The curriculum allows the student to develop writing skills, provides an introduction to the possibilities of contemporary literature and offers a perspective on the place of literature among the liberal arts. Criticism by practicing writers and talented peers encourages the student’s growth as both creator and reader of literature.
Prerequisites and Restrictions
No prerequisites. Open enrollment. If you would like to register for this course and the enrollment is currently full, please add your name to the waitlist for CWR 204.
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.
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Other Information
Three seats are reserved for first-year students, 3 seats for sophomores, 2 seats for juniors, 2 seats for seniors. Students may begin the creative writing sequence with either CWR 203 or 204.
Special Section: Speculative Fiction
CWR 204, Section 3, with Visiting Lecturer Ed Park will focus on Speculative Fiction.
Reality getting you down? Speculative fiction might be for you. In this workshop, we’ll embrace a spirit of experimentation, as we learn about some fascinating genre traditions—science fiction and fantasy, supernatural and slipstream—and try to build universes that won’t (per Philip K. Dick) fall apart two days later.
