The MFA at The University of Hong Kong is the first MFA programme in Creative Writing in Hong Kong and Asia. It is vibrantly located in the HKU Black Box at a top 25 Ranked University in the World Overall (2019 QS World University Rankings) and 1st Globally for Most International University (Times Higher Education Rankings 2019).  A home to creative writers for more than ten years, the MFA at HKU offers uniquely designed workshops and intensive seminars.  A customized balance of coursework and supervision provides professional feedback and advanced practices toward completing an original Creative Thesis, ready for circulation and potential publication.

The MFA at HKU offers the gold standard in the field, including a special focus on creative contexts of the multilingual writer. At HKU, we welcome creative writers from Hong Kong and overseas. The programme offers one year of intensive and dedicated study among fellow writers at the HKU Black Box Studio and at The HKU GUILD , a home for creative writers, research and the arts in Hong Kong. Students along with fellow writers and artists, join together and forge a life-long community.

Writers may apply with samples from a work-in-progress or an intended project, such as an excerpt from a memoir, novel, short fiction, play, screenplay, or poetry.