The Daily Tar Heel

Adult creative writing classes encourage learning beyond the university

When Emily Cataneo and Arshia Simkin graduated from their Masters of Fine Arts in creative writing program in2019, they realized there weren't many opportunities outside of a university setting to ...
The Stanford Daily

Demand for creative writing courses outpaces supply

It might seem that putting words to paper is hard, but for those interested in creative writing classes, it might be more difficult to get into a class. Many creative writing courses are known for ...
The Daily Princetonian

Applications won’t solve the undervaluation of creative writing courses

Student course reviews have assigned a clear epithet to the classes offered in Princeton’s creative writing department: “easy ...
Jezebel

What I Learned In Creative Writing Class

In this week’s New Yorker (the Summer Fiction issue), Louis Menand asks if creative writing can or should be taught at universities. As a recent (two weeks ago!) graduate of a university creative ...
The Daily Princetonian

Revive the creative writing program’s application process

The Creative Writing (CWR) program has long been a favorite of the University’s students across class years, degree options, and concentrations. This semester, hundreds of students enrolled in CWR ...
Westword

Lit on Lit Creative Writing Class Takes Stoned Poets Out of the Shadows

“Be a crazy, dumb saint of the mind…,” proclaims Daniel Landes, standing in a third-floor attic space in south Denver that feels nice, warm and present. At first glance, this class may look like your ...
Daily Bruin

Applications for new creative writing minor to open in fall

UCLA’s new creative writing minor will open applications this fall. The minor will require students to take two courses in a core genre – either short story or poetry – after completing two ...
Central Maine

Creative writing workshop to be held at Farmington shop

The May 14 workshop, led by Wilton educator Tara Moyle, will guide writers of all levels in starting and developing their ...
KSHB Kansas City

'It’s a creative community': Creative writing class in Lawrence connects its housed, unhoused community

LAWRENCE, Kan. — Brian Daldorph taught creative writing at the Douglas County Jail for 20 years until the COVID-19 pandemic ended the class, now he teaches a class of housed and unhoused people at the ...
The Stanford Daily

‘The program of no’: Creative writing program faces lecturer shortages

Two creative writing lecturers requested anonymity due to fears of professional retaliation. Pseudonyms and gender neutral pronouns were used to protect sources’ identities and improve readability.
NBC Montana

UM launches creative writing class using donated printing press

MISSOULA, Mont. — The University of Montana launched a Letterpress Practicum teaching students to use a 1936 Hacker Test Press No. 5-B which was donated last summer. The machine came with more than ...