Creative Writing

Creative Writing combines the best of traditional workshop and leading-edge pedagogy. Literary cross-training offers opportunities in a broad range of genres including fiction, poetry, screenplay, podcasting, video game writing and graphic novel.

 

Explore our Programs in Creative Writing

 
 

Faculty Members in Creative Writing

Name Research Interests
Belcourt, Billy-Ray Fiction; Nonfiction; Poetry
French, Whitney memory, loss, technology, and nature
Hopkinson, Nalo Creative writing, n.e.c.; Humanities and the arts; Creative Writing: Speculative Ficton, Fantasy, Science Fiction, especially Other Voices
Irani, Anosh
Koncan, Frances
Leavitt, Sarah Autobiographical comics; Formal experimentation in comics; Comics pedagogy
Lee, Nancy Fiction; Creative Writing
Lyon, Annabel Novels, stories and news
Maillard, Keith Fiction, poetry
Marzano-Lesnevich, Alex Nonfiction
McGowan, Sharon Planning of film productions from concept to completion
Medved, Maureen Fiction, writing for screen
Nicholson, Cecily Languages and literature; Poetry
Ohlin, Alix Fiction; Screenwriting; Environmental writing
Pohl-Weary, Emily Fiction; Writing for Youth
Svendsen, Linda Script development; Novels, stories and news; Writing for Television; Fiction
Taylor, Timothy fiction and nonfiction
Vigna, John Novels, stories and news; Fiction, Literary Non-Fiction, Creative Writing
 
 

Student & Alumni Stories in Creative Writing

Brandi Bird

Student
Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing (MFA)
 
 

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