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English: Creative Writing

In Person
Campus: Jackson
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Craft stories that endure

The Creative Writing concentration at Â鶹ÊÓƵ University develops students as writers across poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, screenwriting, and children’s and young adult literature. Students engage with models of literary excellence and refine their craft in advanced workshops — preparing them for careers as writers, editors, and contributors to literary and creative culture.

Quick Facts

Department

Department of Languages, Literature, and Writing

Format

In Person

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Curriculum

What You'll Study

Creative Writing at Â鶹ÊÓƵ is a workshop community where you'll develop your voice and your craft — writing fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, or screenwriting with the discipline, honesty, and skill that serious literary work requires. You'll graduate with a body of work and the habits of a writer.

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Crafting Stories That Are First and Foremost Good Stories

At Â鶹ÊÓƵ, creative writing is pursued as a serious craft and a meaningful calling. Faculty challenge you to develop your voice, master your genre, and create work that is excellent, honest, and rooted in a deep engagement with the human experience — in a community that believes great writing matters.

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