Are you inspired to write about the natural world? Eager to use writing to explore the conflicted ways we humans relate to the world around us? Driven to make a difference by researching and writing about environmental issues? Western’s MFA and M.A. in Nature Writing is carefully designed to give yo...
Are you inspired to write about the natural world? Eager to use writing to explore the conflicted ways we humans relate to the world around us? Driven to make a difference by researching and writing about environmental issues? Western’s MFA and M.A. in Nature Writing is carefully designed to give you the education, experience and connections you’ll need to accomplish your goals.
Western’s low-residency Nature Writing MFA and M.A. is grounded in the wild heart of the Rocky Mountains. Students in the program learn to explore natural and built landscapes through many genres of writing, from poetry to creative nonfiction to environmental journalism—and everything in between. This multi-genre approach to nature writing not only helps students find their own voice and strengths as writers but also offers them the best preparation for a career in nature and environmental writing, where dynamism and adaptability are crucial to success.