MFA in Creative Writing – Los Angeles Writers Workshop

Creative Writing

The MFA and certificate programs in Creative Writing at the Mount are artist-training programs for students seeking to write professionally across multiple genres, and who wish to integrate different areas of academia in their work. We believe that a foundation in intellectual history and the humanities are essential qualities of any artist.

Our low-residency MFA and certificate programs offer working professionals the flexibility to enroll in online or on-campus courses, or both. Classes meet every other weekend and are designed to prime students for a productive artistic future.

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PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS:

● No GRE Required

● Weekend, Online and Hybrid classes available

● Bilingual Study

● Multiple Genres

GENRES INCLUDE:

● Novel

● Poetry

● Screenplay

● Nonfiction

POPULAR COURSES:

● Young Adult Literature

● Playwriting

● Publishing Seminar

● Thesis

Bilingual Study - Explore your creativity in English and Spanish.
To reflect the cultural diversity of our Los Angeles location, we created a unique Bilingual Study program. You can take courses in both English and Spanish, and complete your culminating thesis in Spanish.

Convenient weekend or fully online courses.
Designed for working professionals, our classes meet every other weekend, for a total of six weekends per semester. Students can also take classes online or a combination of both. This flexible format allows you to balance life and school while completing your graduate degree in two years.

Broaden your horizons with interdisciplinary study.

Integration of the humanities and other disciplines into our course of study reflects commitment to intellectual rigor and liberal arts as the cornerstone of human understanding.

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Our MFA in Creative Writing program is also offered through MSMU Online. Learn more

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EARN YOUR MFA OR CERTIFICATE IN CREATIVE WRITING

Weekend and Online Classes Available.

Multiple Genres.

MFA GENRES:

● Novel

● Poetry

● Writing for Screen and Television

● Nonfiction

● Playwriting

CERTIFICATES:

● Publishing and Editing

● Latin American & LatinX Creative Studies

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS:

● Weekend Residency

● Cross-Training in Multiple Genres

● Bilingual Study

● Summer Study Abroad

STUDY ABROAD:

Our summer study abroad program exists as an extension of our curriculum and provides an opportunity for our students to re-discover the works of the writers in their native geographic setting.

Our study abroad is also available for non-current students who wish to give our program a try. There is no obligation to continue as a student.

"The Creative Writing program’s weekend format has allowed me to balance family, school and my current literary endeavors. The program and its dynamic curriculum is also preparing me to enter a doctoral program and accomplishing my goal of teaching at the university level."

- Rodrigo Ribera d'Ebre
MFA in Creative Writing, 2017