Creative Writing

About the Program

Learn More About the Program

A two year master of fine arts degree rooted in the study and creation of literature that reaches toward the other arts with the goal of presenting students with a wide range of aesthetic approaches and models for being a writer. Students may specialize in Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction, as well as multi‐genre, multi‐media, or hybrid forms of literary art.

Degree Type
Departmentally-Based Graduate Program
Degrees Offered
M.F.A. Plan I
Lead Dean

College of Letters and Science

Major Code
GECW

Admissions and Fellowship Information

Admission Deadlines
General: Jan 5, 2024
Internal Fellowship Deadlines
Prospective Student Fellowship: Jan 5, 2024
Continuing Student Fellowship: Jan 15, 2024

Program Contact Information

Primary Program Contacts

Graduate Program Coordinator

Program Coordinator
Sarah Yunus
(530) 752-2281 | syunus@ucdavis.edu

Graduate Program Chair

Program Chair
Katie Peterson
530-752-2281 | kpeterson@ucdavis.edu

Department Chair
Claire Waters
(530) 752-9349 | cmwaters@ucdavis.edu

Additional Contacts

Program Contacts

Advisor: Admissions and Primary Contact
Katie Peterson
Creative Writing
(530) 752-1696 | kpeterson@ucdavis.edu

Graduate Studies Contacts

Internal Fellowship Analyst
Heidi West
(530) 754-9473 | hewest@ucdavis.edu

Senior Academic Advisor
Brittney Dinelli
bjdinelli@ucdavis.edu

External Fellowship Analyst
Yvette Garcia
ycgarcia@ucdavis.edu