Writing, Master of Arts
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, United States
About this programme
The MA in Writing program offers students the option of a fiction concentration, a nonfiction concentration, or a dual-concentration track to study the practice of writing in a series of workshops and elective courses. Students on the fiction track work on short stories, novellas, or novels. Students on the nonfiction track pursue long-form, literary journalism, personal essays, or memoir. Students opting for a dual concentration take classes and gain proficiency in both fiction and nonfiction.
- Level
- Postgraduate
- Field
- Arts
- Study mode
- Full-time
- Intake
- Fall
Visa
- Visa required
- F-1 Academic Student
- Application fee
- USD 185 (MRV application fee)
- Processing time
- 4 weeks
Standard figures for this route. Some applicants pay a reduced fee or none at all — confirm your own case on the official visa page.
Scholarships available (6)
- AAUW International FellowshipsFully funded · Deadline November each year
- Fulbright Foreign Student ProgramFully funded · Varies by country, typically February-October
- Hubert Humphrey Fellowship ProgramFully funded · Varies by country, typically May-August
- Smithsonian Institution FellowshipsFully funded · Varies: most November
- Boren FellowshipsPartial funding · Deadline 2027-01-20
- P.E.O. International Peace ScholarshipPartial funding · Deadline 2026-12-15