创意写作美术硕士学位是州立肯特大学与其他三所大学（阿克伦大学，克利夫兰州立大学和扬斯敦州立大学）之间的联合计划，允许学生利用与屡获殊荣的15名教职员工的合作机会并专注于诗歌，小说，非小说类小说和剧本的写作。教师的数量和种类保证了个人对学生工作的一致关注。研究范围使学生有机会与来自不同背景和不同流派的其他作家上课。各种类型的年度阅读和来访作家系列为常规课程提供支持。选定的学生参加特殊的夏季计划，例如马萨诸塞州的瞻博网络研讨会和克利夫兰的想象力会议，许多学生参加代表该财团的年度AWP（作家与写作计划协会）会议
The Master of Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing is a consortium program between Kent State, the University of Akron, Cleveland State University and Youngstown State University (NEOMFA consortium).<br><br>The degree allows students to take advantage of collaboration with an award-winning 15-member faculty and to concentrate in the writing of plays, poetry, fiction and creative non-fiction. The number and variety of the faculty guarantee consistent individual attention to student work. The range of study gives students opportunities to take classes with other writers from different backgrounds and in different genres. An annual series of readings and visiting writers in all genres supports the regular curricular offerings.<br><br>Selected students attend special summer programs, such as the Juniper Institute in Massachusetts and the Imagination Writers Conference in Cleveland, many students attend the annual Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP) Conference representing the consortium, or publish in journals and presses associated with the program.