Master of Fine Arts in Writing

Our M.F.A. in writing offers the contemporary writer the tools and the support you need to build a practice that is responsive to our rapidly evolving environmental and political times. The graduate program in Writing consists of several core classes and seminars taken over four semesters (two years), with the goal of producing a final manuscript, performance, or collaborative event. Notable features of the Pratt MFA in Writing include:, The Writing Studio, a weekly collective interdisciplinary critique forum inclusive of all students, faculty, and guest faculty,, One-to-one guided mentorships with faculty members,, Guided fieldwork residencies invite students to carry out an ongoing creative residency in collaboration with an outside social, cultural, and literary institution, community, organization, archive, or activist group,, Special Topics seminars in literature, media studies, performance, translation, small press, and experimental writing traditions,, Writing Practices seminars, research and discussion-based classes covering the history and theory of collaborative and engaged writing practices, and, A course of study stressing a writing process that takes into account the material and technological aspects of writing, the human body that produces it, and the larger social, sexual, historical, economic, racial, and cultural contexts in which and through which all imaginative writing takes place.

Applicants should have a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution. Candidates submit:

a statement of purpose in which they describe how their writing interests align with the vision of the program,
10-20 pages of relevant writing samples of any genre but with an emphasis on creative work and/or writing that exists in relation to translation, theory, activism, performance, and visual art,
transcripts from all postsecondary institutions, and
two letters of recommendation.
The required statement of purpose should be no more than 500 words. A TOEFL of 100 (internet and home test), TOEFL ITP Plus for Mainland China of 600, IELTS of 7.5, Cambridge English score of 191, or PTE of 68 is required for international students. All applicants must follow the standard admissions process for graduate programs at Pratt.