The Master of Professional Writing Program (referred to as MPW) is a graduate creative writing program which offers a variety of courses at the University of Southern California's College of Letters, Arts & Sciences.
MPW offers classes in fiction, non-fiction, poetry, technical writing, playwriting, and screen and television writing. The program awards an MPW or Master of Professional Writing.
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