Advanced Creative Writing and Journalism Courses
ENGL 453 Playwriting.
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins.
Download the application for ENGL 453 here.
ENGL 455 Writing about Oneself.
Anne Fadiman.
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ENGL 460 Advanced Poetry Writing.
Cynthia Zarin.
Download the application for ENGL 460 here.
ENGL 461 The Art and Craft of Television Drama.
Aaron Tracy.
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Does Columbia University have a good Creative Writing Program?
Columbia University in the City of New York offers 2 Creative Writing degree programs.
It's a very large, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a large city.
In 2019, 154 Creative Writing students graduated with students earning 123 Master's degrees, and 31 Bachelor's degrees.
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Does Yale College offer creative writing courses?
Students from all disciplines in Yale College enroll in the department’s creative writing courses.
For students who wish to try their hand at learning basic elements of craft, the department recommends English 123, Introduction to Creative Writing.
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Intermediate Creative Writing Courses
ENGL 407 Fiction Writing.
Marie-Helene Bertino.
Download the application for ENGL 407 here.
ENGL 423 Writing about the Performing Arts.
Margaret Spillane.
ENGL 425 Writing the Television Drama.
Derek Green.
ENGL 428 Young Adult Writing.
Jake Halpern.
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ENGL 429 Writing Humor.
Ryan Wepler.
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Introductory Creative Writing Courses
ENGL 123 Introduction to Creative Writing.
Richard Deming and Derek Green.
ENGL 404 The Craft of Fiction.
Adam Sexton.
ENGL 406 The Craft of Poetry.
Maggie Millner.
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Professional Writing/Production Courses
These courses do not count toward the Creative Writing Concentration.
ENGL 413 Literary Production: Prose.
James Surowiecki.
ENGL 421 Styles of Academic and Professional Prose.
Lincoln Caplan, Randi Epstein, Kate Bolick, Pamela Newton, Adam Sexton, and Kim Shirkhani.
See expanded individual section descriptions here.
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What is the best course to learn creative writing?
For students who wish to try their hand at learning basic elements of craft, the department recommends English 123, Introduction to Creative Writing.
This course, combining the small workshop format with lectures and readings by distinguished writers, offers hands-on experience in fiction, poetry, and drama.
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What is the writing concentration at Yale?
While there are many ways to pursue creative writing at Yale, and within the English Department, the Writing Concentration provides a structure for creative work and a community of support that many writers find rewarding.
