Creative Writing
Graduates with a Creative Writing degree are prepared for their careers by learning content creation and storytelling techniques, critiquing and editing.
Program Features
- Write for Harbinger, our award-winning literary magazine, and become an editor or member of the production staff.
- Sharpen your skills as a fiction writer, poet, playwright, autobiographer and/or non-fiction writer.
- Show off your works at public readings, including our annual Scriptwriters Showcase.
- Learn from professionals who visit campus regularly through our Writers on the Edge series.
- Join Alpha Epsilon Eta, an “Outstanding Chapter” of Sigma Tau Delta International Honor Society.
- Join Stephens’ spoken word troupe, Poets of Infinity.
What does a block schedule look like?
Take a look at the below sample block schedule for a first-year English/Creative Writing major. The Block offers the rare opportunity to focus on what matters: learning, doing, and getting ready for your future. Want to know more? Contact an Advisor academicaffairs@stephens.edu.
Creative Writing Minor
A minor in creative writing demonstrates a mastery of creative and analytical skills and is valuable in any career or graduate school pursuit. Creative writing is also a personally rewarding lifetime skill encouraging self-discovery and self-expression and providing context for many courses of study.
Requirements
A minor in creative writing requires completion of a minimum of 15 hours with a maximum of 24 hours. The minor is not open to English majors.
Students must complete either:
ENG 210: Introduction to Creative Writing (3 hrs.)
OR
ENG 214: Introduction to Playwriting (3 hrs.)
AND
ENG 308: Women Writers (3 hrs.)
PLUS
9 hours of ENG electives chosen from creative writing courses, including 3 hours at or above 300 level. Students may choose both ENG 210 and ENG 214.
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Jennifer Blair, Administrative Assistant
(573)-876-2312 ext. 4312
jeblair@stephens.edu