Creative Writing

The Drexel MFA in Creative Writing combines the teaching of the craft of creative writing with hands-on exposure to the professional machinery of the publishing industry. As a leader in experiential education, Drexel is uniquely positioned to offer students this experiential MFA in which students are encouraged to engage with the world in order to best reflect upon it, write stories worth telling, and embark upon successful careers. MFA students undertake an intensive two-year process of story creation, critique, revision, and career preparation. Students take part in online workshops, reading tutorials, and one-on-one packet exchanges with notable published writers. Three times during the MFA program, students gather with professors in intensive residences in Philadelphia and New York City. Drexel's MFA provides select students with opportunities to learn teaching pedagogy for composition and/or creative writing and to take part in a one-of-a-kind, community-based learning experience designed to spark creativity, make a positive impact in the world, and put tools in students’ hands for post-MFA employment.

Online Program

Please refer to Drexel Online Education for application requirements and deadlines.