Creative Writing Information

The Creative Writing Program asks you to include the following with your application:

• one copy of a writing sample: 25-30 pages of prose (which may be any combination of short fiction or nonfiction or a novel or manuscript excerpt), OR 20 pages of poetry. Most applicants apply in only one genre, but if you would like to be considered in both prose AND poetry, you should submit a different writing sample for each. The manuscript is the most important part of the application, and is read by several faculty members.
• one copy of a 300-500 word Statement of Intent detailing graduate plans and expectations.
• three (3) letters of recommendation from former undergraduate or graduate teachers, or from other professionals who know your writing.
• one copy each of the official academic records from all postsecondary colleges and universities attended.
• official Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test scores (the GRE Subject Test score is NOT required for the M.F.A. program).
• official scores of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) from all international applicants.
• the completed Graduate School application and fees.
  

Office of Graduate Recruitment and Admissions
University of Notre Dame
502 Main Building
Notre Dame, IN 46556-5602

phone: (574) 631-7706
e-mail: GradAd@nd.edu
For additional application information please view the Admissions website.

For an online application contact the Graduate School at: http://www.nd.edu/~gradsch/
or Apply Yourself at: https://app.applyyourself.com/?id=nd-grad

To request further information from the Graduate School:

https://inq.applyyourself.com/?id=nd-grad&pid=1902

For further information, write or call:

Director of Creative Writing
Department of English
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, Indiana 46556
574 631-7526

E-mail: creativewriting@nd.edu

Fellowships and Financial Aid

The Nicholas Sparks Fellowships
Assistantships on the Notre Dame Review, our prize-winning literary journal. All applicants are considered for the Sparks Fellowships.

The Sparks Summer Fellows Program
Internships at New York publishing houses and literary agencies. All enrolled students are eligible to apply.

The Sparks Prize
For a Notre Dame M.F.A. graduate, a year's time to write. A competition open to our second-year students.

All accepted students receive full tuition waivers. Applicants are also considered for additional support including teaching and administrative assistantships and the Nicholas Sparks Fellowships.