Creative Writing
The Creative Writing concentration is for English majors interested in creating original poems, essays, and stories. You will write imaginative works in multiple genres and craft revisions in response to workshop feedback designed to support your growth. The bodies of work you leave with will be diverse, but they will all be attentive to language, in forms worthy of the content they hold, thematically layered and relevant, and demonstrative of your unique voice.
BA Creative Writing - English
Minor Creative Writing
Experiential Opportunities
For students in the Creative Writing concentration, Coastal provides multiple opportunities to refine your writing skills and develop your creativity.
Archarios Literary Magazine
Words to Say It Reading Series
Tempo Magazine
Facilities
Several lab spaces allow you to explore creative writing across media and cultures.
Atheaneum Press
Digital Commons
Courses
In addition to your major requirements, the concentration allows you to specialize in creative writing.
Major Requirements
(9 Courses)
ENGL 300 | Critical Conversations in English
ENGL 301 | Forms of Creative Writing
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4 Perspectives ENGL Courses
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3 Form and Style Courses
Concentration
(6 Courses)
Choose six of the following courses:
ENGL 362 – Fiction I
ENGL 365 – Creative Nonfiction I
ENGL 368 – Poetry I
ENGL 462 – Fiction II
ENGL 465 – Creative Nonfiction II
ENGL 468 – Poetry II
ENGL 469 – Special Topics in Creative Writing
Capstone
(2 Courses)
ENGL 411 | English Capstone Seminar
ENGL 483 | Theory of Literary Criticism
Minor in Creative Writing
The Creative Writing Minor is dedicated to helping you develop the skills necessary to write high-quality poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. Courses within the minor offer intensive study of the craft of poetry and prose writing, while focusing on the elements common to all literature, regardless of genre: specificity in detail and description, precision with regard to diction, clarity of thought, and the development of a strong and unique voice. Most classes are taught in a workshop setting, where you generate your own poems, stories, and essays in addition to reading and critiquing pieces written by your peers and by published authors.
Program Faculty Spotlight
The English department has award-winning faculty and instructors who regularly involve students in their research projects.
Jessica Lee Richardson
Assistant Professor of Creative Writing, Coordinator of Creative Writing
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Application Requirements
» Application
» $45 Application Fee
» Official Transcripts (High School, Secondary School, or Previous College)
» SAT/ACT Test Scores (optional)
For International Students
» Proof of English Proficiency (ESL Students)
» Passport
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