Writing

The Writing MFA Program is highly regarded for its rigorous approach to creative writing and for its faculty of acclaimed writers and editors who are devoted and dedicated teachers. Here, students concentrate in Fiction, Nonfiction, or Poetry, and also have the option of pursuing a joint course of study in Literary Translation. The School of the Arts also offers an undergraduate major in Creative Writing that leads to a Bachelor of Arts degree awarded by Columbia College or the School of General Studies.

Our workshops, seminars, lectures, and master classes are created for writers by writers who discuss student work and examine literature from a practitioner's perspective. The School draws fully on the academic resources of Columbia University—its faculty, libraries, archives, scholarly centers, and wealth of facilities—as well as the publishing and cultural resources of New York City. At the School of the Arts, we provide our students with opportunities and experiences to explore a full range of artistic and literary ideas in an interdisciplinary setting.