Writing Program at Johns Hopkins University

Writing Program at Johns Hopkins University The Hopkins MA in Writing offers part-time studies in Fiction and Nonfiction for working adults. Earn your degree online: writing.jhu.edu

Our MA in Writing Program at Johns Hopkins focuses on craft, helping fiction and nonfiction writers refine their prose by focusing on structure, voice, style, description, research, pacing, clarity, etc. We enroll students who are committed to learning and have something they want to say, a story they want to tell, an urgent issue they want to explore. Fiction writers can work on novels, short sto

ries, screenplays, fantasy fiction, children's lit or YA. Nonfiction writers learn to write long-form narrative articles for magazines, profiles, think pieces, personal essays, memoirs, or screenplays. Fiction writers get an opportunity to study nonfiction and vice versa. Our students range in age from 24 to 74 and live all over the country but are united by a love of literature and commitment to learning and publishing. Classes are online or on our Baltimore and DC campuses.

Congratulations to Whitney Poole ((MA, Fiction ‘08) who just published his third novel, Finding the Beat.
06/01/2026

Congratulations to Whitney Poole ((MA, Fiction ‘08) who just published his third novel, Finding the Beat.

Finding the Beat

Here's the link to our online Spring 2026 Thesis Reading.
06/01/2026

Here's the link to our online Spring 2026 Thesis Reading.

Please join the Johns Hopkins MA in Writing program as we celebrate...

Congratulations to all our graduates!
05/21/2026

Congratulations to all our graduates!

Congratulations to our first round of thesis readers who all did beautifully!
05/16/2026

Congratulations to our first round of thesis readers who all did beautifully!

Alumni, Students, Faculty,Please join us for our Spring 2026 Thesis Readings. As usual, we'll have two. One is online a...
05/06/2026

Alumni, Students, Faculty,
Please join us for our Spring 2026 Thesis Readings. As usual, we'll have two. One is online and one is in-person on Baltimore's Homewood campus. You can register for either or both below.

5/16 Writing Online Thesis Reading, 6 p.m.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ma-in-writing-online-thesis-reading-tickets-1981173129161?aff=share

5/17 Writing and Science Writing In-person Thesis Reading, 6 p.m. reception, 7 p.m. reading
Baltimore, Homewood Campus
Hodson Hall, Room 210

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ma-in-science-writing-and-ma-in-writing-combined-thesis-readings-tickets-1981174463151?aff=share

Here is a list of our readers:

ONLINE

Alexa Lewis
Patrick Lane
David Scott
Marcela Ossandon
Stefanie Sichler
Lorenzo Prieto
Santana Lewis
Laura Duncan
Alan Scott Polackwich
Charlene Hardy
Zach Bjorklund
Franchesca West-Ford
Julia Dinmore
Donovan Hill
Susan Harris Edwards
Allison Bradley


IN PERSON

Karim Trueblood
Eric Wilson
Will Cole
Greshen Gaines
Carl Levesque
Melanie Haid
Cora Karim
Steven Calleja
Majdolin Hasan
Tyler New
Jace Schinderman
Keia Arrojado
Michael Bowen
Samuel Ulrich
David Wu
Christina Bailey

Celebrate this semester's MA in Science Writing and MA in Writing thesis students.

Congratulations to recent alum Debra Butler for having her work published in "Saw Palm: Florida Literature & Art," in th...
05/06/2026

Congratulations to recent alum Debra Butler for having her work published in "Saw Palm: Florida Literature & Art," in their twentieth anniversary edition.

Sharing another profile of one of our graduating MA in Writing students, Marcela Ossadon.
04/23/2026

Sharing another profile of one of our graduating MA in Writing students, Marcela Ossadon.

Marcela Ossandon’s globally shaped life now includes a JHU's MA in Writing degree and the confidence to fully embrace her creative voice.

Lovely profile of current student Susan Edwards talking about her writing journey.
04/13/2026

Lovely profile of current student Susan Edwards talking about her writing journey.

Former museum director Susan Edwards refines her craft and brings literary ambitions to fruition through the MA in Writing program.

A profile of one of our graduating MA in Writing students. Dr. David Wu, is a leader in palliative care and is working o...
04/09/2026

A profile of one of our graduating MA in Writing students. Dr. David Wu, is a leader in palliative care and is working on a novel that arises from his experiences.

Physician and educator David Wu continues his work in palliative care while returning to his first love through the MA in Writing program.

Congratulations to alum Tony Payne for the short story he just published in Flash Fiction Magazine. Some of you will rec...
03/11/2026

Congratulations to alum Tony Payne for the short story he just published in Flash Fiction Magazine. Some of you will recognize the bones of this story from his thesis.

My dad ate scorched eggs in the dark corner of the breakfast nook in our courtyard apartment off Hollywood Boulevard. When he finished, he pushed the plate away, lit a cigarette, and downed what wa…

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