The vital presence of creative writing in the English Department is reflected by our many distinguished authors who teach our workshops. We offer courses each term in fiction, poetry, nonfiction, screenwriting, playwriting, and television writing. Our workshops are small, usually no more than twelve students, and offer writers an opportunity to focus intensively on one genre.
Apply to Creative Writing Workshops
Workshops are open by application to Harvard College undergraduates, graduate students, staff, and students from other institutions eligible for cross registration. Submission guidelines for workshops can be found under individual course listings; please do not query instructors. Review all departmental rules and application instructions before applying.
Fall 2024 Application Deadline: 11:59 pm ET on Sunday, April 7, 2024. Spring 2025 Application Deadline: TBD
Please visit our course listings for all the Fall 2024 workshops.
Our online submission manager (link below) will open for Fall 2024 applications on Friday, March 22 , 2024.
Students who have questions about the creative writing workshop application process should contact Case Q. Kerns at [email protected] .
Featured Faculty
Teju Cole is a novelist, critic, and essayist, and is the first Gore Vidal Professor of the Practice. "Among other works, the boundary-crossing author is known for his debut novel “Open City” (2011), whose early admirers included Harvard professor and New Yorker critic James Wood."
Faculty Bookshelf
The third hotel by laura van den berg (2018).
Known and Strange Things by Teju Cole (2016)
Find Me by Laura van den Berg (2015)
Dream Of The Unified Field by Jorie Graham (1997)
Creative Writing Workshops
English CACD. The Art of Criticism
Instructor: Maggie Doherty Wednesday, 12:00-2:45pm | Location: TBD Enrollment: Limited to 12 students Course Site
This course will consider critical writing about art–literary, visual, cinematic, musical, etc.—as an art in its own right. We will read and discuss criticism from a wide variety of publications, paying attention to the ways outlets and audience shape critical work. The majority of our readings will be from the last few years and will include pieces by Joan Acocella, Andrea Long Chu, Jason Farago, and Carina del Valle Schorske. Students will write several short writing assignments (500-1000 words), including a straight review, during the first half of the semester and share them with peers. During the second half of the semester, each student will write and workshop a longer piece of criticism about a work of art or an artist of their choosing. Students will be expected to read and provide detailed feedback on the work of their peers. Students will revise their longer pieces based on workshop feedback and submit them for the final assignment of the class. Apply via Submittable (deadline: 11:59pm EDT on Sunday, April 7) Supplemental Application Information: Please write a letter of introduction (1-2 pages) giving a sense of who you are, your writing experience, and your current goals for your writing. Please also describe your relationship to the art forms and/or genres you're interested in engaging in the course. You may also list any writers or publications whose criticism you enjoy reading. Please also include a 3-5-page writing sample of any kind of prose writing. This could be an academic paper or it could be creative fiction or nonfiction.
English CACW. Advanced Fiction Workshop
Instructor: Paul Yoon TBD | Location: TBD Enrollment: Limited to 12 students Advanced fiction workshop for students who have already taken a workshop at Harvard or elsewhere. The goal of the class is to continue your journey as a writer. You will be responsible for participating in discussions on the assigned texts, the workshop, engaging with the work of your colleagues, and revising your work. Supplemental Application Information: * Please note: previous creative writing workshop experience required. * Please submit ONLY a cover letter telling me your previous creative writing workshop experience, either at Harvard or elsewhere; then tell me something you are passionate about and something you want to be better at; and, lastly, tell me why of all classes you want to take this one this semester. Again, please no writing samples.
English CBBR. Intermediate Poetry: Workshop
Instructor: Josh Bell Monday, 12:00-2:45pm | Location: Barker 018 Enrollment: Limited to 12 students Course Site
Initially, students can expect to read, discuss, and imitate the strategies of a wide range of poets writing in English; to investigate and reproduce prescribed forms and poetic structures; and to engage in writing exercises meant to expand the conception of what a poem is and can be. As the course progresses, reading assignments will be tailored on an individual basis, and an increasing amount of time will be spent in discussion of student work. Apply via Submittable (deadline: 11:59pm EDT on Sunday, April 7)
Supplemental Application Information: Please submit a portfolio including a letter of interest, ten poems, and a list of classes (taken at Harvard or elsewhere) that seem to have bearing on your enterprise.
English CCEP. Ekphrastic Poetry: Workshop
Instructor: Tracy K. Smith Wednesday, 3:00-5:45 pm | Location: Lamont 401 Enrollment: Limited to 12 students Course Site What can a poem achieve when it contemplates or even emulates a work of art in another medium? In this workshop, we'll read and write poems that engage with other art forms--and we'll test out what a foray into another artistic practice allows us to carry back over into the formal methods and behaviors of poetry. With poems by Keats, Rilke, Auden, Hughes, and Brooks, as well as Kevin Young, Evie Shockley, Ama Codjoe and other contemporary voices. Apply via Submittable (deadline: 11:59pm EDT on Saturday, August 26) Supplemental Application Information: Please submit a writing sample of 5-10 poems and an application letter explaining your interest in this course.
English CCFC. Poetry Workshop: Form & Content
Instructor: Tracy K. Smith Tuesday, 12:00-2:45pm | Location: Sever 112 Enrollment: Limited to 12 students Course Site
In this workshop, we’ll look closely at the craft-based choices poets make, and track the effects they have upon what we as readers are made to think and feel. How can implementing similar strategies better prepare us to engage the questions making up our own poetic material? We’ll also talk about content. What can poetry reveal about the ways our interior selves are shaped by public realities like race, class, sexuality, injustice and more? Apply via Submittable (deadline: 11:59pm EDT on Saturday, August 26)
Supplemental Application Information: Please submit a writing sample of 5-10 poems and an application letter explaining your interest in this course.
English CCIJ. Intermediate Fiction Workshop
Instructor: Jesse McCarthy Thursday, 3:00-5:45 pm | Location: Barker 269 Enrollment: Limited to 12 students Course Site This is an intermediate course in the art of writing literary fiction. Previous experience with workshopping writing is encouraged but not required. The emphasis of the course will be learning how to read literature as a writer, with special attention given to the short story, novella, or short novel. We will read these works from the perspective of the writer as craftsperson and of the critic seeking in good faith to understand and describe a new aesthetic experience. We will be concerned foremost with how literary language works, with describing the effects of different kinds of sentences, different uses of genre, tone, and other rhetorical strategies. Together, we will explore our responses to examples of literature from around the world and from all periods, as well as to the writing you will produce and share with the class. As a member of a writing community, you should be prepared to respectfully read and respond to the work of others—both the work of your peers and that of the published writers that we will explore together. Apply via Submittable (deadline: 11:59pm EDT on Saturday, August 26) Supplemental Application Information: This course is by application only but there are no prerequisites for this course and previous experience in a writing workshop is not required . In your application please submit a short letter explaining why you are interested in this class. You might tell me a bit about your relationship to literature, your encounter with a specific author, book, or even a scene or character from a story or novel. Please also include a writing sample of 2-5 pages (5 pages max!) of narrative prose fiction.
English CCFS. Fiction Workshop
Instructor: Teju Cole Spring 2024: Tuesday, 6:00-8:45pm | Location: TBD Enrollment: Limited to 12 students Course Site Spring 2025: TBD This reading and writing intensive workshop is for students who want to learn to write literary fiction. The goal of the course would be for each student to produce two polished short stories. Authors on the syllabus will probably include James Joyce, Eudora Welty, Toni Morrison, Alice Munro, Jhumpa Lahiri, and Diane Williams.
Supplemental Application Information: Please submit a cover letter saying what you hope to get out of the workshop. In the cover letter, mention three works of fiction that matter to you and why. In addition, submit a 400–500 word sample of your fiction; the sample can be self-contained or a section of a longer work.
English CLPG. Art of Sportswriting
Instructor: Louisa Thomas Spring 2024: Tuesday, 9:00-11:45am | Location: TBD Enrollment: Limited to 12 students Course Site Spring 2025: TBD
In newsrooms, the sports section is sometimes referred to as the “toy department” -- frivolous and unserious, unlike the stuff of politics, business, and war. In this course, we will take the toys seriously. After all, for millions of people, sports and other so-called trivial pursuits (video games, chess, children’s games, and so on) are a source of endless fascination. For us, they will be a source of stories about human achievements and frustrations. These stories can involve economic, social, and political issues. They can draw upon history, statistics, psychology, and philosophy. They can be reported or ruminative, formally experimental or straightforward, richly descriptive or tense and spare. They can be fun. Over the course of the semester, students will read and discuss exemplary profiles, essays, articles, and blog posts, while also writing and discussing their own. While much (but not all) of the reading will come from the world of sports, no interest in or knowledge about sports is required; our focus will be on writing for a broad audience. Supplemental Application Information: To apply, please write a letter describing why you want to take the course and what you hope to get out of it. Include a few examples of websites or magazines you like to read, and tell me briefly about one pursuit -- football, chess, basketball, ballet, Othello, crosswords, soccer, whatever -- that interests you and why.
English CALR. Advanced Screenwriting: Workshop
Instructor: Musa Syeed Spring 2024: Wednesday, 12:00-2:45pm | Location: TBA Enrollment: Limited to 12 students Course Site Spring 2025: TBD
The feature-length script is an opportunity to tell a story on a larger scale, and, therefore, requires additional preparation. In this class, we will move from writing a pitch, to a synopsis, to a treatment/outline, to the first 10 pages, to the first act of a feature screenplay. We will analyze produced scripts and discuss various elements of craft, including research, writing layered dialogue, world-building, creating an engaging cast of characters. As an advanced class, we will also look at ways both mainstream and independent films attempt to subvert genre and structure. Students will end the semester with a first act (20-30 pages) of their feature, an outline, and strategy to complete the full script.
Supplemental Application Information: Please submit a 3-5 page writing sample. Screenplays are preferred, but fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, and plays are acceptable as well. Also, please write a short note to introduce yourself. Include a couple films/filmmakers that have inspired you, your goals for the class, as well as any themes/subject matter/ideas you might be interested in exploring in your writing for film.
English CNFR. Creative Nonfiction: Workshop
Instructor: Darcy Frey Fall 2024: Wednesday, 3:00-5:45 pm | Location: TBD Enrollment: Limited to 12 students. Course Site Spring 2025: TBD
Whether it takes the form of literary journalism, essay, memoir, or environmental writing, creative nonfiction is a powerful genre that allows writers to break free from the constraints commonly associated with nonfiction prose and reach for the breadth of thought and feeling usually accomplished only in fiction: the narration of a vivid story, the probing of a complex character, the argument of an idea, or the evocation of a place. Students will work on several short assignments to hone their mastery of the craft, then write a longer piece that will be workshopped in class and revised at the end of the term. We will take instruction and inspiration from published authors such as Joan Didion, James Baldwin, Ariel Levy, Alexander Chee, and Virginia Woolf. This is a workshop-style class intended for undergraduate and graduate students at all levels of experience. No previous experience in English Department courses is required. Apply via Submittable (deadline: 11:59pm ET on Sunday, April 7)
Supplemental Application Information: Please write a substantive letter of introduction describing who you are as writer at the moment and where you hope to take your writing; what experience you may have had with creative/literary nonfiction; what excites you about nonfiction in particular; and what you consider to be your strengths and weaknesses as a writer. Additionally, please submit 3-5 pages of creative/literary nonfiction (essay, memoir, narrative journalism, etc, but NOT academic writing) or, if you have not yet written much nonfiction, an equal number of pages of narrative fiction.
English CKR. Introduction to Playwriting: Workshop
Instructor: Sam Marks TBD | Location: TBD Enrollment: Limited to 12 students This workshop is an introduction to writing for the stage through intensive reading and in-depth written exercises. Each student will explore the fundamentals and possibilities of playwriting by generating short scripts and completing a one act play with an eye towards both experimental and traditional narrative styles. Readings will examine various ways of creating dramatic art and include work from contemporary playwrights such as Ayad Aktar, Clare Barron, Aleshea Harris, Young Jean Lee, and Taylor Mac, as well established work from Edward Albbe, Caryl Churchill, Suzan Lori-Parks, and Harold Pinter. Supplemental Application Information: No experience in writing the dramatic form is necessary. Please submit a 5-10 page writing sample (preferably a play or screenplay, but all genres are acceptable and encouraged). Also, please write a few sentences about a significant theatrical experience (a play read or seen) and how it affected you.
English CACF. Get Real: The Art of Community-Based Film
Instructor: Musa Syeed Wednesday, 12:00-2:45pm | Location: TBD Enrollment: Limited to 12 student Course Site
“I’ve often noticed that we are not able to look at what we have in front of us,” the Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami said, “unless it’s inside a frame.” For our communities confronting invisibility and erasure, there’s an urgent need for new frames. In this workshop, we’ll explore a community-engaged approach to documentary and fiction filmmaking, as we seek to see our world more deeply. We’ll begin with screenings, craft exercises, and discussions around authorship and social impact. Then we each will write, develop, and shoot a short film over the rest of the semester, building off of intentional community engagement. Students will end the class with written and recorded materials for a rough cut. Basic equipment and technical training will be provided.
Apply via Submittable (deadline: 11:59pm EDT on Sunday, April 7)
Supplemental Application Information: Please submit a brief letter explaining why you're interested to take this class. Please also discuss what participants/communities you might be interested in engaging with for your filmmaking projects. For your writing sample, please submit 3-5 pages of your creative work from any genre (screenwriting, poetry, fiction, non-fiction, etc.)
English CAFR. Advanced Fiction Workshop: Writing this Present Life
Instructor: Claire Messud Thursday, 3:00-5:45 pm | Location: TBD Enrollment: Limited to 12 students Course Site Intended for students with prior fiction-writing and workshop experience, this course will concentrate on structure, execution and revision. Exploring various strands of contemporary and recent literary fiction – writers such as Karl Ove Knausgaard, Rachel Cusk, Chimamanda Adichie, Douglas Stuart, Ocean Vuong, etc – we will consider how fiction works in our present moment, with emphasis on a craft perspective. Each student will present to the class a published fiction that has influenced them. The course is primarily focused on the discussion of original student work, with the aim of improving both writerly skills and critical analysis. Revision is an important component of this class: students will workshop two stories and a revision of one of these. Apply via Submittable (deadline: 11:59pm ET on Sunday, April 7)
Supplemental Application Information: Please submit 3-5 pages of prose fiction, along with a substantive letter of introduction. I’d like to know why you’re interested in the course; what experience you’ve had writing, both in previous workshops and independently; what your literary goals and ambitions are. Please tell me about some of your favorite narratives – fiction, non-fiction, film, etc: why they move you, and what you learn from them.
English CAKV. Fiction Workshop: Writing from the First-Person Point of View
Instructor: Andrew Krivak Tuesday, 9:00-11:45 1m | Location: TBD Enrollment: Limited to 12 students Course Site This course is a workshop intended for students who are interested in writing longer form narratives from the first-person point of view. The “I” at the center of any novel poses a perspective that is all at once imaginatively powerful and narratively problematic, uniquely insightful and necessarily unreliable. We will read from roughly twelve novels written in the first-person, from Marilynne Robinson and W.G. Sebald, to Valeria Luiselli and Teju Cole, and ask questions (among others) of why this form, why this style? And, as a result, what is lost and what is realized in the telling? Primarily, however, students will write. Our goal will be to have a student’s work read and discussed twice in class during the semester. I am hoping to see at least 35-40 pages of a project —at any level of completion—at the end of term. Apply via Submittable (deadline: 11:59pm EDT on Sunday, April 7) Supplemental Application Information: Please write a substantive letter telling me why you’re interested in taking this class, what writers (classical and contemporary) you admire and why, and if there’s a book you have read more than once, a movie you have seen more than once, a piece of music you listen to over and over, not because you have to but because you want to. Students of creative nonfiction are also welcome to apply.
English CCSS. Fiction Workshop: The Art of the Short Story
Instructor: Laura van den Berg Tuesday, 12:00-2:45 pm | Location: TBD Enrollment: Limited to 12 students Course Site This course will serve as an introduction to the fundamentals of writing fiction, with an emphasis on the contemporary short story. How can we set about creating “big” worlds in compact spaces? What unique doors can the form of the short story open? The initial weeks will focus on exploratory exercises and the study of published short stories and craft essays. Later, student work will become the primary text as the focus shifts to workshop discussion. Authors on the syllabus will likely include Ted Chiang, Lauren Groff, Carmen Maria Machado, and Octavia Butler. This workshop welcomes writers of all levels of experience. Apply via Submittable (deadline: 11:59pm EDT on Sunday, April 7) Supplemental Application Information: Please submit a letter of introduction. I’d like to know a little about why you are drawn to studying fiction; what you hope to get out of the workshop and what you hope to contribute; and one thing you are passionate about outside writing / school. Please also include a very brief writing sample (2-3 pages). The sample can be in any genre (it does not have to be from a work of fiction).
Write an Honors Creative Thesis
Students may apply to write a senior thesis or senior project in creative writing, although only English concentrators can be considered. Students submit applications in early March of their junior year, including first-term juniors who are out of phase. The creative writing faculty considers the proposal, along with the student's overall performance in creative writing and other English courses, and notifies students about its decision in early mid-late March. Those applications are due, this coming year, on TBA .
Students applying for a creative writing thesis or project must have completed at least one course in creative writing at Harvard before they apply. No student is guaranteed acceptance. It is strongly suggested that students acquaint themselves with the requirements and guidelines well before the thesis application is due. The creative writing director must approve any exceptions to the requirements, which must be made in writing by Monday, February 7, 2022. Since the creative writing thesis and project are part of the English honors program, acceptance to write a creative thesis is conditional upon the student continuing to maintain a 3.40 concentration GPA. If a student’s concentration GPA drops below 3.40 after the spring of the junior year, the student may not be permitted to continue in the honors program.
Joint concentrators may apply to write creative theses, but we suggest students discuss the feasibility of the project well before applications are due. Not all departments are open to joint creative theses.
Students who have questions about the creative writing thesis should contact the program’s Director, Sam Marks .
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The Creative Writing Major
The undergraduate Creative Writing major at the University of Illinois, formerly known as the Rhetoric major, is one of the oldest of its kind in the country. Now in its seventh decade, the major combines small workshops (poetry, fiction, nonfiction) and a variety of literature courses.
Note: We also offer a Creative Writing minor. For an overview of our minor requirements, click here .
The undergraduate Creative Writing major at the University of Illinois, formerly known as the Rhetoric major, is one of the oldest of its kind in the country. Now in its seventh decade, the major combines small workshops (poetry, fiction, nonfiction) and a variety of literature courses. The result is a strong but flexible program of study that develops students' analytical and creative skills and prepares them for work or graduate study in any number of fields.
Students in the undergraduate program edit and publish an annual journal, Montage Arts Journal , which features poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and visual art by University of Illinois undergraduate student writers and artists. For more information about Montage , visit montagejournal.wordpress.com .
Through our program, writers shape their literary voices, develop distinctive styles, and intensify their written, critical, and editorial skills. Students write about what matters most to them and learn about contemporary literary publishing through developing their imaginative, expressive, and dynamic writing.
Creative Writing Major Requirements
Literature for creative writers (6 credit hours).
- CW 100: Introduction to Creative Writing
- CW 200: Reading for Writers
Craft (3 credit hours)
- CW 243: The Craft Essay: Creative Reading, Reflection, and Revision
Creative Writing Workshops (12 credit hours)
Creative Writing majors must complete at least one of the following 3-course (9-hour) sequences:
- CW 106: Poetry Workshop I
- CW 206: Poetry Workshop II
- CW 406: Poetry Workshop III
- CW 104: Fiction Workshop I
- CW 204: Fiction Workshop II
- CW 404: Fiction Workshop III
The remaining 3 hours in this category can be satisfied by a fourth CW Workshop outside of the chosen sequence. CW 404 and CW 406 may be repeated once for credit, but may not be repeated to fulfill this requirement.
Writing and Literature (3 credit hours)
3 hours of Writing and Literature coursework, either:
- 3 hours of non-Workshop CW coursework (CW 460, or another approved non-Workshop CW course)
- 3 hours of ENGL coursework
Additional Literature Coursework (12 credit hours)
12 additional hours of approved ENGL coursework, including:
- 9 hours of approved ENGL Literature coursework
- 3 hours of an ENGL Difference & Diaspora course
For more information on the Creative Writing major and minor, please visit our listings in the Academic Catalog:
- Creative Writing Major - full, detailed requirements
- Creative Writing Minor - full , detailed requirements
- Creative Writing Courses
The faculty of the Creative Writing Program represent a diverse range of writing and teaching styles and interests and are actively working in various genres and media, including poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, theater, and film. Faculty members have received numerous awards and fellowships. A small selection of these includes the Yale Series of Younger Poets, the Native Writers' Circle Award of the Americas Lifetime Achievement Award, the American Book Award from the Before Columbus Foundation, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize in Fiction, the FC2 National Fiction Competition, a Whiting Award, the A. Poulin Jr. Poetry Prize, the Kate Tufts Discovery Prize, the William Peden Prize, the Academy of American Poets Award, the Bakeless Prize, Wallace Stegner fellowships, and fellowships from the NEA, Guggenheim Foundation, Yaddo, MacDowell, Bread Loaf, Sewanee, and many others.
Follow the links below to learn more about our undergraduate Creative Writing program's core faculty members:
Ángel García
Janice N. Harrington
Amy Hassinger
Christopher Kempf
Julie Price
John Rubins
Ted Sanders
Alex Shakar
Corey Van Landingham
David Wright
- The Creative Writing Minor
- UIUC's Creative Writing Club
- Our MFA in Creative Writing
Creative Writing and Literature
Students enrolled in the Master of Liberal Arts program in Creative Writing & Literature will develop skills in creative writing and literary analysis through literature courses and writing workshops in fiction, screenwriting, poetry, and nonfiction. Through online group courses and one-on-one tutorials, as well as a week on campus, students hone their craft and find their voice.
Yale Creative Writing
Students from all disciplines in Yale College enroll in the department’s creative writing courses. For students who wish to try their hand at learning basic elements of craft, the department recommends English 123, Introduction to Creative Writing . This course, combining the small workshop format with lectures and readings by distinguished writers, offers hands-on experience in fiction, poetry, and drama. It is open to all undergraduates, without prerequisite or application. Read more …
A comprehensive list of readings at Yale can be found here .
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| | | | About the ProgramCreative writing majors focus on writing poetry, fiction, or drama. In addition to the required five courses in writing, students take six or more courses in either literature or linguistics. Creative writing is appropriate for students who love to write and who do so no matter what. Many students choose to double major in creative writing and professional writing. Most students in this major want to pursue a career as a writer of poetry, drama, or fiction. Many plan to attend graduate school to hone their skill and further develop their art. Other students will take jobs in industry while pursuing their writing as an avocation. A student with an English major (including the creative writing major) learns many skills that employers find desirable, which may lead them to jobs in publishing, marketing, management, etc. Sycamore Review , a nonprofit journal for the arts, was founded in 1988 and is published twice annually by Purdue University’s Department of English. Books and Coffee talks (hosted by the Department of English) are held several times throughout the school year. Coffee and tea are available, followed by a half-hour talk about a selected work. The series is popular with faculty, staff, and students. Please visit Creative Writing for more information. Degree Requirements and Supplemental InformationThe full Program Requirements for 2016-17 Creative Writing include all Supplemental Information and selective lists of those categories which a student must fulfill in order to earn their degree. These are intended to be printer-friendly, but include less descriptive course detail. Please see below for program requirements and the necessary degree fulfillments. English-BA CRTV 120 Credits Liberal Arts Core CurriculumEach liberal arts major is designed as a four-year plan of study and includes three types of courses: Major, Core, and Elective. Most students take five courses per semester, with some of each type. Professional academic advisors meet individually with each of our students on a regular basis to help with course selection, academic planning, and career development, as well as to help students find additional resources on campus. For the Liberal Arts Core Curriculum click here . Departmental/Program Major Requirements (33 credits)English majors must take ENGL 10600 - First-Year Composition or ENGL 10800 - Accelerated First-Year Composition to fulfill the requirements for the CLA Core areas Written Communication. PrerequisiteChoose one of the following 20000-level English literature courses (3 credits) - ENGL 23000 - Great Narrative Works
- ENGL 23500 - Introduction To Drama
- ENGL 23700 - Introduction To Poetry
- ENGL 25000 - Great American Books
- ENGL 25700 - Literature Of Black America
- ENGL 25800 - Nobel Prize Winners In Literature
- ENGL 26200 - Greek And Roman Classics In Translation
- ENGL 26400 - The Bible As Literature
- ENGL 26600 - World Literature: From The Beginnings To 1700 A.D.
- ENGL 26700 - World Literature: From 1700 A.D. To The Present
Required Creative Writing Courses (30 credits)Area a - writing courses from the following courses (see note below) (12 credit hours). - ENGL 31600 - Craft Of Fiction From A Writer’s Perspective or
- ENGL 31700 - Craft Of Poetry From a Writer’s Perspective
- ENGL 40700 - Introduction To Poetry Writing
- ENGL 40900 - Introduction To Fiction Writing
- ENGL 50700 - Poetry Writing
- ENGL 50900 - Fiction Writing
- ENGL 58900 - Directed Writing
A grade of “B-” or better is required in ENGL 20500 before attempting courses in Area A. All Creative Writing courses except ENGL 20500 , ENGL 31600 , and ENGL 31700 may be repeated once by Creative Writing majors for credit; English ENGL 58900 may be taken only after two courses in the following list have been completed: ENGL 40700 , ENGL 40900 , ENGL 50700 , and ENGL 50900 . (The 40000 and 50000 level courses should be taken in order in any given genre; exceptions are granted by the permission of instructor.) Area B - Literature/Linguistics Courses, at least 12 of which must be at the 30000 level or higher (18 credit hours)- ENGL 22700 - Elements Of Linguistics
- ENGL 23100 - Introduction To Literature
- ENGL 23200 - Thematic Studies In Literature
- ENGL 23400 - Ecological Literature
- ENGL 23800 - Introduction To Fiction
- ENGL 24000 - Survey Of The British Literature: From The Beginnings Through The Neoclassical Period
- ENGL 24100 - Survey Of The British Literature: From The Rise Of Romanticism To The Modern Period
- ENGL 27600 - Shakespeare On Film
- ENGL 27900 - The American Short Story In Print And Film
- ENGL 28600 - The Movies
- ENGL 32700 - English Language I: History And Development
- ENGL 32800 - English Language II: Structure And Meaning
- ENGL 32900 - English Language III: Sound And Form
- ENGL 33100 - Medieval English Literature
- ENGL 33300 - Renaissance English Literature
- ENGL 33500 - Restoration And Eighteenth-Century English Literature
- ENGL 33700 - Nineteenth-Century English Literature
- ENGL 33900 - Twentieth-Century British Literature
- ENGL 34100 - Topics In Science, Literature, And Culture
- ENGL 35000 - Survey Of American Literature From Its Beginnings To 1865
- ENGL 35100 - Survey Of American Literature From 1865 To The Post-World War II Period
- ENGL 35200 - Native American Literature
- ENGL 35400 - Asian American Literature
- ENGL 35800 - Black Drama
- ENGL 35900 - Black Women Writers
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- ENGL 36500 - Literature And Imperialism
- ENGL 36600 - Postcolonial Literatures
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- ENGL 38200 - The American Novel
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- ENGL 38700 - History Of The Film From 1938 To The Present
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- ENGL 54100 - Studies In Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales
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- Other Cultures - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Aesthetic Awareness - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Racial and Ethnic Diversity - Credit Hours: 3.00
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- Individual and Society - Credit Hours: 3.00
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- SLC 10200 - Credit Hours: 3.00
Fall 2nd Year- ENGL 20500 - Introduction To Creative Writing ♦ (Aesthetic Awareness)
- SLC 20100 - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Natural Science Lab - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Individual & Society - Credit Hours: 3.00
- ENGL Literature Prerequisite - Credit Hours: 3.00
Spring 2nd Year- ENGL REQ A - Credit Hours: 3.00
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- SLC 20200 - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Natural Science - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Racial & Ethnic Diversity - Credit Hours: 3.00
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Spring 3rd YearFall 4th year, spring 4th year. 120 semester credits required for Bachelor of Arts degree. 2.0 Graduation GPA required for Bachelor of Arts degree. 32 credit hours at 30000 level or higher required for Bachelor of Arts degree. Degree RequirementsThe student is ultimately responsible for knowing and completing all degree requirements. The myPurduePlan powered by DegreeWorks is the knowledge source for specific requirements and completion. Foreign Language CoursesForeign Language proficiency requirements vary by program. For acceptable languages and proficiency levels, see your advisor: American Sign Language, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, (ancient) Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish Critical CourseThe ♦ course is considered critical. A Critical Course is one that a student must be able to pass to persist and succeed in a particular major. Creative Writing Program  Linda A. Cicero | Stanford News Service Cultivating the power of individual expression within a vibrant community of writersIt’s here that I fell deeper and deeper in love with writing, and I can say without a shadow of doubt that I met mentors, peers, and friends for life. The generosity with which the Creative Writing Program has shaped me will sustain—it’s truly been life-changing.  Creative Writing MinorDiscover your writing prowess and push the imaginative bounds of prose, poetry, and screenwriting with our undergraduate minor.  Stegner FellowshipAn opportunity for promising writers to develop their craft in the company of peers and under the guidance of Stanford faculty.  Stanford University Our CommunityMeet the faces of Creative Writing--the faculty, lecturers, staff, and visiting writers who guide and support our students and fellows. In the Spotlight Description dances off the page at final Stegner Fellow readingOn Wednesday night, Stegner Fellow in Fiction Nevarez Encinias delivered an evening of movement and description in literary form. A dancer by training, Encinias’s background came through in his writing through his elaborate physical descriptions and seemingly choreographed prose.  Familiar words in novel contexts: Arthur Sze translates the human conditionMohr Visiting Poet Arthur Sze shared his work alluding to nature, translation, and the human condition at a public reading on Wednesday. The reading, co-sponsored by the Creative Writing Program and the Stanford Humanities Center, was packed with visitors, faculty, and students.  The beautiful and the terrible: Carmen Maria Machado reads queer horror and sci-fiOn Wednesday evening, audience members initially seemed to pour in gradually to author and essayist Carmen Maria Machado’s Lane Lecture series reading — that is, until suddenly, every seat was taken and the room buzzed with lively conversation. Recent News 2024-2026 Stegner Fellows New Book Release from Nicholas Jenkins New Book Releases from Madeleine Cravens & Zach WilliamsUpcoming events. New events are coming soon. Please stay tuned! Until then, browse our past events  Pleasure Principle Beautiful Days The Island: War and Belonging in Auden's England Winter Stranger The Fight JournalBy continuing to use this site, you agree to the use of cookies in accordance with our privacy policy . - Academic Calendars
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Creative Writing B.A. About this Program- Participate in creative writing workshops in which you will generate your own work and in craft classes in which you will learn from the work of established writers.
- Pair your creative writing major with another major and expand your horizons by exploring multiple areas of interest, including journalism, history, information science, biology and applied mathematics.
- Learn from faculty-writers, graduate students enrolled in Syracuse’s renowned M.F.A. in creative writing program, and the well-established Raymond Carver Reading Series.
- Meet with talented faculty and visiting writers for guidance as you hone your own writing skills.
- Partake in one of literature’s highest goals: to give voice to a plurality of experiences and worldviews.
- Learn from assigned readings that represent various cultures, classes, modes of experience and cultures.
- Live in the Creative Writing Living Learning Community, where first-year students create friendships, network with faculty and established authors through public readings and dinners, and explore their passion for reading and writing poetry, fiction, graphic novels, creative nonfiction and any other type of writing.
Program InformationDegree Type College or School College of Arts and SciencesCareer Path - Communications and Writing
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 The creative writing curriculum combines a grounding in literary study with a workshop-style focus on writing. Required classes include historical and contemporary literature classes, and creative writing workshops and craft classes in at least two genres. Students have the opportunity to join the Creative Writing Living Learning Community. Student Learning Outcomes- Read closely and analyze texts across historical periods and in various genres.
- Recognize and express the aesthetic qualities of literature and a knowledge of literary forms.
- Recognize and produce good writing and explain what literary aspects make it good.
- Demonstrate a knowledge of critical approaches and methods of interpretation.
- Improve your own work through self-conscious and analytical processes.
- Discuss peer work and other written texts in a thoughtful and constructive manner.
- Exhibit an awareness of how these skills are necessary for employment and graduate study in a wide range of fields.
Sample Courses- Introduction to Creative Writing
- Reading Race and Ethnicity before 1900
- Interpretation of Poetry
- The Art of the Fairy Tale
- Introduction to Shakespeare
Extracurricular OpportunitiesRaymond Carver Reading Series Through the Raymond Carver Reading Series, attend readings by 12 to 14 prominent writers, followed by a Q&A session with the author. Recent authors include Sarah Shun-lien Bynum, Jamaal May, Monica Youn, Brandon Taylor, Valeria Luiselli, Ilya Kaminsky and Percival Everett. Salt Hill is a nationally distributed literary journal publishing outstanding new fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction and art. For over a decade, the magazine has been edited and published by creative writing students. Students apply to intern at Salt Hill, and if chosen, gain valuable experience in running a literary magazine. Student Publications Through many student-run publications and campus organizations, hone your writing capabilities, meet peers with common interests and enjoy professional development and networking opportunities in writing and other related fields. Consider publications like the Perceptions magazine, The Daily Orange publication, Moody Magazine and The OutCrowd Magazine ; and student groups like Write Out and Nu Rho Poetic Society.  Related ProgramsDigital humanities b.a.. Combine the traditional strengths of the humanities with attention to digital and information technology. Learn how digital technologies enable us to explore key questions in the humanities. English and Textual Studies B.A.Explore creative expression across a broad array of texts—novels, plays, film, digital media and more. Interpret motivations behind stories of yesterday and today and hone your skills as a writer. Fine Arts B.A.Customize your education with a unique concentration in the field of fine arts, drawing from both art history and music history courses, as well as studio art and music lessons or ensembles. Linguistic Studies B.A.Linguistics is the scientific study of the nature and use of language. Investigate its role in society, its structures and their cognitive representation, and language learning and teaching. Music History and Cultures B.A.The major in music history and cultures is designed for students who wish to study music in its historical, social and cultural contexts and in relation to other arts. Writing and Rhetoric B.A.As a writing and rhetoric major, you’ll explore the power of language across a range of genres. Learn more about this program  General CatalogCreative writing (iowa writers' workshop).  This is the first version of the 2024–25 General Catalog. Please check back regularly for changes. The final edition and the historical PDF will be published during the fall semester. Graduate degree: MFA in English Faculty: https://writersworkshop.uiowa.edu/faculty Website: https://writersworkshop.uiowa.edu/ The Creative Writing Program (Iowa Writers' Workshop) is a world-renowned graduate program for fiction writers and poets. Founded in 1936, it was the first creative writing program in the United States to offer a degree, and it became a model for many contemporary writing programs. In addition to its Master of Fine Arts program, it also offers writing courses for undergraduates. The Iowa Writers' Workshop has been home to thousands of remarkable writers, including Flannery O'Connor, Raymond Carver, Rita Dove, John Irving, James Alan McPherson, Philip Levine, Jane Smiley, Michael Cunningham, Sandra Cisneros, Denis Johnson, Jorie Graham, Ann Patchett, Lan Samantha Chang, D.A. Powell, Nathan Englander, Yiyun Li, Eleanor Catton, Angela Flournoy, Garth Greenwell, Yaa Gyasi, and Jamel Brinkley. The program's faculty and alumni include winners of virtually every major literary award, including seventeen winners of the Pulitzer Prize, six recent U.S. Poets Laureate, and numerous winners of the National Book Award, MacArthur Foundation Fellowships, and other major honors. In 2003, the Iowa Writers' Workshop received a National Humanities Medal from the National Endowment for the Humanities—the first awarded to a university and only the second given to an institution rather than an individual. The Creative Writing Program offers courses for students from other programs of study; summer courses are open to undergraduate and graduate students. To learn more about the Creative Writing Program's history and faculty, visit the Iowa Writers' Workshop website. Graduate Program of Study- Master of Fine Arts in English
Creative Writing—Writers' Workshop CoursesThe Creative Writing Program offers courses for undergraduates as well as graduate students. Enrollment in some graduate-level courses requires admission to the MFA program. See "Courses" in the Department of English section of the catalog for course descriptions and prerequisites to enrollment. Course List | Course # | Title | Hours | | | Creative Writing for Non-Native English Speakers | 3 | | | Creative Writing Studio Workshop | 3 | | | Creative Writing | 3 | | | Special Topics Workshop | 3 | | | Fiction Writing | 3 | | | Poetry Writing | 3 | | | Writing and Reading Romance Fiction | 3 | | | Writing and Reading Young Adult Fiction | 0,3 | | | Writing and Reading Science Fiction | 3 | | | Writing and Reading Fantasy Fiction | 3 | | | Professional and Creative Business Communication | 3 | | | Writing from Life | 3 | | | Creative Writing for the Health Professions | 3 | | | Creative Writing and Popular Culture | 3 | | | Creative Writing for New Media | 3 | | | Working Writers in Conversation | 3 | | | Advanced Fiction Writing | 3 | | | Advanced Poetry Writing | 3 | | | The Sentence: Strategies for Writing | 3 | | | Creative Writing for the Musician | 3 | | | The Art of Revision: Rewriting Prose for Clarity and Impact | 3 | | | Undergraduate Writers' Workshop: Fiction | arr. | | | Undergraduate Writers' Workshop: Poetry | arr. | | | Undergraduate Writers' Seminar | arr. | | | Undergraduate Project in Creative Writing | arr. | | | Novel Writing | 3 | | | Form of Fiction | 3 | | | Form of Poetry | 3 | | | Seminar: Problems in Modern Fiction | arr. | | | Seminar: Problems in Modern Poetry | arr. | | | Fiction Workshop | arr. | | | Poetry Workshop | arr. | | | Special Topics Seminar | 3 | | | Teaching Assistant Pedagogy Colloquium | 1-2 | | | Graduate Project in Creative Writing | arr. | | | MFA Thesis | arr. | Print OptionsSend Page to Printer Print this page. Download Page (PDF) The PDF will include all information unique to this page. Download Overview (PDF) The PDF will include content on the Overview tab only. Download Programs (PDF) The PDF will include content on the Programs tab only. Download Courses (PDF) The PDF will include content on the Courses tab only. Orange AlertCreative writing m.f.a. program, three-year m.f.a. in creative writing. The three-year M.F.A. program in Creative Writing gives promising fiction writers and poets an opportunity to practice and study their art with dedicated fellow writers. We accept six students in fiction and six students in poetry each year. We have no non-fiction track. All students receive a full tuition waiver and a yearly stipend (currently $20,000 per year). All students have undergraduate teaching duties in their second and third years. The M.F.A. program is committed to creating a supportive environment for its students. As a program that aims to nurture new voices, we particularly want to welcome writers from underrepresented communities. We encourage people of color to apply. We believe a program is at its best when it is comprised of strong writers from a full spectrum of backgrounds and experiences. Our program strives to be a comfortable and supportive environment for POC-identified students, LGBTQ+ students, international students, veterans, first-generation college students, disabled students, and for everyone who chooses to join us. Read our Statement of Solidarity .  Some notable books by recent alumni“Things You May Find Hidden in My Ear,” by Mosab Abu Toha ’23 (finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award) “Chain Gang All-Stars,” by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah ’16 (longlisted for the National Book Award) “House of Cotton,” by Monica Brashears ’22 “Grace Engine,” by Joshua Burton ’19 “Tomb Sweeping,” by Alexandra Chang ’18 “Their Divine Fires,” by Wendy Chen ’17 “How It Works Out,” by Myriam Lacroix ’20 “Last Acts,” by Alexander Sammartino ’18 “Songs on Endless Repeat,” by Anthony Veasna So ’20 “We’re Safe When We’re Alone,” by Nghiem Tran ’20 During its nearly 50-year history, the creative writing program has produced an outstanding array of writers whose work has been published by major presses and magazines and won prestigious awards. Distinguished alumni include George Saunders, Lily King, Tom Perrotta, Julia Alvarez, Cheryl Strayed, M.T. Anderson, Daniel Chaon, Rebecca Curtis, Keith Gessen, Jay McInerney, Deb Olin Unferth, and Claire Messud. M.F.A. in Creative WritingThe three-year M.F.A. program in Creative Writing gives promising fiction writers and poets an opportunity to practice their art with dedicated fellow writers. WRIT 201 Introduction to Creative WritingStudents will learn the literary components, complexity, and craft of creative writing. For information regarding prerequisites for this course, please refer to the Academic Course Catalog . Course GuideView this course’s outcomes, policies, schedule, and more.* Requires a student login to access. *The information contained in our Course Guides is provided as a sample. Specific course curriculum and requirements for each course are provided by individual instructors each semester. Students should not use Course Guides to find and complete assignments, class prerequisites, or order books. The student will study the literary components, complexity, and craft of creative writing, including how to successfully explicate selected poems, creative nonfiction essays, and short fiction. The student will also learn how to create original works of publishable quality. The course allows the student to develop creative writing skills to impact the world for Christ. Course AssignmentTextbook readings and lecture presentations. No details available. Course Requirements ChecklistAfter reading the Course Syllabus and Student Expectations , the student will complete the related checklist found in the Course Overview. Discussions are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the student is required to create a thread in response to the provided prompt for the discussion and will also respond to at least 2 peers to foster an engaging discourse relating to the topic. Analysis of Reading Assignments (3)The student will analyze various creative aspects of the readings assigned throughout the course in the three genres of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. The student will analyze the craft used by the author, and in the analysis, the student should convey an understanding of the story’s or poem’s content and an evaluation of the effectiveness of the author’s message and skill. As a result of this exercise, the student will observe writing strategies and techniques that he/she may end up adopting and using in his/her own creative pieces. Original Work of Short-Short Fiction: Outline AssignmentThe student will create an outline of a short-short fiction story, including the elements of theme, characters, conflict, and plot development. Writing Workshop: Original Work of Short-Short Fiction: Rough Draft and Peer Review AssignmentThe student will write a 300–500-word short-short fiction piece based on the elements of fiction described in the reading. The student will write a rough draft based on the outline and submit it for professor and peer feedback. In the peer review, the student will provide substantive feedback to at least 2 classmates regarding their original compositions. Original Work of Short-Short Fiction: Final Draft AssignmentThe student will revise and edit his/her rough draft and submit a final draft which incorporates the feedback from his/her classmates and professor. Original Work of Creative Nonfiction: Outline AssignmentThe student will create an outline of a creative nonfiction story, including the elements of theme, characters, conflict, and plot development. Writing Workshop: Original Work of Creative Nonfiction: Rough Draft and Peer Review AssignmentThe student will write a 500–750-word creative nonfiction piece based on the elements of nonfiction described in the reading. The student will write a rough draft based on the outline and submit it for professor and peer feedback. In the peer review, the student will provide substantive feedback to at least 2 classmates regarding their original compositions. Original Work of Creative Nonfiction: Final Draft AssignmentWriting workshop: original work of poetry: rough draft and peer review assignment. After completing the assigned readings, the student will write 1 original work of poetry based on the elements of poetry described in the reading. The student will write an original poem. The student will also complete a set of questions detailing his/her reasoning for writing the poem. Then, the student will submit it for professor and peer feedback. In the peer review, the student will provide substantive feedback to at least 2 classmates regarding their original compositions. Original Work of Poetry: Final Draft AssignmentThe student will revise and edit his/her rough draft and submit a final draft which incorporates the feedback from his/her classmates and professor. The student will also respond to a set of questions detailing his/her process revising and improving the poem. Self-Evaluation and Writing Plans AssignmentThe student will evaluate progress and growth in the course, reflecting on what he/she gained from the process of feedback and revision. The student will also forecast what he/she plans to do with the writing created throughout the course.  Have questions about this course or a program?Speak to one of our admissions specialists. Inner Navigation Have questions?  Are you ready to change your future?Apply FREE This Week* Request Information*Some restrictions may occur for this promotion to apply. This promotion also excludes active faculty and staff, military, non-degree-seeking, DGIA, Continuing Education, WSB, and certificate students. Request Information About a ProgramRequest info about liberty university online, what program are you interested in, choose a program level. 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This seminar is a blend of guided discussions of literature and craft, writing exercises, and zoom workshops. The syllabus is divided into three units — focused respectively on our three genres, fiction, poetry, and drama — each unit concentrating on the elements specific to the relevant genre. Students will complete regular creative exercises,
Students are introduced to a range of technical and imaginative concerns through exercises and discussions, and they eventually submit their own writing for the critical analysis of the class. Outside readings supplement and inform the exercises and longer written projects. Instructors. Sec 01 Christian Kennedy Sec 02 Sabrina Qiao.
The vital presence of creative writing in the English Department is reflected by our many distinguished authors who teach our workshops. We offer courses each term in fiction, poetry, nonfiction, screenwriting, playwriting, and television writing. Our workshops are small, usually no more than twelve students, and offer writers an opportunity to focus intensively on one genre.
SAMPLE SYLLABUS - SUBJECT TO CHANGE Page 1 . CRWRI-UA9815L01, Introduction to Creative Writing . NYU London . Instructor Information Dr. Emma Claire Sweeney Thursday, 12pm-1pm, Room 303. Where possible, please email me to make an ... University of Georgia Press, Georgia 2003. ISBN: 0820324965
2 Creative Writing Jacob Schultz Major in Creative Writing The major in creative writing requires a minimum of 36 points: five workshops, four seminars, and three related courses. Workshop Curriculum (15 points) Students in the workshops produce original works of fiction, poetry, or nonfiction, and submit them to their classmates and ...
The undergraduate Creative Writing major at the University of Illinois, formerly known as the Rhetoric major, is one of the oldest of its kind in the country. Now in its seventh decade, the major combines small workshops (poetry, fiction, nonfiction) and a variety of literature courses. The result is a strong but flexible program of study that ...
Welcome. To study creative writing at Columbia University's School of the Arts, in New York City, is to join a distinguished group of writers who arrived at a prestigious university in the nation's literary capital to explore the deep artistic power of language. J.D. Salinger enrolled in a short story course here in 1939.
Drafts will be considered as part of all the writing assignments and will be collected on their due dates. Failure to submit each draft on its due date will result in at least half a letter grade being docked from the final portfolio grade. 70%. 1pm, 16 May 2022. Draft submission schedules will be provided.
Students enrolled in the Master of Liberal Arts program in Creative Writing & Literature will develop skills in creative writing and literary analysis through literature courses and writing workshops in fiction, screenwriting, poetry, and nonfiction. Through online group courses and one-on-one tutorials, as well as a week on campus, students ...
Identify the formal qualities of poetry and narrative prose1. Analyze how the formal choices writers make strengthen or undermine their work. Build a vocabulary for discussing poems and prose productively. Use that vocabulary to provide rigorous and compassionate feedback that helps the author or poet write the thing they want to write.
Students from all disciplines in Yale College enroll in the department's creative writing courses. For students who wish to try their hand at learning basic elements of craft, the department recommends English 123, Introduction to Creative Writing.This course, combining the small workshop format with lectures and readings by distinguished writers, offers hands-on experience in fiction ...
About the Program. Creative writing majors focus on writing poetry, fiction, or drama. In addition to the required five courses in writing, students take six or more courses in either literature or linguistics. Creative writing is appropriate for students who love to write and who do so no matter what. Many students choose to double major in ...
New Book Release from Nicholas Jenkins. Nicholas Jenkins, Associate Professor of English and Co-Director of the Creative Writing Program, celebrates the release of his new book The Island: War and Belonging in Auden's England. A groundbreaking reassessment of W. H. Auden's early life and poetry, shedding new light on his artistic development ...
Salt Hill is a nationally distributed literary journal publishing outstanding new fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction and art. For over a decade, the magazine has been edited and published by creative writing students. Students apply to intern at Salt Hill, and if chosen, gain valuable experience in running a literary magazine.
ENG1141-OL05. Creative Writing. Fall 2020 (8/26 - 12/18) Syllabus. Instructor: Professor Jessica Penner. Email: [email protected] / [email protected]. Office: Online for Fall 2020. Office Hours: 1 to 2 PM on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. I have separated the one big document everyone gets at the beginning of the ...
Instructor: Leonore Hildebrandt e-mail: [email protected]. hours: by appointmentCOURSE DESCRIPTION ENG 205 will introduce you to the craft of creative writing- . its practice, techniques, and terminology. This section will foreground poe. ry, short fiction, and creative nonfiction. Just about every week, you will hand in ...
The Creative Writing Program (Iowa Writers' Workshop) is a world-renowned graduate program for fiction writers and poets. Founded in 1936, it was the first creative writing program in the United States to offer a degree, and it became a model for many contemporary writing programs. In addition to its Master of Fine Arts program, it also offers ...
Syllabus: ENGL 3301/3302: Creative Writing Workshop. Syllabus 3301_3302 Spring 2023 Helen Phillips. Downloadable Syllabus. Includes Course Information, Grading, Assignments, Course Requirements and Policies, University Policies and Schedule. Course Information. ENGL 3301 (#3615)/ENGL 3302 (#3480): Writing Fiction I & 2 (Spring 2023): Section TR2
Creative Writing Courses. Articles. Title. 351:211 Introduction to Creative Writing (Fall 2024) 351:212 Introduction to Creative Writing (Spring 2024) 351:303 Screenwriting (Fall 2024) 351:303 Screenwriting for Film (Spring 2024) 351:304 Screenwriting for Television (Fall 2024)
The three-year M.F.A. program in Creative Writing gives promising fiction writers and poets an opportunity to practice and study their art with dedicated fellow writers. We accept six students in fiction and six students in poetry each year. We have no non-fiction track.
All assignments must be in manuscript format (MS Word (.docx) or .pdf), and posted to D2L using the assignment Dropbox. Assignments may not be submitted via email. You may not make up discussions or in-class writings that are part of daily class work. This is a writing and reading intensive course: We will read every week.
The student will write a 500-750-word creative nonfiction piece based on the elements of nonfiction described in the reading. The student will write a rough draft based on the outline and submit ...
RECENT HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE MFA COMMUNITY. • Alum Bruna Dantas Lobato won the 2023 National Book Award in translation. • Faculty member Sharon Olds received the Joan Margarit International Poetry Prize from King Felipe VI in July 2023. • Alumni Tess Gunty and John Keene each won a 2022 National Book Award in fiction and poetry, respectively.