What Is a Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing?

What Is a Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing?

A low-residency MFA in Creative Writing is a two-year hybrid program that combines close literary mentorship during the fall and spring semesters with one or two intense on-campus residency experiences per year, typically held in the summer and/or winter. During the residencies, low-residency MFA programs welcome writers of all ages and from all backgrounds, each committed to the study and practice of writing. Compared to the full-residency model, which requires that students take courses on campus throughout the year, the low-residency MFA offers more flexibility, allowing students to pursue their degree from anywhere in the world, while also providing them with the structure necessary to achieve their writing goals. 

What are the advantages of Hood’s Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing?

• One advantage of Hood’s program is its affordability. As one of the newest low-residency MFA programs in the country, our tuition and residency fees are priced well below those for similar low-residency programs.
• Hood’s MFA is the only low-residency MFA program in Maryland that offers tracks in poetry and prose (fiction and creative nonfiction).
• Hood’s proximity and connection to a community of writers in the DC/Maryland/Virginia area and beyond will help students network and make professional contacts in the literary world.
• Hood’s MFA curriculum is designed to meet students where they are and put them on the path to publication through sustained practice and revision. Students learn about the publishing business (both literary and commercial) through coursework and by serving on the staff of Pergola, the literary magazine of the MFA.
  
  Learn more about the MFA program in Creative Writing.