HSPVA’s CREATIVE WRITING DEPARTMENT COLLEGE INFO HSPVA’s CREATIVE WRITING DEPARTMENT

A short list of the top Creative Writing Programs Emory University (Honors Program in CW) New York University Middlebury (Bread Loaf) Oberlin College Bucknell (Major in CW) Washington University Wash U St. Louis (Nemerov Scholarship) Brown University Kenyon (Kenyon Review) University of Texas (Certificate) Emerson (Writing, Lit & Pub Program) University of Iowa Davidson (10,000 scholarship) Santa Fe University of Art and Design (they like us) Columbia University University of Virginia (Poetry and Literary Prose)

…..also Barnard College Sewanee: The University of the South Bennington College Sarah Lawrence Bryn Mawr College Skidmore College Hollins University University of Iowa Johns Hopkins University University of Michigan Knox College

BFA or BA? Both degrees require students to complete their university's general education requirements, such as math, science and foreign language classes. The BFA provides a more specialized curriculum than the BA. BFA often requires students to choose one concentration within their art form. BFA in Creative Writing tends to be more workshops and less literary courses .Students take a workshop every semester, and study modern and contemporary writers. Things that shape writing right now. This emphasis grants students focused, professional training rather than the exploration of a BA. The BA in English with a writing track or concentration is designed for students who seek to study an art form in conjunction with another major or minor.

Schools offering a BFA in Creative Writing Arkansas Tech University, Chapman Spalding University of Pratt Institute, Emerson Chatham The School of the Art Institute of Chicago Hamline Roger Williams Brewton-Parker College Mankato Converse College Savannah College of Art and Design Belhaven College Stephen F. Austin Stephens College Goddard Johnson State University of Evansville Truman State Ringling College Morehead State New Hampshire Institute Murray State Brooklyn College of CUNY

A short list of the top Screenwriting and Playwriting Programs Yale University Northwestern University Carnegie Mellon Brown University New York University University of Southern California Emory University University of California, San Diego Chapman University

Helpful Links List of Creative Writing Programs http://www.newpages.com/writers-resources/undergrad-writing-programs List of Screenwriting/Playwriting Programs https://www.cappex.com/colleges/majors/Playwriting-and-Screenwriting- 1163#!p=1&

Most Importantly Do your individual research. Look at the faculty of each school; read their work. Which style meshes most with your own? You want to find school that will be a good match for your work and the work you want to develop.

Careers A degree in creative writing does not guarantee success as a writer. A very small percentage of students who major in creative writing will find success as a poet, fiction writer, or screenwriter. However, this path gives you a strong command of the written word that can lead to success in many different areas. There are many avenues in which you can take the knowledge and skills you build in this degree path.

Careers English studies provides a good academic foundation for radio and television broadcasting, editing, writing, politics, film and library work, journalism, criticism, advertising, public information, public relations, teaching and technical writing. Studies show that English as a pre-professional major is valuable preparation for future careers in law, medicine, business, and federal service.