Spotlight
January open house
Fun! Prizes! Info Booth! Snacks! Bananagrams! DIY Buttons! Pop-Up Readings! Join the Creative Writing Program on Wednesday, January 21st for an evening of word-centered fun.
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Declaring a major or minor
Declare your major in Creative Writing, your minor in Creative Writing, or your minor in Journalistic Writing in just a few steps.
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Spring 2026 courses
Highlights include Poetry Workshop, Climate and Environment Journalism, Writing for Children, and a special section of Xfic offered in partnership with the Environmental Innovations Institute.
Search for coursesWe are home to a faculty of award-winning writers who teach more than sixty workshops each year in fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, journalism, playwriting, screenwriting, and writing for children and young adults, as well as innovative workshops in cross-genre, experimental, and hybrid writing, including writing that engages with community organizing, multimedia and visual arts, and performance.
