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The deadline to get a Fast Response on your Spring Cohort application is April 10, 2025.

What you’ll receive at PocketMFA:

  • Personalized mentorship from accomplished authors who meet you exactly where you are, guiding your manuscript toward publication.
  • Flexible, affordable, and rigorous experience—a graduate-level creative writing program tailored to your life, at a fraction of traditional MFA costs.
  • Lifetime access to a thriving writing community, supportive critique partners, and ongoing resources to keep your writing career moving forward.

Get Expert Feedback

Every writer receives dedicated one-on-one time for feedback on their manuscript from their chosen mentor. Our faculty are award-winning authors with dozens of publications between them, as well as decades of teaching experience.

Grow On Your Terms

The program is designed to be accessible to professionals, entirely virtual and always recorded. We make sure your voice is heard in scheduling decisions as we build unique schedules for each individual group of writers.

Find Real Community

We believe in the power of a lifelong professional community. Every writer invited into PocketMFA is hand-selected based on an application and interview process. Once in, you’ll join hundreds of other serious writers in our rich online space.