Ohio State University, MFA, Creative Writing

Course offerings, at both the undergraduate and graduate level, are varied and numerous.  Special topics graduate workshops (in the long poem, in free verse, in characterization, in humor writing, and so on) and special topics undergraduate honors seminars (in music and creative writing, in retellings and responses, etc.) as well as special topics intermediate-level undergrad workshops--often taught by MFA students--in such subjects as literary journalism, the art of revision, and the writing of fairy tales, ensure that in addition to "regular" workshops, opportunities abound for experimentation.  Our graduate program includes coursework designed for "crossing over"--poetry workshops, for example, for MFA fiction writers or essayist with little experience writing poems--and "forms" classes in prosody, the novel, memoir, novellas (etc.).  Many students also elect to study playwriting as an elective in the Department of Theatre; many pursue the Graduate Interdisciplinary Specialization in the Fine Arts (GISFA).  Ohio State's size and breadth present our students with the chance to explore many disciplines that enrich their study and practice of creative writing.