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Overview

Our online MFA in Popular Fiction Writing and Publishing is designed to help you develop your skills in writing stories with an eye to genres such as fantasy, science-fiction, horror, mystery, thrillers, and young adult, while learning the history of the genres and learn the preliminary steps to publish your work, either through the traditions editor/ publisher model or through the popular self-publishing models.

The MFA in Popular Fiction Writing and Publishing program requires 36 credit hours, including:

  • 16 credits of writing workshop
  • 8 credits of literature courses
  • 8 credits of publishing courses
  • 4-credit master’s thesis

Required Courses

Students are required to take 16 credits in any of the following workshops (students will take each workshops twice):

Number Course
PF 610 Writing Workshop in Popular Fiction

Students are required to take 8 credits in any of the following literature seminar classes (students may take the seminar or topic course more than once):

Literature
Number Course
PF 615 Seminar in Popular Fiction
PF 616 Topics in the History of Popular Forms

Students are required to take 8 credits of the following publishing courses:

Publishing
Number Course
PF 630 Introduction to the Publishing Process for Writers
PF 631 Topics in Writing and Publishing

MFA Thesis

For completion of the MFA degree, students are required to write a polished long-form narrative that is ready to be digitally published or sent out for consideration from agents or popular fiction houses. The thesis will consist of a novel or a novel excerpt that is a minimum of 100 pages with a 3-4 page synopsis. When nearing completion of the program, a student applies for a thesis committee, and works closely with the chair of that committee to develop the final manuscript and schedule an online defense of the thesis.

It is strongly suggested that the student begin planning the thesis early and develop a work that approaches a publishable book in concept and form. When nearing completion of the program, a student applies for a thesis committee with a chair who works closely with that student to make a work plan, develop the final manuscript, and schedule a thesis defense.

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    • Meet the Graduate Program Director
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