The Writing Seminars

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.

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Major in Writing

Study at one of the first major academic institutions to offer a degree for writers.

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Master of Fine Arts

Four poets and four fiction writers are admitted annually to this selective two-year program.

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June 11, 2021

Deirdre Danklin, MFA ’19, Wins The Clay Reynolds Novella Prize

The Writing Seminars is pleased to announce that Deirdre Danklin, MFA ‘ 19, has won The Clay Reynolds Novella Prize. Established in 2001, The Clay Reynolds Novella Prize highlights one […]

June 1, 2021

Kate Keleher, MFA ‘ 21, Wins Undergraduate Teaching Assistant Award

Congratulations to Kate Keleher who won the Undergraduate Teaching Assistant Award for the 2020-21 Krieger School’s Excellence in Teaching and Excellence in Advising Awards. Some of the comments about Kate’s […]

April 26, 2021

Danielle Evans Wins 2021 Joyce Carol Oates Prize

Congratulations to Danielle Evans, the 2021 Joyce Carol Oates Prize Recipient! Awarded by the New Literary Project (formerly the Simpson Literary Project), the Prize annually honors a midcareer author of […]

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