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Guide to Writing Programs

AWP's Guide to Writing Programs is a free, searchable database of graduate and undergraduate writing programs in the US and abroad. Each member program listing contains information about faculty, admissions, requirements of study, and tuition and financial aid.

Nonmember programs can enhance their listings by joining AWP today.

Use the search and browse features below to explore undergraduate and graduate writing programs.

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2. Program Type In contrast to more traditional residency programs, where students attend classes on campus, low-residency programs involve distance education and brief on-campus or specific-site residencies. Depending on the program, residencies may last one weekend or several weeks per year.

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Now Displaying 1 - 25 of 1003 Results:
Writing Program Name Location     Genres   Degrees

Aberystwyth University
Faculty: Matthew Francis, Tiffany Atkinson, Katherine Stansfield, Rosie Dub, Jacqueline Yallop, David Towsey, Richard Marggraf Turley

United Kingdom

 
Fiction, Criticism & Theory, Creative Nonfiction, Poetry, Popular/Genre Fiction    MA, PHD, BA, MINOR 

Abilene Christian University
Faculty: Albert Haley, Chris Willerton, Stephen Weathers

TX, US

 
Fiction, Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, Playwriting    MA 

Adams State University

CO, US

 
Fiction, Criticism & Theory, Playwriting, Creative Nonfiction, Poetry    BA 

Adelphi University
Faculty: Igor Webb, Katherine Hill, René Steinke, Maya Marshall, Jan-Henry Gray, Jacqueline Jones LaMon (Professor Emerita), Judith Baumel (Professor Emerita), Martha Cooley (Professor Emerita)

NY, US

 
Fiction, Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, Playwriting, Screenwriting    MFA, BA 

Agnes Scott College
Faculty: Anna Cabe, Waqas Khwaja, Alan Grostephan, Courtney Faye Taylor, Natalie Villacorta

GA, US

 
    BA 

Alaska Pacific University

AK, US

 
    MA, MINOR 

Albertus Magnus College
Faculty: Paul Robichaud, Sarah Wallman, Robert Hubbard, Charles Rafferty, Eric Shoeck

CT, US

 
Fiction, Poetry, Creative Nonfiction    MFA, BA, MINOR 

Albion College

MI, US

 
    BA, MINOR 

Alfred University

NY, US

 
    MINOR 

Allegheny College
Faculty: Christopher Bakken, Matthew Ferrence, Mari Christmas

PA, US

 
    BA 

Alma College MFA
Faculty: Karen E. Bender, Anna Clark, Dhonielle Clayton, Leslie Contreras Schwartz, James Daniels, Matthew Gavin Frank, Benjamin Garcia, Donald Quist, Robert Vivian, S. Kirk Walsh, Shonda Buchanan

MI, US

 
Fiction, Poetry, Creative Nonfiction    MFA 

American International College

MA, US

 
     

American University
Faculty: Kyle Dargan, Stephanie Grant, David Keplinger, Rachel Louise Snyder, Dolen Perkins-Valdez, Rachel Louise Snyder, Melissa Scholes-Young, Patricia Park

DC, US

 
Fiction, Poetry, Creative Nonfiction    MFA 

Anderson University

SC, US

 
    MINOR 

Anderson University, Indiana

IN, US

 
    BA, MINOR 

Anne Arundel Community College

MD, US

 
     

Anoka-Ramsey Community College
Faculty: Kathryn Kysar, Scott Wrobel, Paige Riehl, William Breen, Melody Heide, Jasmin Ziegler, Tracy Youngblom

MN, US

 
Fiction, Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, Playwriting, Screenwriting, Writing for Children, Professional Writing (technical writing, PR, etc.)    AFA, CERT 

Antioch University
Faculty: Gayle Brandeis, Carol Potter, Sharman Apt Russell, Alistair McCartney, Jim Krusoe, Terry Wolverton, Brad Kessler, Francesca Lia Block, Genevieve Hudson, Victoria Patterson, Jaswinder Bolina, Natashia Deón, Vandana Khanna, Sarah Van Arsdale, Sarah Manguso, Aminah Mae Safi, Pitor Florczyk, Lisa Locascio Nighthawk, Ana Maria Spagna, Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo, Ross Brown, Nikki Darling, Anjali Enjeti, Colette Freedman, Reyna Grade, Guadalupe García McCall, Tomas Moniz, Josh Roark, Aditi Khorana

CA, US

 
Fiction, Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, Playwriting, Screenwriting, Writing for Children, Literary Translation    MFA 

Antioch University Midwest

OH, US

 
    BA 

Antioch University Santa Barbara
Faculty: David Starkey, Tananarive Due, Jenny Factor, Steve Heller, Kate Maruyama

CA, US

 
Screenwriting, Playwriting    MFA 

Appalachian State University

NC, US

 
    BA, MINOR 

Arapahoe Community College
Faculty: Monica Fuglei, Jamey Trotter, Andrea Mason, Juliet Beckman, Jomil Ebro

CO, US

 
Fiction, Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, Playwriting, Writing for Children, Professional Writing (technical writing, PR, etc.)    AA 

Arcadia University
Faculty: Richard Wertime, Joshua Isard, Stephanie Feldman, James Warner, Genevieve Betts, Paul Elwork, Eric Smith

PA, US

 
Fiction, Poetry, Professional Writing (technical writing, PR, etc.), Criticism & Theory, Writing for Children, Playwriting, Creative Nonfiction    MFA, MA, BA, MINOR 

Arizona State University
Faculty: Sally Ball, Tara Ison, T. M. McNally, Alberto Alvaro Rios, Matt Bell, Natalie Diaz, Jennifer Irish, Mitchell Jackson, Safiya Sinclair, Sarah Viren

AZ, US

 
Fiction, Poetry    MFA, BA, MINOR 

Arkansas Tech University

AR, US

 
Fiction, Screenwriting, Creative Nonfiction, Poetry, Popular/Genre Fiction    BFA, MA, BA 

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