Writing
The MFA Program at Washington University in St. Louis is a two-year program focused on MFA degrees in fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction. Each year our reading series brings a diverse group of poets, fiction writers, and nonfiction writers to the department. The two-year program is rigorous and challenging but fosters a close-knit community of support that continues long after the degrees have been granted.
Entry into the program is highly competitive—out of hundreds of applications received, we accept only 14 students (five each in fiction and poetry and four in creative nonfiction).
Some Recent Visiting Hurst Professors Include: Edward P. Jones, Frank Bidart, Jorie Graham, Aleksandar Hemon, Lucie Brock Broido, George Saunders, Claudia Rankine, Deborah Eisenberg, Paul Muldoon, Lydia Davis, Matthea Harvey, Martha Collins, Kelly Link, and Richard Powers
Application deadline: December 1, 2025 at 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time
contact: english@wustl.edu
