Northwestern Writing for the Screen and Stage MFA 2026

[Mophilos16]

Hi everyone

I received an invite to interview on Jan 26th. It was a very welcomed surprise! The timeframe seems bumped up compared to previous years I think due to the application deadline moving from mid-January to early December. Interviews were scheduled for 15 minutes with core faculty members.

Nice! Congrats on your interview.

Did you submit a feature or pilot for your sample?

 

[avocados]

Nice! Congrats on your interview.

Did you submit a feature or pilot for your sample?

Thanks! I submitted an hour-long pilot.

 

[Mophilos16]

I've noticed they, including UT Austin, usually accept applicants with TV sample submissions.

 

[Mophilos16]

Early decisions... lol
We move.

 

[Chris W]

We just featured the program in our new fully funded article.

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[anonymousfishy]

Has anyone from the interview round heard anything at all?

 

[porkrinds.com]

Has anyone from the interview round heard anything at all?

haven't heard back post-interview, but still hopeful! anyone else?

 

[anonymousfishy]

haven't heard back post-interview, but still hopeful! anyone else

haven't heard back post-interview, but still hopeful! anyone else?

i know at least one person has been accepted because i saw a post about it!!! that was weeks ago so i feel like a rejection notice would have come already— maybe they are still waiting for all of the candidates they chose to confirm

 

[avocados]

Update— I received my official waitlist notification today. Congratulations to everyone offered admittance!

 

[Chris W]

Update— I received my official waitlist notification today. Congratulations to everyone offered admittance!

Congrats! Good luck getting off of it! Did you get accepted elsewhere?

Please log your applications when you can. It really helps future applicants!

 

[Chris W]

FYI - UNLV just announced they have an open screenwriting spot if you want to apply:

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Thread 'Fully Funded MFA Screenwriting at UNLV (Fall 2026, late opening)'

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A place has come open in our MFA Screenwriting cohort for Fall 2026 following a late withdrawal, and we’d like to fill it from the strong writers already moving through this year’s cycle rather than wait until next year.

The MFA carries full funding: full tuition remission plus a graduate assistantship stipend of roughly $21,000 a year. It runs for three years and is deliberately small: eight writers total across all cohorts. Teaching is workshop-based and focused on developing original feature and television work.

Screenwriting faculty include Brock Norman Brock (BRONSON, THE MUSTANG...

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