UC Davis Graduate Studies
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Creative Writing
About the Program
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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
Degree Requirements
Administrative ByLaws
Major Code
GECW
Admissions and Fellowship Information
Admission Requirements
UC Davis General Admission Requirements \ Program Admissions Requirements
Admission Deadlines
General: Jan 5, 2026\
Internal Fellowship Deadlines
Prospective Student Fellowship: Jan 5, 2026\ Continuing Student Fellowship: Jan 15, 2026
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Program Contact Information
Primary Program Contacts
Graduate Program Coordinator
Program Coordinator\ Viktor Pertl \ (530) 752-0450 | vmpertl@ucdavis.edu
Graduate Program Chair
Graduate Program Chair\ Zinzi Clemmons \ zaclemmons@ucdavis.edu
Department Chair\ Tobias Menely \ tmenely@ucdavis.edu
Additional Contacts
Program Contacts
Advisor: Admissions and General\ Zinzi Clemmons \ Creative Writing \ zaclemmons@ucdavis.edu
Advisor: General\ Pamela Houston \ Creative Writing \ (530) 752-2257 | plhouston@ucdavis.edu
Graduate Studies Contacts
Internal Fellowship Analyst\ Heidi West \ (530) 754-9473 | hewest@ucdavis.edu
Senior Academic Advisor\ Brittney Solar \ bsolar@ucdavis.edu