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
Mar11
Department of History Coffee Hour Mar 11 McKenzie Hall
Forest Resilience in the PNW Pre-industrial Period: What We Understand So Far
Mar11
Forest Resilience in the PNW Pre-industrial Period: What We Understand So Far Mar 11 John E. Jaqua Academic Center for Student Athletes
Guest Speaker: A Discussion on Well-Being and Awe
Mar11
Guest Speaker: A Discussion on Well-Being and Awe Mar 11 Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact
David Roediger, Professor of American Studies and History at the University of Kansas, Presents: "The Anti-Racist Education of an Ordinary White"
Mar11
David Roediger, Professor of American Studies and History at the University of Kansas, Presents: "The Anti-Racist Education of an Ordinary White" Mar 11 Erb Memorial Union (EMU)
CSWS Noon Talk: Julie Weise
Mar12
CSWS Noon Talk: Julie Weise Mar 12 Hendricks Hall
Creative Writing Reading Series Presents: Karen Thompson Walker
Mar12
Creative Writing Reading Series Presents: Karen Thompson Walker Mar 12 Knight Library
Can Nonprofits Do Political and Policy Advocacy? Nonprofits and Politics in Comparative Perspective
Mar12
Can Nonprofits Do Political and Policy Advocacy? Nonprofits and Politics in Comparative Perspective Mar 12 William W. Knight Law Center
Composition Writing Lab Drop-In Hours
Mar13
Composition Writing Lab Drop-In Hours Mar 13 Willie and Donald Tykeson Hall
UO Educator Career Fair
Mar13
UO Educator Career Fair Mar 13 Ford Alumni Center
8th Annual Mentoring and Advising Summit
Mar14
8th Annual Mentoring and Advising Summit Mar 14