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MFA in Writing
Take your writing to the next level through a curriculum designed to nurture your creative vision. As the longest-standing writing MFA in the Bay Area, our program offers:
- San Francisco Advantage — Our campus is in the heart of San Francisco, with a curriculum designed to connect you with Bay Area writers, publishers, and literary professionals.
- Diverse Community of Writers — Small classes put you within an intimate and dedicated community of writers, all helping each other flourish.
- Play with Genre — With workshops in fiction, poetry, and nonfiction, you can develop your artistic vision across genres.
- Personalized Learning — Two semesters of one-on-one instruction toward a long-form thesis project help you focus on your individual growth.
- An MFA to Fit Your Life — Classes are held in the evenings to accommodate the schedules of working writers.
- Teaching Assistantships — Combine your writing education with the chance to assist faculty in teaching undergraduate creative writing courses.
Recent Faculty
- Fiction: Stephen Beachy, Kate Folk, Laleh Khadivi, Nancy Jooyoun Kim, Tomas Moniz, K.M. Soehnlein, Susan Steinberg, Monica West
- Poetry: MK Chavez, D.A. Powell, Preeti Vangani, Maw Shein Win
- Nonfiction: Miah Jeffra, Susan Kiyo Ito, Dave Madden, Lauren Markham