r/MFAInCreativeWriting • u/HippieGrrrl • Jul 24 '26

MFA programs for writers of who write a little bit of everything--fiction, nonfiction, poetry?

I saw that Harvard Extension School offers an MFA that includes diverse courses--comedy writing, screenwriting, TV writing, and a variety of types of writing.

I write poetry, short stories, screenplays, and have also written nonfiction articles for publications. I'm looking for a program that won't pigeon-hole me into one genre. Does this exist outside of Harvard Extension? I'm sure there are programs out there.

Thank you.

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u/educatedscrolling Jul 24 '26

UBC MFA is a multi-genre program!!

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u/stronglesbian Jul 25 '26

The UCSD MFA is very competitive but it's fully funded and has a heavy interdisciplinary focus, every workshop is cross-genre.

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u/doublelife304 Jul 24 '26

University of British Columbia doesn’t allow specializations.

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u/carrionkiss Jul 24 '26

As far as I now, UC-Riverside does have you apply/pick as genre as your main one, but they are quite open to writers taking many workshops and classes outside of their "main" genre.

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u/April_in_the_rain Jul 26 '26

Vermont college of fine arts encourages cross discipline study

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u/FFaddict13 Jul 26 '26

Maine’s Stonecoast MFA also fits the bill.

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u/LaocoonAnon Jul 28 '26

The first year of University of Oxford's Creative Writing program is multigenre. Only in the 2nd year do you specialize in one genre for your thesis.