The MFA for Poets and Writers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is a three-year program dedicated to writing workshops and the completion of a book-length manuscript in prose or poetry. Among the oldest and most respected MFA programs in the country, our acclaimed and aesthetically diverse faculty guide students to find their full range of artistic and literary potential.

The Juniper Summer Writing Institute and Juniper Institute for Young Writers offer opportunities for writers to set aside a week that's dedicated only to their writing. Applications are open for high school writers for this summer (program dates 7/21-7/28) until the program is full. And a few spots are still available for adults in Mitchell S Jackson's nonfiction workshop (program dates 6/16-6/21). Apply now!