Our program is offered in a convenient low-residency or "weekender" format.
Your first residency must be attended in-person. After that, you will have the option of taking the winter residencies as a "Weekender."
Creative Writing Virtual Information Session & Workshop
Learn more about the Maslow Family Graduate Program in Creative Writing at our online information session. Meet the program director, hear about how our nationally ranked program works, along with information about the application and admissions process.
This session will also include a free workshop with Wilkes instructors and three breakout rooms for Fiction/Nonfiction, Playwriting/Screenwriting/ TV Writing, and Poetry/Spoken Word.
Register for Creative Writing Virtual Information Session & Workshop on Saturday, October 28, 2023Creative Writing Virtual Information Session
Learn more about the Maslow Family Graduate Program in Creative Writing at our online information session. Meet the program director, hear about how our nationally ranked program works, along with information about the application and admissions process.
Register for Creative Writing Virtual Information Session on Thursday, November 30, 2023View our application requirements and deadline
Online semesters with eight-day residencies in January and June.
January
- Jan. 5 to 13, 2024
June
- June 21 to 29, 2024
Online learning with four face-to-face Zoom sessions that cover the same material as during the residencies.
2024
- Winter: Jan. 5-7, 20-21 and 27-28
- Summer: Limited Weekender options (by Director's permission only)
2023
- June 16 to Dec. 8
- (Semester Aug. 21 - Dec. 1)
2024
- Jan. 5 to May 19
- (Semester Jan. 30-May 17)
- June 21 to Dec 6
- (Semester Aug. 19 - Nov. 29)
Tuition
- MA Courses: $750 per credit plus applicable fees.
- MFA Courses: $675 per credit plus applicable fees.
(Lower rates available for non-degree-seeking classes and master classes)
Fees
Semester Fees
- University Fee - $84 per credit hour
- Residency Fee - $200 per residency
- Housing and meals during residency is to be determined and will vary between June and January residences (usually $200-$275 per student)
One-Time Fees
- $35 non-refundable application fee
- Graduation Fee - $170 (Charged to graduating students in their last semester)