Graduate Program

Explore Our Graduate Program

Since the 1960s, the University of Oregon Creative Writing MFA program has trained award-winning literary artists whose work has been published in widely respected publications around the globe. In our two-year residency program, MFA students concentrate in either poetry or fiction. Our coursework emphasizes the workshop, integrating concentrated time for writing with craft seminars on fiction, poetry, and screenwriting, and opportunities for editorial experience with Northwest Review.


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Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing

In our two-year residency program, MFA students concentrate in either poetry or fiction. Our coursework emphasizes the workshop, integrating concentrated time for writing with craft seminars on fiction, poetry, and screenwriting, and opportunities for editorial experience with Northwest Review.


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Join Our Community of Writers

“With talented students and generous faculty, the University of Oregon MFA helped me find the community of writers who journey alongside me, supporting and challenging me, to this day.”

—Morgan Thomas, MFA in fiction, '16


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Fund Your Graduate Studies

Explore opportunities for funding your graduate studies in the Creative Writing program.

Funding and Research Support


Prepare for the Professional World

An MFA in creative writing opens the door to exciting job possibilities. Discover resources to help you earn your degree and prepare for your chosen career path.


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The Vanishing Indian Property Rights: How Federal Courts are Stripping Indians of the Rights to Their Own Lands

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The Vanishing Indian Property Rights: How Federal Courts are Stripping Indians of the Rights to Their Own Lands

Sep 30
History Department Fall Term Coffee Hour

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History Department Fall Term Coffee Hour

Oct 1 McKenzie Hall
HIST and IRES Welcome Back Barbecue

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HIST and IRES Welcome Back Barbecue

Oct 1 Wayne Morris Family Farm Picnic Shelter
Cinema Studies Fall Term Coffee Hours

Oct

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Cinema Studies Fall Term Coffee Hours

Oct 6 Villard Hall
We Hold These Truths: 250 Years of the American Experiment at Home and Abroad

Oct

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We Hold These Truths: 250 Years of the American Experiment at Home and Abroad

Oct 6 Ford Alumni Center
Online: Freeman Internship Fellowship Info Session

Oct

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Online: Freeman Internship Fellowship Info Session

Oct 7
Winter and Spring Study Abroad in Italy Info Session

Oct

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Winter and Spring Study Abroad in Italy Info Session

Oct 7 Straub Hall
Creative Writing Reading Series Presents: Melissa Range

Oct

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Creative Writing Reading Series Presents: Melissa Range

Oct 7 Knight Library
History Department Fall Term Coffee Hour

Oct

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History Department Fall Term Coffee Hour

Oct 8 McKenzie Hall
Geography Colloquium: Unmapping the World with "Palestine 1492: A Report Back"

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Geography Colloquium: Unmapping the World with "Palestine 1492: A Report Back"

Oct 8 Condon Hall