Program

Program

The NEOMFA in Creative Writing is an opportunity to hone your skills as a writer, explore the finer details of your craft, and expand the scope of your creative energies. Some features that set the NEOMFA apart from other MFA degrees are:

Collaborative Regional Design: Courses are cross-listed at all four universities, so students register freely across institutional boundaries.

Unique Curricular Offerings: The creative possibilities are endless with courses in poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, literary translation, playwriting, craft & theory, and literature.

Student Internships: Students have the opportunity to work for literary presses at all four universities, in theater at the Cleveland Playhouse and the Cleveland Public Theater, and in arts management through outreach programs.

Distinguished Faculty: The NEOMFA faculty have published over fifty books of poetry, fiction, and translation, and hundreds of short stories and poems, as well as won many national awards.

Special Facilities: Each campus brings offers special resources, including reading series events that feature Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winning authors, opportunities for student publications, student reading series events, and student editorial opportunities.

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Look at a list of current courses

If you’re serious about writing and want to learn more about the NEOMFA program, please take a few moments to tour our website. If you have additional questions, please contact us today!