Students electing a concentration in Creative Writing must pass the prerequisite course, English 80, prior to enrolling in any other Creative Writing course. Courses satisfying this Concentration Area must include:
•English 80
•One course selected from English 81, 82 and 83
•A second course selected from English 81, 82, 83, or English 85, or an approved special topics course in English with a significant workshop component, or an approved course in another department with a workshop orientation (for example, FILM 33, Writing for the Screen I; THEA 50, Playwriting I; or ENVS 72, Nature Writers), or a senior project (English 97 or 98)
•A course in contemporary poetry, prose, prose nonfiction or drama in the English Department, or any other course within the English Department carrying the CW tag, or a creative writing course offered by another department.
NOTE: Students must be admitted to one of the Creative Writing intermediate courses (81, 82, or 83) before they can elect the Creative Writing concentration. Until that time, students majoring in English must elect any other concentration, which they can change when they are admitted to one of the intermediate courses. Students may not elect the minor in Creative Writing until they have been admitted to 81, 82, or 83. A writing sample is required with the application to 81, 82, or 83.
English 80: Creative Writing
All terms: Arrange
This course offers a workshop in fiction and poetry. Seminar-sized classes meet twice a week plus individual conferences. Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors, and to first-year students who have completed Writing 5 (or have exemption status).
Procedures for enrolling in English 80: To gain admission to English 80, students must fill out an application, available on-line or in the English Department office, and submit it to the English office no later than the last day of classes of the term preceding the one in which they wish to enroll. Deadline for equal consideration for admittance is the last day of classes in the term preceding the course. Late applications will be accepted, but held until the add/drop period and reviewed if vacancies occur. Please answer all questions on the application and make sure your name is legible. Be sure to indicate clearly on your application the sections(s) of 80 for which you are applying. If you do not indicate which sections work with your schedule, we will place you in whatever section is available. Students should then enroll in three other courses. If admitted to English 80, students can then drop one of the other courses. Changing sections after enrollment is highly discouraged and will not be possible except in extenuating circumstances.
English 80 is the prerequisite to all other Creative Writing courses. Dist: ART. Hebert, Huntington, Mathis, Lenhart, O'Malley, Tudish.
Students who wish to enroll in an intermediate Creative Writing Course must complete up the appropriate "How to Apply to English 81, 82 or 83" form, available on-line and from the English Department office, and answer all the questions asked in a cover letter. They should also submit a five-eight page writing sample, as stated in each of the course descriptions below. Deadline for equal consideration for admittance is the last day of classes in the term preceding the course. Late applications will be accepted, but held until the add/drop period and reviewed if vacancies occur. Students should then register for three other courses, not including the Creative Writing course. Students accepted into Creative Writing 81, 82 and 83 will be notified before the first day of class. To secure their spot in the class, students must be present at the first meeting. At that time, students will be given a permission card and can then drop one of their other courses and enroll in the Creative Writing course.
Detailed instructions for applying for English 81, 82 and 83 can be downloaded here.
81. Creative Writing: Poetry
Continued work in the writing of poetry, focusing on the development of craft, image, and voice, with emphasis on the process of revision. The class proceeds by means of group workshops on student writing, individual conferences with the instructor, and analysis of poems by contemporary writers.
Prerequisite: English 80 and permission of the instructor. Please read the "How To Apply to English 81, 82 or 83" docment, available on-line and from the English Department, and answer all of the questions asked in a cover letter. Students should submit a five-eight page writing sample of their poetry to the administrative assistant of the English Department. Deadline for equal consideration for admittance is the last day of classes in the term preceding the course. Late applications will be accepted, but held until the add/drop period and reviewed if vacancies occur. Dist: ART. Mathis, Huntington
82. Creative Writing: Fiction
Continued work in the writing of fiction, focusing on short stories, although students may experiment with the novel. The class proceeds by means of group workshops on student writing, individual conferences with the instructor, and analysis of short stories by contemporary writers. Constant revision is required.
Prerequisite: English 80 and permission of the instructor. Please read the "How To Apply to English 81, 82 or 83" form, available on-line and from the English Department, and answer all of the questions asked in a cover letter. Students should submit a five-eight page writing sample of their fiction to the administrative assistant of the English Department. Deadline for equal consideration for admittance is the last day of classes in the term preceding the course. Late applications will be accepted, but held until the add/drop period and reviewed if vacancies occur. Dist: ART. Hebert, Tudish, O'Malley
83. Creative Writing: Literary Non-Fiction
This course offers students an overview of the conventions, genres and techniques of narrative-nonfiction writing. The class proceeds by means of group workshops on student writing, individual conferences with the instructor, and analysis of classic works of literary nonfiction. Prerequisite: English 80 and permission of the instructor. Please read the "How To Apply for English 81, 82 or 83," form available on-line and from the English Department, and answer all of the questions asked in a cover letter. Students should submit a five-to-eight-page writing sample to the administrative assistant of the English Department. Deadline for equal consideration for admittance is the last day of classes in the term preceding the course. Late applications will be accepted, but held until the add/drop period and reviewed if vacancies occur. Dist: ART. CA tag, Creative Writing. No Course Group designation.
85. Senior Workshop in Poetry, Prose Fiction and Nonfiction
Fall term: Arrange
This course is offered in the fall of senior year for English majors and minors concentrating in Creative Writing. Each student will undertake a manuscript of poems, fiction, or literary nonfiction. All students who wish to enroll must submit an 8 to 12 page writing sample to the administrative assistant of the English Department by May 15 of the spring term preceding their senior year. Please also read the "How to Apply to English 85" document, available on-line and from the English Department, and answer all of the questions asked in a cover letter.
Prerequisite: English 80 and 81, 82, or 83. Dist: ART. Hebert, Huntington, Mathis, O'Malley, Tudish
Detailed instructions for applying for English 85 for Fall Term 2009 can be downloaded here.
97. Creative Writing Project
All terms: Arrange
A tutorial course to be designed by the student with the assistance of a member of the Creative Writing Faculty willing to supervise it. This course is intended for the purpose of producing a significant manuscript of fiction, nonfiction or poetry. It carries major credit only for English majors concentrating in Creative Writing. English majors concentrating in Creative Writing must request permission to take English 97 (one or two terms) during fall of senior year. Decisions regarding admission to English 97 will not be made before fall term of senior year. Prerequisite: Permission of the Director of Creative Writing.
98. Honors Course in Creative Writing
Winter and Spring terms: Arrange
To be arranged in fall term of senior year. Independent study under the direction of a faculty adviser. Honors majors will elect this course in each term in which they are pursuing Honors projects. For more information, see "English Honors Program," above, and consult the "Guide to Honors" booklet available in the English Department.
Other Creative Writing Courses
The courses listed below, described under term course listings, carry the Concentration Area tag "Creative Writing" and may be used to fulfill the Creative Writing concen-tration area requirements as well as English major course requirements.
In 09F at 10A, English 60.0, Advanced Literary Nonfiction
In 10W at 2, English 60.7, The Poetics of Literary Practice
In 10S at 10A, English 60.5, Writers at Work
In 10S at 2A, English 67.5, The Graphic Novel
