密苏里大学的创意写作计划–圣路易斯提供小说和诗歌艺术硕士学位（MFA）。我们的MFA是一个39个学时的程序，旨在作为结业学位。它为精选的学生作家群体提供了一个难得的机会，从内到外学习写作技巧。教学方法简单但有效：在小说和诗歌写作研讨会，写作技巧研讨会班，在我们全国发行的文学杂志《自然桥》上担任助理编辑工作。UMSL MFA计划的学生与我们杰出的教师紧密合作。在学习的最后一个学期中，每个学生都会撰写一本篇长的论文。UMSL MFA的毕业生出版了小说和诗歌书籍，赢得了著名的奖项，并在数百种备受推崇的文学期刊中
UMSL's MFA in Creative Writing is a 39-credit-hour program designed as a terminal degree to allow a select group of student writers the extraordinary opportunity to learn the craft of writing from the inside out. The methods of instruction are simple but effective: writing workshops in fiction and poetry, as well as seminar classes on the craft of writing and assistant editorial work in conjunction with the internationally-renowned literary magazine Boulevard.<br>Graduate Writers Association<br>The Graduate Writers Association at UMSL is a student run organization focused on supporting graduate student writers by sponsoring a range of events, including writing retreats, informational seminars and visits by nationally-known writers and poets.<br>Some people are naturally gifted writers and storytellers. But no matter how great one's innate abilities, every writer must hone their skills to take their writing to the highest level to achieve success. The University of Missouri'St. Louis offers a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing to help you do just that. In fact, our MFA graduates have published books in fiction and poetry, won prestigious awards and placed poems, stories and essays in hundreds of esteemed literary journals.<br>To apply to the MFA in Creative Writing program you must have earned an undergraduate degree and provide an appropriate writing sample: 10-15 poems if applying in poetry or 20-30 pages of prose if applying in fiction (roughly two stories or novel chapters). The curriculum includes 15 hours of workshop classes, 12 of which must be taken in your genre (poetry or fiction). Additional coursework includes Form and Theory (writing craft seminar), Literary Journal Editing (reading and evaluating submissions for Boulevard magazine) and an MFA thesis.<br>The MFA in Creative Writing is designed to provide specialized knowledge, skills and training in a flexible format, with classes available in-person, online and in a hybrid format. Youll learn from highly qualified educators who hold terminal degrees from some of the world's most prestigious academic institutions. The University of Missouri'St. Louis provides the knowledge, resources, tools, skills and support students need to be successful in a wide variety of jobs in today's interdisciplinary landscape.