
Instructor: Keija Parssinen
Begins: Oct 6, 2025
Location: Online (weekly video meet-up MON 7-9pm ET)
Fee: $850 ($800 for returning writers)
A writing sample is recommended for this class. Please fill out an application with your contact info and a sample of your writing.
More than 1,000 writers have participated in The MFA Application Prep Workshop and gone on to attend MFA programs nationwide and internationally. The workshop is geared toward helping writers choose and even polish their application writing samples and personal statements, as well as giving writers advice on all aspects of the application process. Writers have two opportunities to share their writing sample pages (up to 6250 words each time) and receive detailed feedback on those samples and on their personal essay. A private conference with the instructor is also included.