Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
Admissions Process
Application Requirements
All MFA applicants must complete and submit an admission file that includes:
- Completed online application form
- $50 non-refundable application fee for each genre to which you are applying
- Official transcripts from ALL post-secondary schools attended
- Two letters of recommendation (see below)
- Essay (see below)
- Samples of your creative work in the genre which you are applying
- Fiction and Creative Non-Fiction—20 pages double-spaced
- Poetry—15-20 pages, single-spaced
- Screenwriting—up to 30 pages, standard script format
Application Forms
- Application Instructions (PDF
- Recommendation Form and Checklist (PDF) to be handed to any recommender not completing their recommendation online.
Additional information for International applicants.
Now reviewing applications on a rolling basis
Our preferred application deadline is here, and our genre groups are filling for the 2013 Summer Residency/Fall and Spring terms online, but there is still time to submit your application. We’re extending our deadline and we will continue reviewing applications on a rolling basis.
Send application materials to:
Office of Admissions, CB 65
Augsburg College
2211 Riverside Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55454