The University of Miami’s Creative Writing Program located in the English Department offers an intensive two year study with a third year option in the reading, writing and teaching of creative writing. Located in Miami, an international city of polyglot communities, the program offers students the opportunity to express themselves in writing, to read widely, and to work with faculty who offer critical support. As the nation's only MFA with a broad multilingual focus, faculty at UM are supportive of the linguistic and cultural differences that students bring to their writing. In addition to languages other than English, the multilingual model allows students to write from multiple linguistic modalities such as regional dialects, slang, and technical jargon, etc. Students are encouraged to dip deeper into the linguistic well of their unique culture, history and interests to produce innovative and meaningful work. Regardless of whether students write exclusively in English, or braid more than one language into their work, the University of Miami MFA program is committed to mentoring all of its students towards the publication of their work and a life in writing.
