Are you a writer with a story to tell? Do you dream of publishing or producing it? Join the more than 1000 writers from around the globe who have chosen Wilkes to pursue their passion and advance their craft in a variety of genres. Earn your MA/MFA in creative writing with limited campus visits.
Why Study Creative Writing at Wilkes?
At Wilkes, we focus on the craft, community, and career of writing. Industry feedback is an incredible benefit to aspiring writers. That is why each creative thesis is read and evaluated by a working agent, editor, publisher, or producer. These outside readers provide detailed notes about your work and review them with you during a one-on-one residency meeting.
This focus on the profession of writing, along with the dedication of our faculty (who "stay with you" even after you graduate), has propelled our creative writing MA/MFA students to an exceptional level of success after graduation, resulting in hundreds of published or produced works.
The Maslow Family Graduate Program in Creative Writing encourages students to find their voices and tell their stories while making meaningful connections. Creative writers across genres will find a flexible program where they can complete courses online in between in-person residencies held twice a year on the Wilkes University campus in Wilkes-Barre, PA. Focus on fiction, creative nonfiction, playwriting, screenwriting, writing for television, poetry, spoken word, or publishing under the mentorship of accomplished writers and faculty members.
What Will You Learn?
- Learn how to live like a writer, building a writing plan, schedule and practice that encourages discipline and supports and sustains your creative process.
- Discover how to tell your story in a way that engages the audience—exploring genres, experimenting with writing conventions, and mastering the presentation of your work so it can be shared with the world.
- Focus on developing your craft with concentrations in fiction, creative nonfiction, playwriting, screenwriting, writing for television, poetry, spoken word, or publishing.
- Revise with intention—for that's where the “real writing” begins. Process notes and feedback, translating them into actionable edits that make your project shine through revision.
- Explore how to get published/produced. Learn ways to share your finalized manuscript with editors, publishers and producers, and how to pitch your project when given the opportunity. We do this by offering you that training and practice while you’re in the program!
