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Fiction (MFA)

Whether the story you want to tell is a thriller, mystery, science fiction, or fantasy, our MFA in Fiction will help you bring your imagined world to life on the page.

Program Type
Master
Faculties
Location
Program Start
June
Program Options
Course-based
Project

Why choose this program?

This two-year limited residency program, where you develop your query and manuscript with an exclusive focus on fiction (literary or genre), is the only MFA program of its kind in Canada. Students will also work with publishing industry professionals throughout their degree. This MFA is offered jointly by ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøand theÌý.

Careers

Graduates have gone on to work in publishing, teaching, higher education, business, content creation, film, television, marketing, and advertising.Ìý

Admission requirements

You'll need to meet theÌýFaculty of Graduate Studies minimum requirementsÌýas well as any program-specific admissions requirements before you can apply.


Financial information

At Dalhousie, we want our students to focus on their studies, rather than worry about their personal finances. We offer competitive tuition rates and funding programs to support graduate students in almost all of our degree programs.

Program options

Project: Work on your fiction project and turn your idea into a publishable manuscript with the helpÌýand supervision of experienced writing instructors andÌýpublishing professionals.

All graduate programs at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøare collaboratively delivered by a home Faculty and theÌýFaculty of Graduate Studies.

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