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 and individualized reading tutorials.


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Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing

Within 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 and individualized reading tutorials.


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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.


Events

"Much Ado About Nothing"
Feb22
"Much Ado About Nothing" Feb 22 Robinson Theatre
Documentary Screening and Discussion - "The General: Vietnam in The Age of To Lam"
Feb23
Documentary Screening and Discussion - "The General: Vietnam in The Age of To Lam" Feb 23 Knight Library
Anthropology Colloquium Series: “Of ‘Storied’ Pots and Their Unknown Potters: The Organization of Craft Production in Ancient Igbo Ukwu (9th-15th Century CE), Southeastern Nigeria"
Feb23
Anthropology Colloquium Series: “Of ‘Storied’ Pots and Their Unknown Potters: The Organization of Craft Production in Ancient Igbo Ukwu (9th-15th Century CE), Southeastern Nigeria" Feb 23 Condon Hall
Department of History Coffee Hour
Feb24
Department of History Coffee Hour Feb 24 McKenzie Hall
Creative Writing Presents: Kidd Creative Writing Workshop Info Session
Feb24
Creative Writing Presents: Kidd Creative Writing Workshop Info Session Feb 24 Alder Building
How Venezuela Got Here: From Model Democracy to Authoritarian Kleptocracy
Feb24
How Venezuela Got Here: From Model Democracy to Authoritarian Kleptocracy Feb 24 McKenzie Hall
WGSS Presents: "Bad Dance: Making Queer and Lesbian Community"
Feb25
WGSS Presents: "Bad Dance: Making Queer and Lesbian Community" Feb 25 Knight Library
NW-NALRC Consultation and Assistance Time
Feb25
NW-NALRC Consultation and Assistance Time Feb 25
Anti-nuclear Series: Film Screening and Q&A with Director Jeff Gipe
Feb25
Anti-nuclear Series: Film Screening and Q&A with Director Jeff Gipe Feb 25 Lawrence Hall
Latinx Studies Night at the Museum
Feb25
Latinx Studies Night at the Museum Feb 25 Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art (JSMA)