Earn your MA in Fine Arts in Spanish Creative Writing

The Master of Fine Arts program in Spanish creative writing requires 48 semester hours of graduate credit earned over four semesters in residence at the University of Iowa. Students must maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 2.75.

Created in 2012 by the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, the MFA in Creative Writing in Spanish has benefited from a large number of excellent writers who have found success publishing books written while they were students in the program.

Our students participate in editing Iowa Literaria, the University’s magazine of literature in Spanish.

In addition, our students have the opportunity to be involved in a unique literary community, which has been home to hundreds of writers and has earned a designation as a UNESCO “City of Literature.” Students are able to participate in the many literary activities of the University of Iowa and Iowa City, including the Subtitulados and Anthology reading series, the readings of the International Writing Program, “Live from Prairie Lights,” and the Mission Creek and Iowa City Book Festivals.

Students complete courses in writing, including several workshops and other relevant coursework. They are also required to do a final public reading in the spring semester of their second year. Work toward the degree culminates in a creative thesis. They must enroll in SPAN:6210–Fiction Workshop and SPAN:6220–Poetry Workshop during each year of residence in the program. Groups of 8-12 students read and critique each other's work in these courses.