The Hopkins Review has been named among the short list of finalists for the 2025 Firecracker Awards granted by the Community of Literary Magazines & Presses, in the “Magazines – […]
Where Words Matter
Founded in 1947, the Writing Seminars is the second-oldest creative writing program in the United States and has always been ranked highly in the field. The department is celebrated for the quality of its faculty and its small classes. No course is lecture-sized; all are seminars.
- Degrees Offered BA, MFA
- Major Writing Seminars
- Minor Writing Seminars
Explore the Program
Major in Writing
Study at one of the first major academic institutions to offer a degree for writers.
Master of Fine Arts
Four poets and four fiction writers are admitted annually to this selective two-year program.
Faculty
The department is celebrated for the quality of its faculty and its small classes. No course is lecture-sized; all are seminars.
News & Announcements
A Novel Highlights a Dark Korean History and a Shattered Family’s
“Flashlight,” by Professor Susan Choi, spans several decades and nations to tell a story of exile in its multiple forms. [The New York Times]
Lysley Tenorio wins 2025 Baker Artist Award
Associate Professor Lysley Tenorio is one of six Baltimore-area artists to win a 2025 Baker Artist Award. The Baker Artist Awards were established by the William G. Baker, Jr. Memorial Fund and […]