Bachelor of Arts in English: Creative Writing

Miami University

The Creative Writing major combines a joyfully intensive writing practice with critical thinking skills developed through the analysis and interpretation of literary texts. Incorporating courses in literature, you’ll develop fluent communication skills, learn to interpret complex information and enhance your creative flexibility and inventiveness. Prominent and emergent authors come to campus each year to visit classes and give readings and craft talks. Some of the new emphases in the program include translation, live performance, and writing for digital media. A senior capstone in creative writing gives students the opportunity to hone ambitious writing projects. Miami creative writing majors have enjoyed considerable career success. A partial list of honors received by former students includes the Pulitzer Prize (one winner, one finalist), the National Medal of the Arts, the PEN/Robert Bingham Award for Fiction, the Asian American Literary Award, the Whiting Fellowship, and the national Poet Laureateship. Many creative writing majors pursue MFAs or other advanced degrees at top programs including The Iowa Writers Workshop, Columbia, Cambridge, and Brown. Majors pursue successful careers in publishing, editing, advertising, law, medicine, and the business world.

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