New York City,
NY,
United States
Type
Private
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
MFA in Writing - Fiction in New York United States | Columbia University
Columbia University
|
New York United States
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Qualification
Masters Degree
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
USD
49,850
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
36 months
Columbia University's MFA Writing Program is widely respected for its intensive literary training and distinguished faculty of celebrated authors and editors committed to teaching. The program embraces artistic and literary diversity through its faculty, students, and curriculum. Participants are urged to trust their creative impulses and push beyond boundaries to fully develop their writing abilities. The Fiction program maintains exceptional standards, dedication to students, and embraces varied artistic perspectives. Following any single writing style would contradict our purpose, especially with our diverse faculty including Paul Beatty, Anellise Chen, Nicholas Christopher, Richard Ford, Rivka Galchen, Heidi Julavits, Binnie Kirshenbaum, Victor LaValle, Sam Lipsyte, Ben Marcus, Matthew Salesses, and Gary Shteyngart.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 7.5
Qualification Requirements
Writing applicants must specify a concentration in Fiction, Nonfiction, or Poetry.
All manuscripts (except in poetry) must be double-spaced. Creative materials should be in a 12-point font.
ALL applicants MUST submit the following-
Essay: Choose a work of literature that was written and published within the last ten years and write a 1,000 word essay in response to it. The work to which you choose to respond must correspond to the concentration to which you're applying (for example, Fiction applicants should write an essay in response to a work of fiction).
Personal Statement: No more than two double-spaced pages. (Tell us, briefly, what you hope to get from the Writing Program, what you have read lately that has been especially illuminating to you as a writer, and what you are currently working on.)
Fiction: No more than 25 double-spaced pages--one or several stories, a portion of a novel, or a combination. If submitting a novel excerpt, please attach a brief plot synopsis.
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) exam meeting the minimum score of 100 on the Internet-Based Test (iBT) or 600 on the Paper-Based Test.
International English Language Testing System (IELTS) exam meeting the minimum score of 7.5.
All manuscripts (except in poetry) must be double-spaced. Creative materials should be in a 12-point font.
ALL applicants MUST submit the following-
Essay: Choose a work of literature that was written and published within the last ten years and write a 1,000 word essay in response to it. The work to which you choose to respond must correspond to the concentration to which you're applying (for example, Fiction applicants should write an essay in response to a work of fiction).
Personal Statement: No more than two double-spaced pages. (Tell us, briefly, what you hope to get from the Writing Program, what you have read lately that has been especially illuminating to you as a writer, and what you are currently working on.)
Fiction: No more than 25 double-spaced pages--one or several stories, a portion of a novel, or a combination. If submitting a novel excerpt, please attach a brief plot synopsis.
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) exam meeting the minimum score of 100 on the Internet-Based Test (iBT) or 600 on the Paper-Based Test.
International English Language Testing System (IELTS) exam meeting the minimum score of 7.5.
Tuition
USD
49,850