An online program supported by intensive on-campus writers' residencies.

The Master of Fine Arts in Writing Popular Fiction at Seton Hill is one of the only programs in the country that teaches writers to create - and market - the fiction that sells.  Upon graduation from Seton Hill's program, you will have completed a full-length market-ready novel, earned a Master of Fine Arts degree from a leading liberal arts University, and become part of a supportive network of published authors.

Seton Hill University's unique Master of Fine Arts in Writing Popular Fiction teaches students to write marketable novels in popular genres like mystery, romance, science fiction, horror, and fantasy.  Additional specialties include literature for children and adolescents, and cross-genre blends like romantic suspense or young adult mysteries. Knowing that graduate students have many obligations, Seton Hill has designed a flexible, intensive-residency format that allows you to earn a Master of Fine Arts degree while working full-time or caring for a family. One-on-one mentoring by established writers enables students to develop a writing project in a genre of their choice.  Online contact with other participants ensures that students become part of a writing community and that they receive varied commentary on their work-in-progress. Week long residencies, twice each year, inform and enliven the writing experience, bringing students together on Seton Hill's campus to learn the basics and complexities of popular fiction. Lectures and workshops by guest writers of regional and national fame (and editors, agents and publishers) add extra impact to the residency experience. 

Graduate Certificate in Writing Popular Fiction

If you don't have an undergraduate degree but would still like to take advantage of this unique program, Seton Hill's Certificate in Writing Popular Fiction is for you. Please contact Seton Hill's Office of Graduate and Adult Studies for more information.

If you want to be a writer, if you are committed and independent, and if you long to achieve all the success you can, then Seton Hill's Master of Fine Arts in Writing Popular Fiction is the program designed just for you.