only way to be. He goes through life trying to fit in and not being able to do so in the way he wants. On a school field trip, something happens that changes everything. Through that change, he finds his own self courage.

Gabby: How did your training as an organizational psychologist help you with this and inspire you?

Etty: I spent my life looking at ways in which to create safe, respectful environments where people feel valued. As a parent this was something that would be an opportunity to help in a very small way, a small contribution to help change, change the future for the better, for our children and for ourselves.

Gabby: What flaws did you recognize in business cultures that served as your catalyst for writing a children’s book?

Etty: If we want different results, let’s do things differently and let’s start focusing on our future leaders, which are children. Giving them the space and the mindset that they need so that inclusion and acceptance of differences is just the way things are.

Listen to the entire interview on https://www.thegabtalks.com/. To learn more about Etty Burk and purchase Aaron The Different, Story of Courage, Belonging, and Acceptance visit https://ettyburk.com/.

Gabby: Do you believe that changing the mindset in children will really help change the world and the workplace?

Listen to the full interview:

Etty: It’s going to change our society. Giving children the skill set will allow them to do things better than we do now. If you look at what’s happening across the world in our recent histories, we see that there’s a lot of bullying, there’s a lot of bias, and we see the negative impact it has on individuals and on people in general.

Gabby: You include an epilog of Aaron’s new powerful life, a glossary of terms and feeling and thinking questions. It’s such an interactive book. Though it’s a children’s book, there are lots of invaluable teaching moments for adults.

www.thegabtalks.com

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BUSINESS - GRAPHIC METHOD - COMPUTER GRAPHICS

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Here’s the definitive, Eric Hoffer Award-winning textbook on data visualization. There’s added material on fake news and social media disinformation, misinterpretation of metadata, and the uses and abuses of Big Data. If you’re using a computer to generate charts for meetings and reports, you don’t have to be taught how to lie - you’re already doing it. You probably don’t know your charts are unreliable, and neither does your audience.

In a world where adaptability, empathy, and human connection have become more important than ever, Dr. Nash’s message is both timely and timeless. Be Human, Lead Human addresses a central issue facing contemporary workplaces: the urgent need for human-centric leadership that fosters engagement, creates connection, and powers performance.

Ready to transform your leadership approach and craft a more empathetic, connected, and effective workplace? Be Human, Lead Human is your indispensable guide. Discover how to bridge the gap between people and performance — because to lead humans, one must first be human.

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Unconventional: A Memoir of Entrepreneurism, Politics, and Pot

T.W. Harvey

Jamie Andrea Garzot

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An inspirational story about taking a chance, following your vision, and thriving in one of the US’s wildest emerging industries, Unconventional profiles Jamie Andrea Garzot’s journey as one of California’s legal cannabis industry pioneers.

In Answering Lincoln’s Call, T.W. Harvey gives us an illustration. Based on letters written by his own forefathers, Harvey provides us a window to peek into the past and see what motivated these brave boys. In doing so, he depicts not only some of the fierce fighting that took place in the early days of the war but also of the very souls of the boys who fought in them.

-Dr. Larry P. Arnn, PhD, President, Hillsdale College

Answering Lincoln’s Call: War in America is a true story originally told in the same 180 letters written by my great-grandfather Lieutenant Thomas S. Armstrong about his experiences in the Civil War that were the basis for Seeing the Elephant.

In this inspirational memoir, Garzot describes her trajectory from a cannabis retail rookie navigating an unregulated market to a cannabis authority.

ISBN: 979-8987045107 • $14.99

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Emptying the Nest: Getting Better at Goodbyes

Miller’s Review of Critical Vaccine Studies:

Morgan Baker

400 Important Scientific Papers Summarized for Parents and Researchers

A memoir about reinventing yourself, learning how to handle loss, and emerging from depression. During her older daughter’s last year of high school, the family takes on an adventure of breeding their kind and gentle Portuguese Water Dog, Spray, and raising her ten puppies. They find loving homes for nine of the pups, and keep one, Ezzie. At the end of the year, Maggie, Morgan’s oldest, heads off for her own adventure at college. All these goodbyes don’t sit well with Morgan and she falls into a depression.

by Neil Z. Miller The most significant vaccine research summarized. Many positive reviews. 80,000 copies sold! “Should be required reading for every doctor and parent.” —David Brownstein, MD

What she learns from climbing out of the depression is that life continually changes. Her dogs and children teach her lessons on living in the moment and embracing change, instead of running from it. Morgan’s identity shifts during the years after her kids leave the house.

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She discovers she’s more than a mother.

Purchase Price: $21.95

Available through IPG/Midpoint Trade Books, New Atlantean Press www.thinkchoice.com

ISBN: 978-1645384816 • $16.99 Available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble and online booksellers https://www.bymorganbaker.com/book

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MFA PROGRAMS Adelphi University

Garden City and New York, NY

Multi-genre • Low

Bard College

Annandale-on-Hudson, NY

Poetry, Fiction, Creative http://academics.adelphi.edu/artsci/ Nonfiction • Low creativewriting

Partial funding through fellowships.

Albertus Magnus College New Haven, CT

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Online

http://www.bard.edu/mfa

Fellowships and merit awards

Bay Path University Longmeadow, MA

Creative Nonfiction • Online https://www.baypath.edu/ academics/graduate-programs/ creative-nonfiction-mfa/

http://www.albertus.edu/graduatedegrees/graduate-degree-programs/ Full financial aid is available. mfa

Brigham Young University California State Provo, UT University, Long Beach Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full

http://english.byu.edu/graduateprograms

Carlow University

Poetry, Fiction • Full

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Low

Brooklyn, NY

https://www.brooklyn.edu/ academics/programs/creativewriting-mfa/

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-Genre • Low Brown University

http://www.american.edu/cas/ literature/mfa

Partial funding; tuition waivers; stipend; program work

Antioch University Los Angeles, CA

Bennington, VT

http://www.bennington.edu/mfawriting

Partial scholarships; Federal Student Aid

Bluegrass Writers Studio at Eastern Kentucky University

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation, Cross- Richmond, KY Genre • Low Poetry, Fiction, Creative https://www.antioch.edu/academics/ Nonfiction • Low creative-writing-communication/ creative-writing-mfa/

Scholarships; grants; federal financial aid; and federal work study

Arcadia University Glenside, PA

Poetry, Fiction • Low

http://www.arcadia.edu/mfacreative-writing.htm

Partial funding; graduate assistantships; financial aid

Arizona State University Tempe, AZ

Poetry, Fiction •Full

https://english.clas.asu.edu/degree/ graduate/creative-writing-mfa

https://creativewriting.eku.edu/

Grants for international residency; scholarships; assistantships

Boise State University Boise, ID

Poetry, Fiction • Full

https://www.boisestate.edu/tfcwcwmfa

Full funding; assistantship; stipend

Boston University Boston, MA

Poetry, Fiction • Full

https://bu.edu/creativewriting

Full funding; teaching stipend

Partial funding; teaching assistantships; fellowships; scholarships Providence, RI

Poetry, Fiction • Full

https://www.brown.edu/academics/ literary-arts

Full funding; assistantships; fellowships; stipend

Butler University Indianapolis, IN

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full https://www.butler.edu/mfa

Partial funding; scholarships; awards; stipends; fellowships

California College of the Arts San Francisco, CA

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full

https://www.cca.edu/academics/ graduate/writing

Partial funding; merit scholarships; teaching assistantships

California Institute of Integral Studies San Francisco, CA

Cross-Genre • Low

Full funding via teaching assistantships.

Boston University MFA in Literary Translation

Ashland University

Translation • Full

Partial scholarships; federal financial aid; work study

Partial funding; merit scholarships

California Institute of the Arts

Bowling Green State University

Not Genre-Specific • Full

Ashland, OH

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Low

https://www.ashland.edu/cas/ majors/master-fine-arts-creativewriting

Teaching Assistants; Assistantships

Augsburg University Minneapolis, MN

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-Genre • Low

Boston, MA

https://www.bu.edu/translation/mfa

Bowling Green, OH

Poetry, Fiction • Full http://www.bgsu.edu/ creativewritingmfa

Full funding; assistantships; jobs; fellowships

https://www.cla.csulb.edu/

Brooklyn College

American University Washington, DC

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full

Full funding teaching, departments/english/mfa research, and admin. positions; Partial funding; teaching scholarship assistantships

Bennington Writing Seminars at Bennington College

Partial scholarships.

Long Beach, CA

http://www.ciis.edu/academics/ graduate-programs/mfa-programs

Santa Clarita, CA

https://criticalstudies.calarts.edu/ programs/creative-writing/mfa

Partial funding; need/meritbased scholarships to all students

Pittsburgh, PA

https://www.carlow.edu/academicprograms/english-communicationdegrees/mfa-creative-writing

Partial assistantships; travel scholarships to Ireland

Cedar Crest College

Dublin, Barcelona, and Vienna

Orange, CA

http://english.cofc.edu/graduateprograms/master-fine-arts-creativewriting/

Partial funding; assistantships; awards; fellowships

Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full

https://creativewriting.colostate.edu/

Fully-funded graduate teaching assistantships; smaller fellowships

Columbia College Chicago Chicago, IL

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-Genre •Full

Columbia University School of the Arts

funding; fellowships; meritbased awards.

Partial funding; fellowships; assistantships; scholarships; internships

http://www.chapman.edu/wilkinson/ New York, NY graduate-studies/creative-writingPoetry, Fiction, Creative mfa.aspx Nonfiction, Translation • Full Partial funding; some full http://arts.columbia.edu/writing

Chatham University Pittsburgh, PA

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full

http://www.chatham.edu/mfa

Partial funding; fellowships; assistantships

Chatham University Pittsburgh, PA

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Low

https://www.chatham.edu/ academics/graduate/creativewriting-low-res/index.html

There is no program funding available.

Chicago State University Chicago, IL

Concordia University, St. Paul Saint Paul, MN

Fiction • Online

https://www.csp.edu/program/ creative-writing-mfa/

The program offers no funding.

Converse University Spartanburg, SC

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Low

https://www.converse.edu/mfa

Partial merit scholarships; teaching assistantships

Cornell University Ithaca, NY

Poetry, Fiction • Full

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full

https://english.cornell.edu/mfaprogram-creative-writing

Partial funding; limited number of graduate assistantships

DeSales University

https://csu.edu/english/master_ fine_arts.htm

City College of New York New York, NY

Teaching; fellowships; prizes

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Poetry, Fiction • Full

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full

https://english.ccny.cuny.edu/mfacreative-writing-home/

The program offers partial funding.

Charleston, SC

Poetry, Fiction, Creative https://www.colum.edu/academics/ Nonfiction, Cross-Genre • Low programs/creative-writing-mfa http://mfa.cedarcrest.edu/ Partial funding; merit based awards; scholarships; Chapman University assistantships

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation • Full

http://www.augsburg.edu/mfa

College of Charleston

Full funding; stipend; assistant assignments Center Valley, PA

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Low

https://www.desales.edu/MFACW

The program offers no funding.

Tuition deferment.

MFA PROGRAMS Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Creative Writing Programs A Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Creative Writing is a graduate degree program designed to help aspiring writers refine their craft and develop their artistic voice.

Benefits of Pursuing an MFA in Creative Writing

Benefit Financial Support

Specialization

Description Many MFA programs offer partial or full funding in the form of scholarships, fellowships, or teaching assistantships. This financial aid can significantly reduce the financial burden of graduate school.

MFA programs provide a variety of specializations, allowing you to tailor your studies to your specific writing interests. Whether your passion lies in fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, or playwriting, there’s an MFA program to match your goals

Residency Options

Many MFA programs cater to busy lives by offering low-residency options. These programs require minimal on-campus visits, often spread throughout the program duration. Additionally, some programs even offer fully online options for ultimate flexibility.

Workshops and Mentorship

MFA programs provide invaluable workshops and mentorship opportunities. These sessions allow you to receive constructive feedback on your writing from established authors and writing professionals, fostering significant growth and development.

Networking Opportunities

MFA programs create a vibrant community of writers and industry professionals. This network can prove instrumental in your writing career, offering support, potential collaborations, and valuable connections for future job prospects or publishing endeavors.

• Research and Compare Programs: With a multitude of MFA programs available, thorough research is crucial. Explore program websites to understand their curriculum, faculty expertise, funding options, and application requirements.

• Contact Admissions Offices: Once you’ve shortlisted your top choices, reach out to their admissions offices. This direct contact allows you to inquire about specific funding opportunities and gain valuable insights into the program experience.

• Prepare Strong Application Materials: A competitive application hinges on well-crafted materials. Ensure your writing samples showcase your best work, your personal statement is a compelling narrative of your writing journey and aspirations, and your letters of recommendation provide strong endorsements from qualified individuals.

• Seek Guidance: The application process can be demanding. Don’t hesitate to seek guidance from professors, mentors, or established writers in your field. Their expertise can prove invaluable

in refining your application materials and navigating the admissions process.

Conclusion By investing time and effort in your search, you can discover the ideal MFA program to propel your writing career to new heights. With dedication and the knowledge gained through your MFA studies, you can transform your passion for writing into a fulfilling and successful creative pursuit.

KEY CODE

Finding the Right MFA Program

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MFA PROGRAMS DePaul University

Fairfield University

Georgia State University

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-Genre • Full and Online

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Low

Poetry, Fiction • Full

Chicago, IL

https://las.depaul.edu/academics/ english/graduate/creative-writingand-publishing-mfa/Pages/default. aspx

Fairfield, CT

https://www.fairfield.edu/mfa

Assistantships; grants; scholarships; work-study; internships

Partial funding; graduate assistantships; scholarships

Fairleigh Dickinson University

Dominican University of California

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation • Low

San Rafael, CA

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Low

https://www.dominican.edu/mfa

Endowed scholarship awarded on the basis of merit and need

Drexel University Philadelphia, PA

Fiction • Low

https://www.online.drexel.edu/ online-degrees/arts-and-sciencedegrees/mfa-creative-writing/index. aspx

Partial funding; scholarship; assistantships; 50% of regular tuition

Madison, NJ

http://www.writingfdu.org/

Scholarships

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Low http://eou.edu/mfa

Boca Raton, FL

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full

http://www.fau.edu/english/mfa

Full funding teaching assistantships

Florida International University Miami, FL

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full

https://case.fiu.edu/english/mfacreative-writing/index.html

fellowships; teaching positions

Florida State University Tallahassee, FL

Offers small, need-based tuition Poetry, Fiction, Creative credits Nonfiction • Full

Eastern Washington University Spokane, WA

Poetry, Fiction • Full

https://english.fsu.edu/programs/ creative-writing

Full funding; teaching assistantships and fellowships

https://www.ewu.edu/cahss/english- Fresno State philosophy/creative-writing/mfa/ Fresno, CA

Full funding assistantships; Partial funding: waivers; scholarships

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full

https://www.fresnostate.edu/ creativewriting

Emerson College Creative Partial funding; scholarships; Writing MFA fee waivers; assistantships Boston, MA

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full

George Mason University

Partial funding; fellowships; assistantships; merit-based scholarships

http://creativewriting.gmu.edu/

https://www.emerson.edu/ programs/creative-writing-mfa

Emerson College’s Popular Fiction Writing and Publishing MFA Boston, MA

Fiction • Online

https://www.emerson.edu/ programs/popular-fiction-writingand-publishing-online-mfa

Partial funding; fellowships; merit-based scholarships

http://english.gsu.edu/graduate

Assistantships; Paul Bowles Fellowship; scholarship

Goddard College in Vermont Plainfield, VT

Fairfax, VA

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full

Full funding; assistantships; stipend

Georgia College & State University Milledgeville, GA

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full https://mfa.gcsu.edu/

Fully funded; teaching fellowships; assistantships

Institute of American Indian Arts MFA in Creative Writing Santa Fe, NM

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction• Low

https://iaia.edu/explore-programs/ creative-writing-mfa

Merit-based scholarships

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation, Cross- Iowa State University Genre • Low Ames, IA https://www.goddard.edu/ Poetry, Fiction, Creative academics/creative-writing Nonfiction • Full Scholarships http://www.engl.iastate.edu/

Florida Atlantic University Goucher College

Eastern Oregon University Partial funding; assistantships; La Grande, OR

Atlanta, GA

Baltimore, MD

Creative Nonfiction • Low https://www.goucher.edu/cnf

creative-writing/mfa-program-increative-writing-and-environment

Full funding; assistantships; stipend; fellowship

Lindenwood University St. Charles, MO

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Young Adult & Middle Grade • Online https://www.lindenwood.edu/ MFAwriting

Partial funding; grants for teachers and students over 60.

Litowitz MFA+MA in Creative Writing at Northwestern University Evanston, IL

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full

https://www.english.northwestern. edu/graduate/mfa-ma-program/

Full funding

Offers scholarships. Funding includes federal financial aid.

Johns Hopkins University Long Island University

Hamline University

http://writingseminars.jhu.edu/

St. Paul, MN

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full https://hamline.edu/mfa

Partial funding; merit scholarship

Hamline University, MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults St. Paul, MN

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Low

http://www.hamline.edu/cla/mfac

The program offers partial funding.

Hollins University Roanoke, VA

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-Genre • Full https://www.hollins.edu/programs/ creative-writing-m-f-a

Assistantships, fellowships; scholarships

Baltimore , MD

Poetry, Fiction • Full

Full funding; teaching or research assistantships; fellowships

Kingston University London, England

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full

http://www.kingston.ac.uk/ postgraduate-course/creativewriting-mfa

Some bursaries; international scholarships

Brooklyn, NY

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation, CrossGenre • Full https://storiesthatcount.org/mfacreative-writing-and-publishing

Partial funding; work-study; internships; scholarships

Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full

https://www.lsu.edu/hss/english/ creative_writing/index.php

Full tuition waivers and an assistantship.

Lasell University’s Solstice Manhattanville College MFA in Creative Writing Purchase, NY Program Newton, MA

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Writing for Young People and Comics and Graphic Narratives • Low

https://www.lasell.edu/graduatestudies/academics/mfa-in-creativewriting.html

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-Genre • Full https://www.mville.edu/programs/ masters-creative-writing.php

Fully-funded teaching fellowships; partial funding through scholarships

Partial funding through fellowships and scholarships

McNeese State University

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full

Lenoir-Rhyne University

https://mfa.mcneese.edu/

Fully funded for Poetry and Fiction; assistantships

https://www.lr.edu/writing-mfa

Hunter College New York, NY

Lake Charles, LA

Poetry, Fiction • Full

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full

Partial funding; assistantships; portion of tuition waiver; stipend

Assistantships

Miami University

Indiana University

Lesley University

Poetry, Fiction • Full

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Low

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full

https://www.hunter.cuny.edu/ creativewriting

Bloomington, IN

https://english.indiana.edu/ graduate/master-of-fine-artsdegree/index.htm

Full funding; stipend; fellowships; assistantships

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Asheville, NC

Cambridge, MA

https://lesley.edu/academics/ graduate/creative-writing

$400,000 in scholarships per admission period

Oxford, OH

https://miamioh.edu/cwgrad

Full funding assistantships

MFA PROGRAMS Minnesota State University, Mankato

New England College Henniker, NH

Northern Arizona University

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Flagstaff, AZ Nonfiction, Cross-Genre • Low Poetry, Fiction, Creative https://www.nec.edu/cwmfa Nonfiction, Cross-Genre • Full Financial aid and teaching https://hss.mnsu.edu/academichttps://nau.edu/english/mfa-inassistantships programs/english/English-degreecreative-writing/ programs/creative-writing-program/ Partial funding; assistantships; New Mexico State mfa-creative-writing stipend; fellowship University Partial funding; stipend with Las Cruces, NM assistantships Northern Michigan Poetry, Fiction • Full University Mankato, MN

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full

Mississippi University for Women

https://cmi.nmsu.edu/creativewriting.html

Partial funding to all; Full graduate assistantship funding Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Playwriting, Translation, Cross-Genre • Low New York University Columbus, MS

https://www.muw.edu/ mfacreativewriting

New York, NY

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Partial funding; scholarships. All Nonfiction • Full https://as.nyu.edu/cwp.html students pay in-state tuition.

Partial to full funding; fellowships; stipends; teaching Monmouth University positions West Long Branch, NJ Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-Genre • Full New York University https://www.monmouth.edu/ graduate/mfa-creative-writing

Partial funding; scholarships; assistantships; teaching opportunities.

Mount St. Mary’s University Los Angeles, CA

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Low

http://www.msmu.edu/graduateprograms/creative-writing

Marquette, MI

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full

https://nmu.edu/english/mfaprogram

Full funding; teaching and graduate assistantships

Ohio State University Columbus, OH

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full

https://english.osu.edu/graduate/ mfa

https://as.nyu.edu/cwp/lowresidency-mfa.html

No fellowships; external grants and scholarships available

Newport MFA at Salve Regina University Newport, RI

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Low

Tacoma, WA

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Low https://www.plu.edu/mfa

Fellowships and merit awards

https://pnca.willamette.edu/ academics/graduate/low-residencycreative-writing

Full funding; teaching assistantship; stipend

Not Genre-Specific • Low

Northeast Ohio Master of

https://www.naropa.edu/academics/ Fine Arts (NEOMFA) Akron, Cleveland, Kent, OH graduate-academics/mfa-creativePoetry, Fiction, Creative writing-poetics-low-residency

Portland State University

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full

Norfolk, VA

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full

http://www.odu.edu/englishdept/ mfa-creative-writing

14 fully-funded; assistantships and other funding

Awards; scholarships

Nonfiction, Playwriting • Full

Naropa University, Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics

Partial funding; assistantships; Corvallis, OR ambassadorships; scholarships; Poetry, Fiction, Creative conference support.

Nonfiction • Full

https://www.neomfa.org/

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Low

Oklahoma State University

Old Dominion University

Naropa University

Equity Scholarships for BIPOC students.

The program offers no funding. Merit and need-based scholarships

https://go.ncsu.edu/creativewriting

Poetry, Fiction • Full

Oregon State University

http://liberalarts.oregonstate.edu/ wlf/mfa

Full funding; assistantship stipend; scholarships; fellowships

http://www.queens.edu/mfa

http://mfa.randolphcollege.edu/

The program offers partial funding.

Regis University Denver, CO

Limited partial funding via Poetry, Fiction, Creative scholarship and internship Nonfiction, Translation, CrossGenre • Low Reinhardt University

https://www.pacificu.edu/mfawriting

https://english.okstate.edu/ academics/program-descriptions/ creative-writing

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Low

Portland, OR

http://www.okcu.edu/artsci/ departments/english/redearthmfa

Stillwater, OK

Charlotte, NC

Pacific Northwest College Poetry, Fiction, Creative of Art at Willamette Nonfiction, Cross-Genre • Low University https://regis.edu/mfa

Forest Grove, OR

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Low

Queens University of Charlotte

Randolph College Pacific Lutheran Lynchburg, VA University, Rainier Writing Poetry, Fiction, Creative Workshop Nonfiction • Low

Oklahoma City, OK

Editing position

https://www.snhu.edu/mfa

Three full funding awards; numerous partial-funding awards

Scholarships

Oklahoma City University (Red Earth) Pacific University

Raleigh, NC

https://www.naropa.edu/academics/ graduate-academics/mfa-creativewriting-poetics

https://www.osucascades.edu/ academics/mfa

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Low

New York, NY

• Low

Not Genre-Specific • Full

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Low

in Paris

Full funding teaching assistantship

Boulder, CO

Cascades Bend, OR

Full funding; assistantships; associateships; fellowships

http://salve.edu/mfa Mountainview LowLimited merit scholarships and Residency MFA at Southern New Hampshire federal financial aid University North Carolina State Manchester, NH University Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

Boulder, CO

Oregon State University

Portland, OR

https://www.pdx.edu/creativewriting

Partial funding; graduate assistantships; scholarships

Pratt Institute

Waleska, GA

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Low

https://www.reinhardt.edu/ academics/graduate-programs/ mfa-cw/

Partial scholarships and internships.

Roosevelt University Chicago, IL

Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full

https://www.roosevelt.edu/ academics/programs/masters-increative-writing-mfa

Partial funding; assistantships; internships; work study; financial aid

Rosemont College Bryn Mawr, PA

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full

Not Genre-Specific • Full

https://www.rosemont.edu/ academics/graduate/creativewriting/

The program offers partial funding.

Rutgers University, Camden

Queens College

Poetry, Fiction, Creatve Nonfiction • Full

Brooklyn, NY

https://www.pratt.edu/academics/ liberal-arts-and-sciences/graduatewriting/

Flushing, NY

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation • Full

Partial funding; graduate assistantships; merit awards

Camden, NJ

http://mfa.camden.rutgers. edu/ Full funding teaching

http://english.qc.cuny.edu/graduate/ assistantships mfa

Partial funding; scholarships; paid teaching positions

Rutgers University, Newark Newark, NJ

Poetry, Fiction • Full

https://sasn.rutgers.edu/mfa

Fellowships and funding; assistantships

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MFA PROGRAMS Saint Mary’s College of California

School of the Art Institute Southern New Hampshire The New School of Chicago University New York, NY

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-Genre • Full

Moraga, CA

https://www.stmarys-ca.edu/ mfawrite

Partial funding; fellowships; assistantships; scholarship

Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full

https://www.shsu.edu/academics/ english/creative-writing/

Partial funding; assistantships; tutor and intern positions

San Diego State University San Diego, CA

Poetry, Fiction • Full https://mfa.sdsu.edu/

Chicago, IL

http://www.saic.edu/academics/ departments/writing/master-finearts-writing

Partial funding; trustee merit; scholarships; assistantships

Seattle Pacific University Seattle, WA

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-Genre • Low https://www.spu.edu/mfa

San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Playwriting • Full http://creativewriting.sfsu.edu/

Partial funding; scholarships; fellowships; award; assistantships

San Jose State University San Jose, CA

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full

http://www.sjsu.edu/english/ graduate/mfa

Partial funding; fellowships; associate positions; scholarships; interns

Sarah Lawrence College Bronxville, NY

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full

https://www.sarahlawrence.edu/ writing-mfa

Seton Hill University Greensburg, PA

Fiction • Low

https://www.setonhill.edu/ academics/graduate-programs/ writing-popular-fiction-mfa

Stetson University

Poetry, Fiction • Full

https://www.sjny.edu/brooklyn/ academics/graduate/graduatedegrees/creative-writing

Partial funding; scholarships; fellowships

Tuscaloosa, AL

based scholarships.

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-Genre • Full

Stonecoast MFA, University of Southern Maine Portland, ME

Full funding assistantships; fellowships; 2nd Master’s degree

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Low

https://www.usm.maine.edu/ stonecoatmfa

Partial funding; scholarships; assistantships

University of Alaska, Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full

University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC, Canada

Poetry, Fiction, Screenwriting, Playwriting, Creative Nonfiction • Full https://creativewriting.ubc.ca/ graduate

Partial funding; assistantships; scholarships; awards; work study

University of British Columbia (Distance MFA) Vancouver, BC, Canada

Poetry, Fiction, Screenwriting, Playwriting, Creative Nonfiction • Online https://www.grad.ubc.ca/ prospective-students/graduatedegree-programs/master-of-finearts-creative-writing-distance

Partial funding; assistantships; scholarships

University of California, Davis

The program offers no funding.

https://www.uaf.edu/english/ Stony Brook Southampton graduate/graduate-programs.php Southampton and New York, NY Full funding; teaching

Sewanee, TN

https://www.stonybrook.edu/mfa

University of Arizona

http://english.ucdavis.edu/mfacreative-writing

Syracuse University

https://english.arizona.edu/mfacreative-writing

University of California, Irvine

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Sewanee School of Letters Nonfiction • Full Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction https://letters.sewanee.edu/

Southern Connecticut State University New Haven, CT

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full

https://inside.southernct.edu/ english/mfa-creative-writing

Partial funding; assistantships; fellowships; teaching opportunities

Poetry, Fiction • Full

Partial funding through scholarships and grants.

http://www.sfc.edu/academics/ graduateprograms/mfawriting

Brooklyn, NY

https://cw.english.ua.edu/

Savannah College of Art and Design

http://www.scad.edu/writing

Poetry, Fiction • Low

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Low

Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Creative Nonfiction, CrossGenre • Full

Brooklyn, NY

The Writer’s Foundry at St. Joseph’s College

University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa

Partial funding; scholarships; grants; internships; gift aid

Savannah, GA

St. Francis College

Sena Jeter Naslund-Karen https://www.stetson.edu/other/ Mann Graduate School academics/graduate/creativeof Writing at Spalding writing.php University Partial funding through merit-

Tutoring fellowships; scholarships; CA residents over http://spalding.edu/mfa sixty Partial funding; assistantships; scholarships; jobs

Baltimore, MD

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Poetry, Fiction, Creative Fiction • Online Nonfiction, Translation, Cross- Nonfiction • Full https://www.snhu.edu/onlineGenre • Full http://www.ubalt.edu/creativewriting degrees/masters/mfa-in-creativehttps://www.newschool.edu/writing Partial funding; graduate writing Partial funding; scholarships; teaching assistantships The program offers no funding. assistantships Manchester, NH

Partial funding with merit-based DeLand, FL scholarships Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Low

Louisville, KY

University of Baltimore

Carbondale, IL

Partial funding; Limited number Tucson, AZ of full and partial assistantships Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full Syracuse, NY

Poetry, Fiction • Full

http://english.syr.edu/cw/cwprogram.html

Full funding; stipend; assistantship; fellowship

Temple University Philadelphia, PA

Poetry, Fiction • Full

https://www.temple.edu/ creativewriting

Partial funding; fellowships; teaching assistantships

http://cola.siu.edu/english/graduate/ Texas State University master-of-fine-arts San Marcos, TX

Full funding; teaching and research assistantships

assistantships; scholarships

Poetry, Fiction • Full

http://www.english.txstate.edu/mfa/

Partial funding; assistantships; scholarships; stipend

Full funding through assistantships

University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR

Poetry, Fiction, Translation • Full http://mfa.uark.edu/

Full funding; assistantships; stipend; fellowships

University of Arkansas Monticello Monticello, AR

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Online

https://www.uamont.edu/ academics/arts-humanities/mfa-cw. html

Partial funding; three assistantships that offer fullfunding

Davis, CA

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-Genre • Full Teaching assistantships; research positions; prizes

Irvine, CA

Poetry, Fiction • Full

https://www.humanities.uci.edu/ mfawriting

Fully funded with assistantships and fellowships.

University of California, Riverside Riverside, CA

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full http://writingmfa.ucr.edu/

First year full funding fellowships; teaching assistantships

University of California, Riverside (Palm Desert) Palm Desert, CA

Fiction, Nonfiction, Playwriting, & Screenwriting • Low palmdesertmfa.ucr.edu

Scholarship; awards; Deferred Payment Plan; loans

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MFA PROGRAMS University of California, San Diego La Jolla, CA

Cross-Genre • Full

University of Idaho Moscow, ID

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full

https://literature.ucsd.edu/grad-mfa/ https://www.uidaho.edu/class/ index.html english/academics/mfa-creativeGuaranteed $30K. TA; writing

University of Massachusetts, Amherst

University of Missouri, Kansas City

University of New Hampshire

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full

Amherst, MA

http://www.umass.edu/englishmfa/

Kansas City, MO

https://cas.umkc.edu/areas-of-study/ https://cola.unh.edu/english/ english/mfa-creative-writing-andprogram/mfa/writing media-arts.html Partial & full funding;

assistantships; summer teaching

Full funding; assistantships; awards; scholarships

Partial funding; associateships; stipend; fellowships; paid internship

University of Central Arkansas

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

University of Massachusetts, Boston

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full

Poetry, Fiction • Full

Poetry, Fiction • Full

University of Missouri, St. Louis

partial tuition and fee waiver; stipend

Partial funding; graduate assistantships; stipend

University of Memphis

University of Montana,

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full

Conway, AR

Urbana, IL

Boston, MA

Partial funding; half of all incoming students receive full funding.

http://uca.edu/ftcw/mfa-in-creativewriting

https://english.illinois.edu/ http://www.umb.edu/academics/cla/ St. Louis, MO admissions/our-mfa-creative-writing english/grad/mfa Poetry, Fiction • Full Full funding; scholarships; Partial funding; assistantships; http://www.umsl.edu/~mfa

University of Central Florida

University of Iowa Nonfiction Writing Program

Partial funding; assistantships; internships

Orlando, FL

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full

https://english.cah.ucf.edu/creativewriting-mfa/

Partial funding; some full funding assistantships; fellowships; stipend

fellowships; assistantships

Iowa City, IA

Creative Nonfiction • Full

http://www.english.uiowa.edu/ graduate-program/mfa-nonfictionwriting

Full funding; graduate, research, and teaching assistantships

Memphis, TN

https://www.memphis.edu/english/ graduate/mfa/creative_writing.php

Full and partial funding: assistantships, fellowships; awards

University of Miami

University of Colorado Boulder

University of Iowa Writers’ Coral Gables, FL Workshop Poetry, Fiction • Full

Poetry, Fiction • Full

Poetry, Fiction • Full

Boulder, CO

https://www.colorado.edu/english/ current-students/graduates/mfacreative-writing

Iowa City, IA

http://writersworkshop.uiowa.edu/

Full funding fellowships; teaching assistantships

Nearly full funding; teaching assistantships; fellowships; jobs University of Kansas

University of Florida Gainesville, FL

Poetry, Fiction • Full

https://mfa.english.ufl.edu/

Full funding; fellowship; assistantship

University of Guelph Toronto, Canada

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-Genre • Full https://www.uoguelph.ca/arts/ cwmfa

Partial funding; scholarships

University of Houston Houston, TX

Poetry, Fiction • Full

Lawrence, KS

Poetry, Fiction • Full

https://englishcw.ku.edu/overview

Full funding teaching assistantships and fellowships.

Full funding through fellowships; assistantships

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI

Poetry, Fiction • Full

https://www.lsa.umich.edu/writers

Full funding for two years

Missoula Missoula, MT

http://hs.umt.edu/creativewriting

Partial funding; teaching assistantships; scholarships; fellowships

University of Nebraska, Omaha Omaha, NE

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Low

https://www.unomaha.edu/unmfaw

Fellowships; writing prizes; assistant positions

Las Vegas, NV

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full

https://www.unlv.edu/degree/mfacreative-writing

University of Kentucky

University of Minnesota

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full

University of Nevada, Reno

Full funding; fellowship; assistantship; stipend

Poetry, Fiction • Full

Lexington, KY

https://english.as.uky.edu/mfaprogram

Fully funded teaching assistantships available.

Minneapolis, MN

http://cla.umn.edu/creative-writing

University of Maryland

University of Mississippi, Oxford

Poetry, Fiction • Full

Poetry, Fiction • Full

College Park, MD

http://www.english.umd.edu/ academics/creativewriting

fellowships

Oxford, MS

http://mfaenglish.olemiss.edu/

Full funding through Grisham Fellowships; assistantships

Reno, NV

https://www.unr.edu/degrees/ english/mfa

Partial funding; assistantships; TAs

University of Nevada, Reno at Lake Tahoe Incline Village, NV

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Writing for Children and Young Adults (WCYA) •Low

https://www.unr.edu/mfa-creativewriting

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assistantships; scholarships; jobs; internships

University of New Mexico, Albuquerque Albuquerque, NM

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full

https://english.unm.edu/grad/ prospective-students/programs/mfa/ index.html

Full funding teaching assistantships; scholarships; awards

University of New Orleans New Orleans, LA

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Online

https://www.uno.edu/academics/ colaehd/la/cw-lr-mfa

In-state tuition; scholarship

University of New Orleans New Orleans, LA

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full

https://www.uno.edu/academics/ colaehd/la/cw-mfa

Fully funds some, but

University of Nevada, Las not all students; multiple Vegas assistantships

Full funding graduate assistantships

http://www.uh.edu/class/english/ programs/graduate/creative-writing/ Full funding assistantships;

Full funding assistantships and fellowships

https://english.as.miami.edu/ creative-writing/master-of-fine-arts/ index.html

Durham, NH

University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN

Poetry, Fiction • Full

https://english.nd.edu/creativewriting

Full funding; stipend; scholarship

University of Oregon, Eugene Eugene, OR

Poetry, Fiction • Full

https://crwr.uoregon.edu/graduate_ studies

Full funding; fellowships; stipend

University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full

https://www.writing.pitt.edu/

Full funding; teaching, editing, and digital narrative opportunities

MFA PROGRAMS University of San Francisco

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full

Poetry, Fiction • Full

Edinburg, TX

https://www.usfca.edu/artshttp://www.utrgv.edu/creativesciences/graduate-programs/writing writing/

Madison, WI

https://creativewriting.wisc.edu/

Full funding and opportunities; assistantships; scholarships

Partial funding; Some teaching assistantships and fellowships

Assistantships; scholarships; fellowships

University of Saskatchewan

University of Texas, James Fiction, Creative Nonfiction A. Michener Center for • Full Writers http://www.uwyo.edu/

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full

https://artsandscience.usask.ca/ english/graduates/mfa.php

Partial funding; fellowships; awards; arts employment

University of South Carolina, Columbia Columbia, SC

Poetry, Fiction • Full

https://www.sc.edu/study/colleges_ schools/artsandsciences/english_ language_and_literature/study/ graduate/mfa_program/index.php

Full funding assistantships; fellowships

University of South Florida Tampa, FL

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full

Austin, TX

Poetry, Fiction, Playwriting, Screenwriting • Full https://michener.utexas.edu/

University of Wyoming Laramie, WY

University of Utah, Salt Lake City

Full funding; stipend; prizes

Vermont College of Fine Arts–Writing

University of Victoria Victoria, Canada

Montpelier, VT

writing

Fellowships and merit awards

University of Virginia

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

https://creativewriting.virginia.edu/

Full funding; stipend

University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation • Full http://www.utep.edu/cw

Partial funding; in-state tuition; teaching assistantships; scholarships

University of Texas in Austin, New Writers Project Austin, TX

Poetry, Fiction • Full

https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/nwp

Full funding; award; teaching assistantship

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Low

William Paterson University

College

Full and partial funding

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Low

Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, PA

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Spoken Word • Low

https://www.wvwc.edu/master-offine-arts-program/

http://www.wilkes.edu/cw

Assistantships and scholarships

Western Colorado University Gunnison, CO

academics/school-graduate-studies/ graduate-program-creative-writing

Scholarships and loans

Fellowships and merit awards

Western Connecticut State University

Virginia Commonwealth Full funding; fellowships; wages University

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Low

Charlottesville, VA

Poetry, Fiction • Full

Richmond, VA

University of Washington, Poetry, Fiction • Full Bothell http://english.vcu.edu/mfa

Danbury, CT

https://www.wcsu.edu/writing/mfa

Assistantships and scholarships

Bothell, WA

Full funding; teaching assistantships

Western Michigan University

http://www.uwb.edu/mfa

Virginia Tech

Poetry, Fiction, Playwriting • Full

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-Genre • Full Partial scholarships; tuition assistance on a competitive basis

Blacksburg, VA

Poetry, Fiction • Full http://vtcwmfa.com/

Full funding assistantships

University of Washington, Seattle Warren Wilson College Seattle, WA (The MFA Program for Poetry, Fiction, Creative Writers at Warren Wilson Nonfiction • Full College) https://english.washington.edu/ master-fine-arts-creative-writing

Full funding; teaching and fellowships

Asheville, NC

Poetry, Fiction • Low

https://www.wwcmfa.org/

Partial funding; grants; fellowship; scholarships

Full funding assistantships; fellowships; awards grants

www.IndependentPressAward.com

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full

Morgantown, WV

Vermont College of Fine Poetry, Fiction, Creative Arts—Writing for Children Nonfiction, Cross-Genre • Low https://www.uvic.ca/finearts/writing/ & Young Adults https://www.western.edu/ Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full

Full funding; assistantship; salary

http://english.utk.edu/creativewriting-program

Full funding assistantships; fellowships; internships

Partial funding; scholarships; Poetry, Fiction, Creative loans; postgraduate teaching Partial funding on a competitive Nonfiction, Cross-Genre • Low fellowship basis https://vcfa.edu/programs/mfa-inhttps://english.utah.edu/graduate/ index.php

https://vcfa.edu/programs/mfachildren-young-adults

Poetry, Fiction • Full

West Virginia University

Buckhannon, WV

Montpelier, VT

Knoxville, TN

https://www.wichita.edu/academics/ fairmount_college_of_liberal_ arts_and_sciences/english/ Full funding; stipend; fellowship creativewriting/mfa_about.php https://english.wustl.edu/mfaprogram

https://as.vanderbilt.edu/english/

Poetry, Fiction • Full

graduate/index.php

https://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/ departments/english/graduate/ creative-writing-mfa/index.aspx

Poetry, Fiction • Full

Wichita, KS

Nashville, TN

Full funding assistantships; internships; stipends; grants

Vanderbilt University

Poetry or Prose • Full

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction • Full

http://english.wvu.edu/students/ Wayne, NJ graduate-students/m-f-a-in-creative- Poetry, Fiction, Creative writing Nonfiction, Cross-Genre • Full Full funding; stipend; https://www.wpunj.edu/cohss/ assistantship departments/english/graduateprograms/mfa-creative-andWest Virginia Wesleyan professional-writing.html

creativewriting

Full funding: annual fellowship, full tuition, health insurance stipend

Salt Lake City, UT

Wichita State University

Saint Louis, MO

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Kalamazoo, MI

http://wmich.edu/english/ academics/master-fine-arts

Full funding; teaching assistantship; stipend

Western Washington University Bellingham, WA

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-Genre • Full https://gradschool.wwu.edu/ creative-writing

Full funding; teaching; assistantships

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San Francisco, CA

Washington University

School

City, State

Program Offerings • Residency Website

Funding Available

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GUIDE TO FALL BOOK FAIRS Book fairs are more than just fun events; they’re essential for authors looking to grow their careers. These gatherings offer unparalleled opportunities to connect with readers, industry professionals, and fellow authors.

Planning Your Success To maximize your time at a book fair, careful planning is key. Before you go, thoroughly explore the event’s website. Familiarize yourself with maps, schedules, exhibitors, and speakers.

Create a strategic plan to optimize your day.

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Focus on these key activities: •Connect with book buyers and reviewers: Showcase your work and build relationships with potential partners.

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Reap the Rewards Beyond professional development, book fairs are a celebration of your work. Countless authors have achieved remarkable success through these events: •Increased sales: Many authors have secured

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If you’re an author eager to advance your career, attending a book fair is a must. It’s an invaluable platform to connect with your audience, industry experts, and fellow writers.

BOOKFAIRS

Bouchercon World Mystery Convention, August 28 - September 1, 2024, Nashville, TN. Bouchercon, pronounced “bow-cher-con”, is the world’s premier mystery and crime fiction convention, named in honor of Anthony Boucher, a distinguished mystery fiction critic, editor, and author. The annual event brings together readers, writers, publishers, editors, agents, booksellers, and other lovers of crime fiction for a 4-day weekend of education, entertainment, and fun. Meet your favorite authors and get their autographs; attend panels and workshops on a variety of topics related to mystery and crime fiction; enter contests and win prizes; browse the dealer’s room and find new books to read; and mingle with other fans of mystery and crime fiction. https://www.bouchercon.com/

Printers Row Lit Fest 2024, September 7-8, 2024, Chicago, IL. 10am 6pm each day. Claims to be the largest FREE outdoor literary showcase in the Midwest, features indoor and outdoor programming throughout the weekend. Free events: first come, first served. https://printersrowlitfest.org

Carolina Mountains Literary Festival, September 5-7, 2024, Burnsville, NC. A gathering of authors, readers, novice writers, listeners, and learners of all ages. Not an academic festival, nor a book fair, it’s a festival of readers who appreciate discussing the ideas in literature. The goal is to raise awareness of works of literary significance from smaller presses, and to focus on regional writers; and where readers, aspiring writers, and established authors can come together to discuss craft and ideas. It’s not just about signing books, it’s about making a human connection. https://cmlitfest.net/

Washington Island Literary Festival, September 19-21, 2024, Washington Island, WI. The Washington Island Literary Festival is a celebration of the written word. The festival features writers’ workshops, author panels and presentations, readings, and social activities. All events are held in quaint, historic, and beautiful venues around Washington Island. Participants have a unique opportunity to share time with prominent authors and dedicated readers. The festival is a great place to learn about new books, meet your favorite authors, and get inspired to write. https://writeondoorcounty.org/events/conferences/wilf/

Kansas Book Festival, September 28, 2024, Topeka, KS. Hosted by the Mabee Library, this year’s festival will be held at Washburn University.

The 2024 Festival will bring another amazing lineup of 50 authors, including NYTimes Bestsellers and winners of national book awards. Their presentations will cover fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and children’s fiction.

The festival will also feature outdoor performances, a book-art exhibit, food Bumbershoot Seattle Arts & Music Festival, August 31 & September trucks, and exhibitor tents with 35 publishers, nonprofits, and individual 1, 2024, Seattle, WA. Bumbershoot is Seattle’s annual arts and music authors. The Kansas Book Festival is for all ages and interests. This event is festival, celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2023. The festival stretches free and open to the public. https://www.kansasbookfestival.com/ across the 74-acre Seattle Center, beneath the city’s iconic Space Needle. A celebration of art, music, food, technology, and culture, the festival features The Bookmarks 18th Annual Festival of Books & Authors, September 26 a wide variety of performances, from local and national musicians to visual - 29, 2024, Winston-Salem, NC. The annual festival is held in downtown artists, comedians, and authors. There are also food trucks, craft booths, Winston-Salem, NC, and features many prestigious and recognized authors. and activities for all ages. In 2023, Bumbershoot is under new leadership All of Bookmarks’ programming is part of the organization’s mission to from New Rising Sun. Bumbershoot will work in tandem with local non- cultivate community by bringing people of all ages together with books and profits, public schools, and historically marginalized voices. https://www. authors that educate, inspire, challenge, and entertain. seattlecenter.com/events/festivals/bumbershoot https://www.bookmarksnc.org/festival

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BOOKFAIRS

The South Dakota Festival of Books 2023, September 20 - 22, 2024, in Brookings, SD. The festival celebrates literature by connecting the best regional and national writers with our state’s readers. The festival features conversations, presentations, panel discussions, book signings, and special events. Attendees have the opportunity to meet their favorite authors, learn about new books, and get inspired to write. The festival also offers workshops and craft talks for aspiring writers. These workshops are led by established authors and publishing professionals, and they provide unique support for writers of all levels. http://sdhumanities.org/festival-of-books/

Louisville Book Festival, October 18 - 19, 2024, Louisville, KY. The festival will be held in downtown Louisville, KY on November 10-11 from 10am to 6pm at the Kentucky International Convention Center. This year’s festival will celebrate the city’s culture and resiliency, while striving to ensure that all children have access to books in their home. Highway 65 divides east and west Louisville, and there are no bookstores west of 65, creating a book desert for children and youth in that area. The festival’s goal is to ensure that every child who attends Children’s Day leaves with at least one free ageappropriate book. https://www.louisvillebookfestival.com/

Harbor Springs Festival of the Book, September 27-29, 2024, Harbor Springs, MI. A three-day celebration of readers, writers, books, and the literary craft, the festival is held in beautiful Harbor Springs, Michigan. 50 nationally published authors and illustrators in sessions are featured across eight genres: fiction, nonfiction, mystery/thriller, poetry, cookbook, picture book, middle grade, and young adult. The festival offers a variety of events for all ages, including author talks, panel discussions, workshops, book signings, and family activities. Registration, required for Festival general session attendance, and additional ticketed event sales are now available both online and in person at the Festival office, 160 State Street, Harbor Springs. https://www.hsfotb.org/

Las Vegas Book Festival, October 19, 2024, Las Vegas, NV. The Las Vegas Book Festival is Nevada’s largest literary event. The festival celebrates the written, spoken, and illustrated word with free and open-to-the-public events. https://lasvegasbookfestival.com/ Southern Festival of Books, October 26 - 27, 2024, Nashville, TN. Humanities Tennessee presents the 36th annual Southern Festival of Books: A Celebration of the Written Word! The festival is among the oldest literary festivals in the country. It is free to attend and takes place on The Plaza in downtown Nashville at Bicentennial Mall, Tennessee State Museum, and the Tennessee State Library. The festival features hundreds of authors, thousands of visitors, performance stages, food trucks, publishers, and booksellers. https://sofestofbooks.org/

Milford Readers and Writers Festival, September 13-15, 2024, Milford, PA. The Milford Readers and Writers Festival aims to inspire and ignite conversations between people who love to read books and people who write them. http://milfordreadersandwriters.com/

Louisiana Book Festival, November 2, 2024, Baton Rouge, LA. A free, nationally recognized literary event held on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in downtown Baton Rouge around Capitol Park. The festival will The Brooklyn Book Festival, September 22 – September 30, 2024, feature outstanding literary events, including author talks, book signings, Brooklyn, NY. The Brooklyn Book Festival is New York City’s biggest free panel discussions, and family-friendly activities. It’s a great opportunity to literary festival, and brings together readers and writers from all over the see exceptional writers, find new books to read, and enjoy some thoughtworld for a week of talks, shopping, and more. Launched as a one-day event, provoking presentations. http://louisianabookfestival.org/ the Brooklyn Book Festival has since grown to include 8 days of city-wide Bookend events. The festival’s credo is “hip, smart, and diverse.” The Festival West Coast Christian Writers Conference, November 7 - 8, 2024, Roseville, Day & Literary Marketplace will take place Sunday, September 29, 2024, CA. West Coast Christian Writers (WCCW) was founded in 1993 by Pastor Jon 10am-6pm at Brooklyn Borough Hall and surrounding venues.

Drury as a ministry of Redwood Chapel in Castro Valley. The first Christian https://brooklynbookfestival.org/ Writers Seminar was with Ethel Herr as the keynote speaker. Other past keynoters include James Scott Bell, Cecil Murphey, and Francine Rivers. In Twin Cities Book Festival, October 19, 2024, St Paul, MN. Rain Taxi has 2015, Pastor Drury passed the torch to Susy Flory, and the conference was been presenting the Twin Cities Book Festival for over 20 years. This year, rebranded as WCCW. This year will be in-person at Bridgeway Church in the festival will be at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds on October 14th from Roseville, CA. https://westcoastchristianwriters.com/ 10:00am to 5:00pm. The festival is free to attend and will feature author talks, book signings, panel discussions, and activities for readers of all ages. BookCAMP 2025, May 2 - 4, 2025, Doubletree By Hilton, 128 Frontage Masks and proof of vaccination will not be required.

Rd, Newark, New Jersey, 07114. Award-winning authors from around the https://twincitiesbookfestival.com/ world, as well as a three-day trade show event for authors, publishers and writers looking to find better ways to publicize and market their existing and upcoming books. Takes place during the same week of the Montclair Book Festival. Lots of industry connections and networking opportunities. https://www.independentpressaward.com/ipabookcamp

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