Creative Writing BA Courses

Beginning Verse Writing
Intensive study of the ways and means of making a poem. Writing exercises and readings by published authors will be assigned. Course may involve workshopping of student writing, but will not be devoted entirely to this practice.

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Beginning Short Story Writing
Introduction to the theory and practice of writing the short story. Writing exercises and readings by published authors will be assigned. Course may involve workshopping of student writing, but will not be devoted entirely to this practice.

Writers on Writing
Experiencing literature from the inside. Members of the creative writing faculty and other practicing writers discuss their poetry, fiction, and literary nonfiction, literary inspiration, artistic practice, and the writer's life.

The Craft of Verse
Intensive study of various aspects of the craft verse. Readings in contemporary verse and writing using emulation and imitation. Prerequisite: ENGL 283; ENGL 284.

The Craft of Prose
Intensive study of various aspects of the craft of fiction or creative nonfiction. Readings in contemporary prose and writing using emulation and imitation.

Advanced Verse Workshop
Intensive verse workshop. Emphasis on the production and discussion of student poetry.

English 383
English 384

Advanced Prose Workshop
Intensive prose workshop. Emphasis on the production and discussion of student fiction and/or creative nonfiction.

Novel Writing
Experience in planning, writing, and revising a work of long fiction, whether from the outset, in progress, or in already completed draft form. Course may focus on the novella or novella. Readings by published authors may be assigned.

Playwriting
Experience in planning, writing, and revising a play, whether from the outset, in progress, or in already completed draft form.