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

Department of History Coffee Hour
Jan6
Department of History Coffee Hour Jan 6 McKenzie Hall
Irish Ecomedia: Empire and Environmental Justice in the Modernization of Postcolonial Ireland
Jan8
Irish Ecomedia: Empire and Environmental Justice in the Modernization of Postcolonial Ireland Jan 8 Knight Library
Considerations for Composing Poetry in Indigenous Languages—Native American and Indigenous Studies Research Colloquium
Jan12
Considerations for Composing Poetry in Indigenous Languages—Native American and Indigenous Studies Research Colloquium Jan 12 Many Nations Longhouse
Eugene History Pub Lecture Series: "Blacks against Brown: The Intra-racial Struggle over Segregated Schools in Topeka, Kansas"
Jan12
Eugene History Pub Lecture Series: "Blacks against Brown: The Intra-racial Struggle over Segregated Schools in Topeka, Kansas" Jan 12 Whirled Pies
Department of History Coffee Hour
Jan13
Department of History Coffee Hour Jan 13 McKenzie Hall
Part-Time Job & Work-Study Fair
Jan14
Part-Time Job & Work-Study Fair Jan 14 Erb Memorial Union (EMU)
Portland Internship Experience (PIE) 2026 Virtual Info-Session
Jan14
Portland Internship Experience (PIE) 2026 Virtual Info-Session Jan 14
Filmlandia Screening Series: "The Shining"
Jan14
Filmlandia Screening Series: "The Shining" Jan 14 Lawrence Hall
Department of History Coffee Hour
Jan20
Department of History Coffee Hour Jan 20 McKenzie Hall
Dept. of History Seminar Series: "What is the History of Information? A Case Study of the United States in 1920"
Jan20
Dept. of History Seminar Series: "What is the History of Information? A Case Study of the United States in 1920" Jan 20 McKenzie Hall