Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) in Creative Writing

Program Requirements:

• Bachelors Degree from an accredited college or university
• 3.0 GPA from previous college course work

• Official transcripts from all colleges attended 

• A 2 -3 page typewritten autobiographical essay describing your educational and career experiences. The essay should be creative and reflective in nature and be responsive to the following questions:
  • How and why did you decide to pursue this program?
  • How can this program further your personal and/or professional goals?
  • What special abilities, personal qualities, and life experiences do you bring to the program?

• A 10-12 page sample of your writing including at least 5 pages of prose. A combination of separate writing samples is acceptable (poetry, essay, short story, novel excerpt, etc.)
• A letter of recommendation

• A completed and signed Manhattanville application