Sam Houston State University MFA Program in Creative Writing

Sam Houston State University MFA Program in Creative Writing A full-residency, 48-hour MFA program in creative writing at Sam Houston State University. You can write anywhere, it’s true. It’s right there in our name.

But here in the Piney Woods of East Texas, a place of rolling hills, bluebonnets, and barbecue, you can do so much more. Because, let’s be honest, the writing is only the beginning. We’re an MFA program in creative writing, editing, and publishing. A short drive from Houston and the Gulf Coast, we’re home to the Texas Review Press and the Texas Review, as well as the National Book Awards Festiva

l. So, if you’re a writer who wants to do more, come write here. Come make books here. Come to Texas.

Grateful to poet who visited the program and gave a layered and provocative reading from her latest book Rich Wife
04/22/2026

Grateful to poet who visited the program and gave a layered and provocative reading from her latest book Rich Wife

Join us April 21 in Peabody Library for a poetry reading of the most finely filigreed poetry from !!Her latest book Ric...
04/06/2026

Join us April 21 in Peabody Library for a poetry reading of the most finely filigreed poetry from !!
Her latest book Rich Wife is out from
6p free and open to the public

Next week! Come celebrate our graduating MFA students
03/26/2026

Next week! Come celebrate our graduating MFA students

On April 1st we’ll celebrate our latest batch of MFA thesis students at our Thesis Exhibition reading. Save the date and...
02/19/2026

On April 1st we’ll celebrate our latest batch of MFA thesis students at our Thesis Exhibition reading. Save the date and come to hear the writing of our soon-to-be grads!

On April 1st we’ll celebrate our latest batch of MFA thesis students with our Thesis Exhibition reading. Save the date t...
02/19/2026

On April 1st we’ll celebrate our latest batch of MFA thesis students with our Thesis Exhibition reading. Save the date to come hear the great writing of our soon-to-be grads! 6p at Peabody!!!!

Tonight!!!! Don’t miss in Peabody Hall 6p!!!!!
10/22/2025

Tonight!!!! Don’t miss in Peabody Hall 6p!!!!!

Ready for an MFA in creative writing? You can apply to our program for FREE, but the deadline to apply is March 15th. Li...
03/12/2025

Ready for an MFA in creative writing? You can apply to our program for FREE, but the deadline to apply is March 15th. Link to our application in our Linktree!

Calling all SHSU! The MFA Program in Creative Writing, Editing, and Publishing will host next Tuesday for a reception a...
01/30/2025

Calling all SHSU! The MFA Program in Creative Writing, Editing, and Publishing will host next Tuesday for a reception and reading. Free admission and plenty of poetry magic!

Join us for a Zoom book launch/reading honoring TRP's Innovative Prose Series. Series Editor Katie Jean Shinkle will emc...
12/12/2024

Join us for a Zoom book launch/reading honoring TRP's Innovative Prose Series. Series Editor Katie Jean Shinkle will emcee a reading featuring Lily Hoang, Gabrielle Civil, and Faith Adiele. Lily and Gabrielle's books are the newest offerings from the Innovative Prose Series. Saturday, December 14 at 3PM PST/4PM MST/5PM CST/6PM EST.
Click the link in bio to join!

Join us for an unforgettable evening with award-winning author Alma García at SHSU! 📖✨ On November 6, at the historic Au...
11/01/2024

Join us for an unforgettable evening with award-winning author Alma García at SHSU! 📖✨ On November 6, at the historic Austin Hall at 6pm, experience a reading from her debut novel All That Rises and hear from the voice behind celebrated works in Narrative Magazine, phoebe, and Puro Chicanx Writers of the 21st Century. A Rona Jaffe Foundation fellow, Alma brings stories to life with depth and power. Don’t miss the chance to be inspired! 🌟

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