Creative Writing

Creative Writing Course Enrollment Information

Introductory Creative Writing Courses are open to all; no application required. Advanced classes require departmental permission to enroll. Students may only enroll in one CWR course per semester. Review the specific guidelines for enrollment for each course below.

Fall 2024 Course Enrollment Guidelines

CWR 201 — Introductory Poetry

No Prerequisites. Open enrollment. Three seats are reserved for first-year students, 3 seats for sophomores, 2 seats for juniors, 2 seats for seniors. The program maintains a waiting list. If you are unable to secure a seat, please register your information for CWR 201. If reserved seats remain or become available during Add/Drop, Creative Writing Program staff will reach out to students on the waitlist with enrollment assistance.

CWR 203— Introductory Fiction

No Prerequisites. Open enrollment. Three seats are reserved for first-year students, 3 seats for sophomores, 2 seats for juniors, 2 seats for seniors. The program maintains a waiting list. If you are unable to secure a seat, please register your information for CWR 203. If reserved seats remain or become available during Add/Drop, Creative Writing Program staff will reach out to students on the waitlist with enrollment assistance.

CWR 205/COM 249/TRA 204 — Literary Translation

No Prerequisites and restrictions. Open enrollment. The program maintains a waiting list. If you are unable to secure a seat, please register your information for CWR 205. If reserved seats remain or become available during Add/Drop, Creative Writing Program staff will reach out to students on the waitlist with enrollment assistance.

CWR 213 — Writing Speculative Fiction

No Prerequisites and restrictions. Open enrollment. The program maintains a waiting list. If you are unable to secure a seat, please register your information for CWR 213. If reserved seats remain or become available during Add/Drop, Creative Writing Program staff will reach out to students on the waitlist with enrollment assistance.

CWR 301 — Advanced Poetry

Prerequisites and Restrictions: Students must have completed two 200-level CWR courses prior to enrollment. For enrollment permission, please register for CWR 301.

CWR 303 — Advanced Fiction

Prerequisites and Restrictions: Students must have completed two 200-level CWR courses prior to enrollment. For enrollment permission, please register for CWR 303.

CWR 305/COM 355/TRA 305— Advanced Literary Translation

No Prerequisites and restrictions. Open enrollment. The program maintains a waiting list. If you are unable to secure a seat, please register your information for CWR 305. If reserved seats remain or become available during Add/Drop, Creative Writing Program staff will reach out to students on the waitlist with enrollment assistance.

CWR 310 — Writing from Life

Prerequisites and Restrictions: Students must have completed two 200-level CWR courses prior to enrollment. For enrollment permission, please register for CWR 310.

CWR 313 — Seeing is Believing: Drafting the Lasting Image

Prerequisites and Restrictions: Students must have completed two 200-level CWR courses prior to enrollment. For enrollment permission, please register for CWR 313.

CWR 345/AMS 345/GSS 383 — Special Topics in Creative Writing: Writing Political Fiction

Prerequisites and Restrictions: Students must have completed two 200-level CWR courses prior to enrollment. For enrollment permission, please register for CWR 345.

CWR 348/VIS 348 — Intro to Screenwriting: Writing the Short Film

Prerequisites and Restrictions: No prerequisites. Open enrollment. Three seats are reserved for first-year students, 3 seats for sophomores, 2 seats for juniors, 2 seats for seniors. The program maintains a waiting list. If you are unable to secure a seat, please register your information for CWR 348. If reserved seats remain or become available during Add/Drop, Creative Writing Program staff will reach out to students on the waitlist with enrollment assistance.

 

*Students may only enroll in one CWR course per semester. You may list your name on only one Google doc per semester in order to indicate your prerequisites and obtain enrollment permission.

Questions or Technical Issues?

For questions about the enrollment process, please email Creative Writing Program Manager Erin West erin.west@princeton.edu.