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English: Creative Writing

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The minor in English: Creative Writing provides students with the opportunity to develop their creative writing skills in multiple genres, including fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction.

Minor Requirements

Course List
Code Title Credits
ENGL 205The Art of Literature3
or ENGL 206A Global Issues in Literature
or ENGL 251 Issues in Literature
or ENGL 284 Fictions of Disability
ENGL 302AIntroduction to Creative Writing3
ENGL 314The Literary Journal: Professional Practice in Publishing and Editing3
Select two of the following:6
ENGL 304A
Creative Writing:Poetry
or ENGL 305A
Creative Writing: Fiction
or ENGL 312
Creative Writing: Nonfiction
or ENGL 313
Special Topics in Creative Writing
ENGL 470ASem:Creative Writing Poetry3
or ENGL 470B Sem:Creative Writing Fiction
or ENGL 470C Creat Writ Sem:Non Fiction
or ENGL 470D Sem:Multi-genre Creative Writi
Total Credits18

English and Linguistics Faculty

Jonathan Levin, Chair
Colin T. Rafferty, Career Advisor (Creative Writing)
Janie Lee, Career Advisor (Linguistics)

Professors

Antonio Barrenechea (English)
Christofer C. Foss (English)
Mary Katherine Haffey (English)
Benjamin J. LaBreche (English)
Jonathan Levin (English)
Eric G. Lorentzen (English)
Maya Mathur (English)
Colin T. Rafferty (English)
Gary N. Richards (English)
Mara N. Scanlon (English)

Associate Professors

Susanne Brenta Blevins (English)
Laura L. Bylenok (English)
Shumona Dasgupta (English)
Paul D. Fallon (Linguistics)
Janie Lee (Linguistics)
Clarence W. Tweedy, III (English)

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