MFA writing programs? (school, best, international, ranking)

[sheena12]

Any experience with these?

[StarlaJane]

None, personally, but the University of Iowa has a great reputation.

[StinaTado]

Any particular kind? Fiction/Nonfiction, poetry, playwriting/screenwriting?

And yes, University of Iowa has a fantastic program, but it's very competitive because it is one of the best in the country. It all depends on what you want to do with it.

Check this out: The Best of the Best - Magazine - The Atlantic

I'm starting my MFA in dramaturgy in the fall and I'll be working closely with MFA playwrights, so I'm somewhat familiar with that side of things if that's what you're interested in.

[sheena12]

Creative non fiction

[memorytheatre]

2011 Top 40 Nonfiction/Creative Nonfiction Programs

(with votes in parentheses; programs that are non-compliant with the CGSR are in red [see note at bottom of rankings])

1. University of Iowa (50)

2t. University of Arizona (44)

2t. University of North Carolina at Wilmington (44) ^

4. Hollins University (40) ^

5. The New School (30) ^

6. University of Minnesota (27)

7t. Hunter College [CUNY] (23) ^

7t. George Mason University (23)

7t. University of New Hampshire (23)

10. Penn State University (21)

11. University of Montana (20)

12t. Sarah Lawrence College (18) ^

12t. University of Notre Dame (18)

14. Univeristy of New Mexico (17)

15t. Columbia University (16)

15t. University of Wyoming (16)

17. University of Pittsburgh (15)

18t. Ohio State University (12)

18t. University of Alabama (12)

20. Rutgers University at Newark (11)

21t. American University (10)

21t. Emerson College (10)

21t. Georgia College & State University (10) ^

24. Oregon State University (9)

25t. Chatham University (8) ^

25t. Eastern Washington University (8)

25t. Portland State University (8) ^

25t. University of Colorado (8)

25t. University of San Francisco (8) ^

30t. California College of the Arts [CCA] (7) ^

30t. University of Houston (7)

30t. University of Memphis (7)

30t. Vanderbilt University (7)

34t. Florida International University (6)

34t. West Virginia University (6)

36t. Arizona State University (5)

36t. Old Dominion University (5) ^

36t. University of Idaho (5)

39t. Mills College (4) ^

39t. Saint Mary's College [CA] (4) ^