Do you have a true story to tell? The nonfiction emphasis track in Lindenwood University’s online MFA program can help you craft your story into essays or nurture your progress on a memoir. In our nonfiction MFA program, you can explore travel writing and flash nonfiction with the guidance of practicing published writers. As you work towards your master’s in creative nonfiction writing, you will build a supportive literary community and hone your skills in providing critique to your peers. As you develop a writing practice that works for you, your story will be revised and polished with an eye to publication. An online MFA with a nonfiction emphasis can help you transition, or further your career, in a variety of industries where communication and storytelling are key.

Have you always loved a good story? Dreamed of one day writing your own book? Take the next step on your creative journey by honing your craft in Lindenwood University’s MFA in fiction writing. Our flexible online fiction MFA offers a wide range of course offerings in writing. Explore genres from literary to sci-fi, while you deepen your understanding of the mechanics of storytelling in short and long form. Optional courses in publishing can help prepare for success in either traditional or self-publishing markets. Dream of what kind of writer you want to be and take a step toward becoming that writer in our online MFA in Writing with an emphasis on writing fiction!

Considering pursuing an online MFA poetry program? This is your chance to pursue your MFA in poetry online. Enhance your poetry capabilities as you take advantage of workshops, craft classes, and literature classes in the MFA Poetry Writing program from Lindenwood University. Our online MFA in Poetry offers an opportunity to advance your approach to your poetry writing practice, through an exploration of master texts and your own practice deepening your knowledge of form, figurative language, rhyme, mood, tone, and syntax. This master’s degree in poetry prepares you to take your poetry to the next level through publishing or continued study in this field.

Do you love writing for teens or young readers? Were you inspired to become a writer because of something you read as a child? Lindenwood University’s online MFA in Writing for Young Adult and Middle Grade is one of the few fully online programs with a specialization that nurtures writers interested in publishing fiction for children 8+ and Young Adult readers of all ages. Our YA-MG emphasis students are fully integrated into the larger master’s in writing program, taking their introductory and capstone classes with online MFA students focusing on Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry allowing for cross-pollination and multigenre work that allows their writing to flourish. Take a step toward your dream of writing for children and young people, join us for your online MFA today!