BA Creative Writing

The creative writing minor emphasizes small workshop classes in fiction and poetry, offered at three levels and culminating in a creative project in the senior year. Courses are also taught in memoir, screenwriting and creative nonfiction. Limited to 15 participants, these workshops focus on finding and developing the strengths of each student s writing while providing instruction in technique. Peer critique and readings in contemporary literature often involving visits to campus by accomplished writers of our time are at the heart of the program.