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

POTUS or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Feb8
POTUS or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive Feb 8 Miller Theatre Complex
Coffee Shop Chat with Profs Kohler and Sayre
Feb10
Coffee Shop Chat with Profs Kohler and Sayre Feb 10 Lawrence Hall
Physical Chemistry Seminar - Measuring Energy Landscapes for Biomolecules with Native Mass Spectrometry
Feb10
Physical Chemistry Seminar - Measuring Energy Landscapes for Biomolecules with Native Mass Spectrometry Feb 10 Willie and Donald Tykeson Hall
Composition Writing Lab Drop-In Hours
Feb10
Composition Writing Lab Drop-In Hours Feb 10 Willie and Donald Tykeson Hall
Organic/Inorganic/Materials Chemistry Seminar: A Journey from Long Acenes to Cyclacenes
Feb10
Organic/Inorganic/Materials Chemistry Seminar: A Journey from Long Acenes to Cyclacenes Feb 10 Willamette Hall
History Pub Lecture Series: “The History of Pre-History: How Archaeology Began"  
Feb10
History Pub Lecture Series: “The History of Pre-History: How Archaeology Began"   Feb 10 Whirled Pies Downtown
Department of History Coffee Hour
Feb11
Department of History Coffee Hour Feb 11 McKenzie Hall
How to Align Your Time with Your Priorities
Feb13
How to Align Your Time with Your Priorities Feb 13
Composition Writing Lab Drop-In Hours
Feb13
Composition Writing Lab Drop-In Hours Feb 13 Willie and Donald Tykeson Hall
POTUS or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Feb14
POTUS or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive Feb 14 Miller Theatre Complex