You need a program that’s as passionate about your writing as you are. Drexel University’s low-residency, two-year MFA in Creative Writing helps you grow as a writer in a supportive creative community – while letting you complete most of the career-focused curriculum online through workshops, reading tutorials, and one-on-one packet exchanges with notable published writers.
You'll specialize in fiction writing and take electives in areas such as young adult, historical fiction, and marketing for authors.
Are you ready to embark on a transformative journey in the realm of creative writing? Learn more about our Scholarship and Teaching Assistantships Opportunities. These initiatives will enrich the vibrant tapestry of our program, and we can’t wait to welcome exceptional talents into our community.
THE NEXT GREAT STORY STARTS WITH YOU
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The next great story is out there.
You just need to write it.
Drexel is among a small group of universities with no cap on the number of veterans who may enroll through the Yellow Ribbon Program, which provides tuition-free education to eligible veterans.
A Nationally-Recognized School for Servicemembers
Increase your Civic Engagement
Use storytelling to affect change, build community, and widen opportunities for expression in marginalized populations through elective study abroad experiences like the Haiti Creative Writing Intensive and our one-of-a-kind Drexel Story Medicine Collaborative. You may also work with military veterans, incarcerated men and women, and hospice patients.
Gain Real-World Insight
The program includes three in-person residencies where you'll meet with classmates, professors, and authors of distinction. Two residencies take place in Philadelphia and the third takes place in New York so you can meet and network with additional industry professionals.
Learn to Lead by Example
Drexel's MFA provides the opportunity for select students to enter our teaching pedagogy track. MFA teaching assistantships help you gain experience (and a salary!) you can put toward your degree.
Earn Credit for Work Experience
If you have published a novel, you may be eligible to earn credit for your work experience. Accepted students can contact their academic advisor to request a formal review of their novel(s) for course credit consideration. Credit earned through work experience can be used as MFA course equivalencies.
