Our MFA program, established in 1978, is a two-year, full residency, studio-based program featuring intensive study of fiction and poetry. We offer a wide range of fully-funded positions in teaching, editing, and arts administration! EWU MFA candidates can gain experience in book and magazine publishing, festival promotion, and teaching both composition and creative writing.<\/p>\n
We are committed to diversity, inclusion, and equality in the Creative Writing program. We believe that a respect for policies and practices that foster and protect diverse voices and viewpoints is essential to the success of our students and our program. To that end, our program is committed to proactively fostering diversity and inclusion throughout its curriculum, admissions, and all day-to-day practices.<\/p>\n
Since 2021, we no longer offer a track focusing exclusively on creative nonfiction. We do still offer graduate workshops and form and theory classes in creative nonfiction, as well as occasional screenwriting and playwriting workshops.<\/p>\n
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