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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:
- One course selected from English 81, 82, or 83.
- English 85, the senior seminar in Creative Writing.
- A course in contemporary poetry, fiction, prose non-fiction or drama in the English department, or a writing course offered by another department (screen writing in Film and TV, play writing in Theater, nature writing in Environmental Studies, for example).
- Another course in contemporary poetry, fiction, prose non-fiction or drama in the English department, OR a writing course offered by another department (screen writing in Film and TV, play writing in Theater, nature writing in Environmental Studies, for example), OR a senior project: either English 97 (one-term) or English 98 (two-term honors project), OR a second course chosen from English 81, 82, and 83.
Introductory Creative Writing course
English 80: Creative Writing
All terms: Arrange
This course offers a workshop in fiction and poetry. Seminar-sized classes meet twice a week and include 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: Beginning in 08 summer, written application for admission into English 80, Creative Writing, is no longer required. Enrollment will now be by registration via Banner, like most other courses at Dartmouth. Students interested in enrolling in English 80 will submit English 80 with their preferred classes list at registration. No writing sample or application form is required. The department will maintain a waitlist of those students who are not admitted, and will have a record of students who attempted to enroll but were denied admission due to space limitations. Enrollment in all other CW classes will continue to be by written application and writing sample.
English 80 is the prerequisite to all other Creative Writing courses. Dist: ART. Hebert, Huntington, Mathis, Lenhart, O'Malley, Tudish.
Intermediate Creative Writing Courses
Students who wish to enroll in an intermediate Creative Writing Course must pick up the appropriate "How to Apply to English 81, 82 or 83" form from the English Department 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 for the Creative Writing course.
Detailed instructions for applying for English 81, 82 and 83 can be downloaded here.
81. Creative Writing: Poetry
06S, 06X, 07S: Arrange
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 pick up the "How To Apply to English 81, 82 or 83" form 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 by the last day of the term preceding the term in which they wish to enroll. Dist: ART. Mathis, Huntington
82. Creative Writing: Fiction
06W, 06S, 07W, 07S: Arrange
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 pick up the "How To Apply to English 81, 82 or 83" form 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 by the last day of the term preceding the term in which they wish to enroll. Dist: ART. Hebert, Tudish, O'Malley
83. Creative Writing: Literary Non-Fiction
Not offered in 2005-2006; may be offered in 2006-2007
This course offers students training in the writing of literary nonfiction. The class proceeds by means of group workshops on student writing, individual conferences with the instructor, and analysis of work by contemporary writers.
Prerequisite: English 80 and permission of the instructor. Please pick up the "How To Apply to English 81, 82 or 83" form 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 non-fiction to the administrative assistant of the English Department by the last day of the term preceding the term in which they wish to enroll. Dist: ART.
Advanced Creative Writing Courses
85. Senior Workshop in Poetry and Prose Fiction
Fall term: Arrange
This course is to be taken by Creative Writing majors in the fall of their senior year. It is optional for Creative Writing minors. Each student will undertake a manuscript of poems, short fiction, or literary non-fiction. While all Creative Writing majors are guaranteed a spot in English 85, they must nonetheless submit an eight-to-ten page writing sample to the administrative assistant of the English Department by May 15 of the spring term preceding their senior year. Please also pick up the "How To Apply To English 85" form from the English Department and answer all of the questions asked in a cover letter.
Prerequisite: English 80 and 81, 82, or 83. Students who are not Creative Writing majors may be admitted by permission of the Creative Writing staff. Dist: ART. Hebert, Huntington, Mathis, O'Malley, Tudish
Detailed instructions for applying for English 85 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 creative writing majors. Creative Writing majors must request permission to take English 97 (one term) during fall of senior year when they are enrolled in English 85. Decisions regarding admission to English 97 will not be made before fall term of senior year.
Prerequisite: English 85 and permission of the Director of Creative Writing.
98. Honors Course in Creative Writing
Winter and Spring terms: Arrange
Independent study under the direction of a faculty adviser. Creative Writing majors must apply for Honors during fall term of senior year when they are enrolled in English 85. Decisions regarding Honors in Creative Writing will not be made until November of fall term. Honors majors will elect this course in each term in which they are pursuing Honors projects. For more information, consult the “Guide to Honors” booklet available in the English Department and on the Department website.
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