At King's College, students engage in the Foundation Year Program, a comprehensive and thought-provoking curriculum that explores the great books and ideas shaping Western thought. This program lays a robust intellectual foundation, fostering critical thinking and analytical skills. With a focus on small class sizes and interactive seminars, King's College offers an intimate learning environment where students collaborate with esteemed faculty members. Beyond academics, the university encourages students to participate in extracurricular activities, creating a well-rounded educational experience. As part of the vibrant city of Halifax, students at King's College also benefit from the cultural richness and opportunities that this historic coastal city provides.

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Where is your imagination taking you? Whether the story you want to tell is a mystery or thriller, science fiction or fantasy, romance or historical, or a more current tale, King’s MFA in Fiction will help you bring your imagined world to life on the page. Bring us your idea for a fictional book, and we’ll work with you to turn it into a manuscript that’s on the road to publication. You’ll learn the craft and practice of being an author as you hone your fiction skills under the mentorship of award-winning writers and editors. With the additional help of top publishing professionals in Canada, the United States and beyond, you’ll do all this and more in just two years. The bonus: you’ll earn a prestigious MFA degree along the way. The MFA in Fiction is a two-year limited-residency program. During annual June residencies on the campus at the University of King’s College in Halifax, Nova Scotia, students deepen their understanding of the art and craft of fiction writing through lectures, seminars, panels, workshops and readings, while working intensively on their own projects with their mentors. During two six-day online January residencies, one featuring guests primarily from New York and one featuring guests from the Canadian publishing industry (most based in Toronto), students learn about the latest trends in the publishing industry and discuss their writing projects with editors, agents, and publishers based in North America’s main publishing hubs. During the fall and winter semesters, students take part in occasional online webinars and readings and continue to work off-campus on their book manuscript with the support and guidance of their mentors. This limited-residency feature and the exclusive focus on fiction make the King’s MFA in Fiction unique in Canada. Show less

You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.

You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.

How to book:

• Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let us know your choice when you apply).
• Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it

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