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The Creative Writing Major
The Creative Writing Major is an undergraduate concentration within the English Department at Northwestern University and one of the first and finest undergraduate Creative Writing programs in the country. Its reputation is based on the accomplishments of its graduates, the generosity of its accomplished professors, and a pedagogy that creates a fruitful symbiosis between close reading and inventive writing. Award-winning authors teach poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction, as well as courses that cross genres, guiding students to examine literary works as writers and encouraging them to study the best literary models. Professors and students work in a close-knit community as they write their own stories, novellas, poems and essays within the living tradition of literature.
Most Creative Writing Majors begin taking creative writing courses in their sophomore year and complete the yearlong “sequence” of study during their junior year, and some have the opportunity to complete an additional honors project before graduation (see Recommended Schedule for Prospective Writing Majors below). Students also learn from prominent visiting writers at our annual Festival of Writing in the Spring. Recent graduates of the program include MacArthur “Genius” Award Winner Karen Russell; Veronica Roth, whose bestselling novel “Divergent” was first drafted while she was a student; poet Peter Kline; and award-winning essayist Angela Mears.
Current Creative Writing faculty include Chris Abani , Brian Bouldrey , John Bresland , Averill Curdy , Sheila Donohue , Juan Martinez , Shauna Seliy , Charif Shanahan , Natasha Trethewey , Daisy Hernández , and Rachel Jamison Webster .
The Creative Writing program also offers two minors; the Sequence-based Minor and, for those not pursuing one of the year-long sequences, the non-application based Cross-genre Minor in Creative Writing .
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Recommended Schedule for Prospective Writing Majors
Courses for prospective creative writing majors, in a recommended order..
*Denotes courses that are REQUIRED for the Creative Writing Major
ENG 202-Introduction to Creative Writing
(can be taken in Fall quarter of Freshman year. This provides an introduction to all three genres and prepares you for our other CW courses.)
ENG 210-1,2 - English Literary Traditions or ENG 270-1,2 - American Literary Traditions
(While not required for creative writing, these are excellent background courses for writing students, and also serve as prerequisites for the English literature major.)
* ENG 206 - Reading and Writing Poetry
* ENG 207 - Reading and Writing Fiction
* ENG 208 - Reading & Writing Creative Nonfiction
(You may take 206, 207, or 208 in any order. You should have taken or be enrolled in any one of these when you're applying. )
Students may apply to the Creative Writing Program in the Spring of your Sophomore Year or in the Spring of your Junior Year.
Some students fulfill their requirements--of 206, 207 and 208--well before the time of application to the program. If that happens, we recommend that you stay in writing practice and continue building your portfolio by taking one of our 300-level writing courses, English 306, 307, 308, or 309. Please see Juan Martinez , Director of Creative Writing, for further suggestions and help with course planning.
Initial Required Courses
All students interested in the Creative Writing Major must take one introductory course --poetry (ENG 206), fiction (207), or creative nonfiction (208)--and at least be enrolled in another before applying to the major. Students can only apply to the major in any genre for which they've completed (or are enrolled) in its 200-level component; you can only apply for poetry after having taken or enrolling in ENG 206, for fiction after ENG 207, for creative nonfiction after ENG 208.
At the 200-level, no prior knowledge of a genre is required to enroll.
- No English Department creative writing course may be audited or taken pass/fail.
- School of Professional Studies courses offered under the titles ENG 206, 207 and 208 do not count toward any course of study within the Creative Writing program.
Admission to the Program
Admission to the next stage of the Creative Writing Major or the Sequence-based Minor in Creative Writing, the year-long 300-level advanced course sequences, is competitive. Admission to the program is granted primarily on the basis of manuscript quality and the student’s promise. An applicant may be admitted to study as a major, a minor, or a sequence-only student.
For fiction and nonfiction applications, your writing sample should be 7-15 pages.
For poetry applications, your writing sample should be 4-5 poems.
No preference in admission is currently given to those who apply to the sequences, though there are later opportunities open only to Creative Writing Majors, including participation in senior honors, one-on-one conferences with visiting writers-in-residence, and the winter senior readings series. Students may apply for admission to the sequence courses no earlier than the spring of their sophomore year.
The Sequences
Theory and Practice of Poetry (ENG 393), Fiction (394), and Creative Nonfiction (395):
These year-long sequences of courses ask students to pursue a rigorous program that includes explication and critical writing, imitation and modeling, close reading of literary texts, and the creation of original creative work. The sequences are arranged in three consecutive quarters.
They begin in the fall with specialized courses in the fundamental technical and rhetorical bases of each genre. Poetry students study the uses of metaphor and mode, and the theory of prosody (including both the major form of poetry in English-accentual-syllabic verse-and the minor forms, accentual, syllabic, and free verse). Fiction students consider the tenets of realism and its alternatives, and practice different approaches to style, characterization, structure, and point of view. Creative nonfiction students focus on essay forms, logical method, authorial tone, and techniques of discourse and description. In all genres, imitations and models of great writers are assigned.
The second half of the sequence in each genre is devoted to intensive writing of a longer original work-a poem of at least 120 lines or an essay or novella of 25 to 35 pages.
Note that in the event further work in fiction, creative nonfiction or poetry is desired outside the year-long sequence, ENG 206, 207, and 208 may be repeated up to two times for WCAS credit. Advanced one-quarter courses in creative writing (ENG 306, 307, 308, 309) are also offered for non-majors.
Other Required Courses for MAJOR Students
In addition to the sequences, creative writing majors must take:
ENG 392 - The Situation of Writing
“The Situation of Writing,” which is typically offered in the winter quarter, investigates the writer’s relation to the culture, both currently and historically. The course addresses such questions as the relation of criticism to imaginative literature, the rise and fall of specific literary genres, the effect of the university on the production and consumption of literary works, the state of the publishing industry, and international literary contexts.
The “Third-Genre Intro” Course
English 207 or 208, whichever introductory course was not completed before application to the sequences. This requirement ensures that writing majors will have had experience reading and writing in all three major non-dramatic modes of imaginative writing.
Six 300-level literature classes
These courses must be “pure literature”; that is, courses in which the bulk of the reading is literature and not criticism or theory. They must be selected from English Department offerings ONLY:
- Two on material written prior to 1830
- Two on material written after 1830
- Two from either period
Two non-literature courses related to one another, taught in other department(s).
These courses, in areas such as history, art, classics, and gender studies, broaden the student’s background for the study of literature. These must be approved by a creative writing advisor.
Other Required Courses for Sequence-Based MINOR students
In addition to the sequences, creative writing sequence-based minors must take:
Two 300-level literature classes
- One on material written prior to 1830
- One on material written after 1830
The Cross-genre Minor in Creative Writing
Other program features.
The Annual Writers Festival gives students the chance to learn from and interact with guest Writers-in-Residence for a three-day celebration of master classes, public readings, and a panel discussion on craft. The festival is situated within the larger Evanston Literary Festival, which hosts a number of literary events throughout the city.
Writing by students at Northwestern is recognized by the award-winning student literary magazine, Helicon, and by the Department of English Annual Writing Competition , held in the spring.
Creative Writing Alumni Testimonials
-- Veronica Roth, author of the bestselling Divergent series
“I still believe our program at Northwestern is as good as any graduate program in the country. It was nice to have the opportunity when I was 19 to spend so much time reading and writing with these other writers. There was such a serious sense of purpose. That’s a testament to Brian and Sheila and the rest of the faculty. They really could create a community.” --Karen Russell, author of Swamplandia!, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, and winner of a MacArthur Genius Award.
“As a Creative Nonfiction student in the Creative Writing program, I was pushed hard -- by my professors and fellow writers -- to find my voice. Not just my voice as a writer, but as a person and advocate of my life and experiences. More than anything else, I learned that I am still learning. I am still finding that voice, and always will be. I learned that this fact is okay, it is right, it is what makes me write.” --Danielle Littman, 2013 graduate.
"We're not just educating people for professional tracks; we're educating them for their lives." --Professor Mary Kinzie, Founder of the Creative Writing Program and award-winning poet.
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Writers who are serious about their craft can create a custom course of study to prepare for graduate programs in creative writing. In this post-baccalaureate certificate program, students hone their craft, formalize their training and build a solid portfolio of work for application to MFA and MA/ PhD programs in writing. Courses are conducted as writing workshops to allow for valuable feedback from a community of fellow writers. As students analyze and write creative work and learn about the publishing world, their creative development is guided by instructors who are respected writers themselves. Students can explore a variety of writing areas, or they may specialize their course of study based on experience and discipline — fiction, creative nonfiction or poetry. Classes meet on campus in Chicago or Evanston.
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Creative Writing post-baccalaureate certificate students will:
- Explore a range of literary works and aesthetic approaches
- Gain a rigorous background in the fundamentals of creative writing by working with established poets and prose writers
- Learn about the literary publishing industry and develop a sense of the writer's position within it
- Build a solid portfolio through the development of a regular writing practice
Required Courses
Four from the following:
- ENGLISH 206 Reading/Writing Poetry*
- ENGLISH 207 Reading/Writing Fiction
- ENGLISH 208 Reading/Writing Creative Nonfiction
- ENGLISH 307-A Advanced Fiction I
- ENGLISH 307-B Advanced Fiction II
- ENGLISH 308-A Advanced Nonfiction I
- ENGLISH 308-B Advanced Nonfiction II
In addition to the minimum of four required courses, students may complete literature courses in SPS.
Students should have some academic writing experience before starting the Creative Writing post-baccalaureate certificate.
The recommended start time for this program is fall quarter.
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Post-baccalaureate students at Northwestern's School of Professional Studies pay per course. For more information about financial obligations and tuition, visit the Tuition page.
In addition to completing an online application, you'll also need to submit a few supplemental materials. A list of requirements for admission including application deadlines and tips on how to apply can be found at the Admission page.
Whether you're a first-time registrant or current and returning student, all students register using our online student registration and records systems. Important information about registering for courses at SPS, including registration timelines and adding or dropping courses in which you are already enrolled, can be found at the Registration Information page.
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| | Intended for students with little or no formal training in the elements of writing poetry, this course combines both seminar and workshop methods and includes extensive reading of poetry. Students use analytical skills presented in the course to critique each others' drafts of poems written during the quarter. May not be audited or taken P/N. Advanced composition course or equivalent writing experience strongly recommended.
There is no available section. | | | Intended for students with little or no formal training in the elements of writing fiction, this course emphasizes the processes and assumptions unique to fiction writing and the development of a personal voice. Students analyze technique and form in works of various authors. Writing assignments include at least two stories developed and revised in a workshop format. Lectures, workshops, and individual conferences. May not be audited or taken P/N. Advanced composition course or equivalent writing experience strongly recommended.
| | | This course is for students who want to improve their writing skills and explore the fundamentals of creative nonfiction. Creative nonfiction borrows techniques from fiction—strong characters, captivating narration, and compelling scenes—and bears a certain allegiance to journalistic practices—a faithfulness to “the facts,” sharp descriptions, and dialogue that rings true. By learning the craft of creative nonfiction, you’ll discover how to interest, amuse, entertain, move, persuade, and instruct your readers.
In this course, students can take their writing to a new level. The focus will be on three forms of creative nonfiction: the personal essay, think pieces (which is most of the nonfiction you encounter on the internet), and the lyric essay. Students will learn how to read as writers, learning from the old masters and new voices, and will experiment with a new form and submit a written assignment each week. All classes will be conducted in seminar and workshop formats.
May not be audited or taken P/N. Advanced composition course and strong basic writing skills highly recommended.
| | | What is creative nonfiction? One definition is, “true stories, well told.” There is a lot to unpack in this brief definition: what makes a story true? How can stories be told well? How do true stories draw on the techniques of fiction, such as character, plot, and dialogue? This five-week intensive creative writing workshop will explore these questions through the reading and writing of personal essays.
This five-week course combines on-campus class meetings with weekly asynchronous online work. This course may not be audited or taken P/N. Advanced composition class and strong basic writing skills highly recommended.
As of 6/14/23, this course has been cancelled.
There is no available section. | | | This course is an introduction to the major traditions in British literature from the late 18th century to modernism. It is also an introduction to the idea of literary traditions and counter-traditions in their historical context, to specific major writers and texts, and to a range of historical and literary terms. This class is primarily a literature class, but we will also be examining significant trends in the social and cultural history of Britain from the late 18th-century to the present. Music, images, and discussion about religion, politics, economics, and other important aspects of life will be part of the course.
Previous literature course strongly recommended. Students should have fulfilled the SPS writing requirement or taken equivalent writing courses.
There is no available section. | | | In this writing-intensive course, we will read canonical and non-canonical American texts (novels, films, graphic novels) in order to develop some theoretical sophistication in reading narrative and crafting literary arguments. We explore different methods of interpreting narrative in terms of genre (What happens to us as readers when we place a text in a specific genre, such as the detective story or Great American Novel? How do generic expectations work on our interpretive experience?); aesthetic form (What do we mean when we call a writer's prose "beautiful" or a plot well-constructed? How do literary standards work to constitute values?); and ideological content (How do we judge a text's position in relation to historical and contemporary political issues, including-but not limited to-matters of gender, race and class?). Our focusing lens is the theme of criminality: What counts as transgression against norms, both within texts (Who are the criminals? Who makes the laws? What are appropriate punishments for crimes?) and in our wider literary culture (What makes a text worthy or not worthy of being considered literature? Who makes these literary "laws"?) As an introductory seminar and requirement for English majors, the course focuses deeply on the composition and revision of effective literary arguments.
Students who enroll should have fulfilled the SPS writing requirement or taken equivalent writing courses. This course was formerly ENGLISH 298.
| | | For students who have taken courses in poetry writing or who have been writing poetry on their own, this course offers further practice and study in the development of poems. Students create and refine poems; student writing is discussed in a workshop format and individual conferences. Readings of published poems and writing exercises are also part of the course. The course will be comprised of three major components: in-class writing exercises; discussion of contemporary poetry/poets and of our own works; and a collaborative group performance at the end of the course. Assignments will include: participation (lab, homework, workshop discussion, impromptu readings, oral presentation, attendance), collaborative group performance, final portfolio "book," and assigned texts. May not be audited or taken P/N. Prerequisite: ENGLISH 206 or permission of instructor. Students should have previous poetry writing experience in an academic setting. Instructor's consent and confirmation of the prerequisite course or appropriate writing experience is required for enrollment in this course.
There is no available section. | | | Some stories run uninterrupted from start to finish, like the exhalation of a single breath or—as George Saunders likes to say—a toy car zipping under the couch. Other stories seek to delay, linger, or meander using various devices, one of which is breaking the narrative into sections or parts. This class will explore some of the different ways that authors have used this strategy, why they did so, and how the strategy affects a story’s structure, pace, and ambition. Students will draft two new stories using one method or another for dividing the narrative into parts. Other writing will include exercises and feedback for workshop stories. Published short stories and brief craft lessons will supplement our focus on student work.
There will be synchronous sessions (shorter than the scheduled three hours), and students will meet separately in pairs or groups for discussions or small workshops, scheduled as they prefer. Note that all stories should be either literary realism or magical realism; no fantasy or sci-fi. Must attend the first class. May not be audited for taken P/N. Prerequisite: ENGLISH 207, previous introductory level fiction writing course, or similar writing experience. Students who have not completed ENGLISH 207 should obtain instructor's consent and confirmation of appropriate writing experience. Please send an email to the professor with your writing background to request a permission number once registration for winter quarter has opened.
There is no available section. | | | For students who have taken courses in fiction writing or who have been writing fiction on their own, this intermediate-level course offers further practice and study in the development of short stories. Students write and submit drafts and revisions of stories and are assigned readings of short stories, which are discussed in class. Student writing is discussed in a workshop format and in individual conferences. May not be audited or taken P/N.
Prerequisite: ENGLISH 207 or comparable courses in creative writing with permission of instructor. Students who have not completed ENGLISH 207 should obtain instructor's consent and confirmation of appropriate writing experience. Please send an email to the professor with your writing background to request a permission number once registration for winter quarter has opened on November 18, 2024.
| | | For students who have taken courses in fiction writing or who have been writing fiction on their own, ENGLISH 307-A offers further practice and study in the development of short stories. This intermediate-level course will focus on taking a first-draft story through a multi-stage revision process, increasing the story’s richness, urgency, and texture. Using prompts and other strategies, students quickly draft and workshop a new story. Then they will use expansion and layering techniques to deepen and further develop character, plot, and style, taking the story through a full, considered revision that will be workshopped a second time by the whole class. Reading and analyzing the structures and strategies of published stories will supplement writing and discussions. This course will meet remotely, with weekly remote synchronous sessions and at-home/asynchronous reading and writing. May not be audited or taken P/N.
There is no available section. | | | In this advanced-level course, we'll focus on taking a first-draft story through a multi-stage revision process, increasing the story's richness, urgency, and texture. Using prompts and other strategies, students will quickly draft and workshop a new story, then use expansion and layering techniques to deepen and further develop character, plot, and style, taking the story through a full, considered revision that will be workshopped a second time by the whole class. Reading and analyzing the structures and strategies of published stories will supplement your writing and our discussions. For students who have completed at least one course in fiction writing, the course will provide further study of matters of technique and structure. The course builds on the premises, assignments, and goals of English 307-A, but students may enroll without having completed that course. May not be audited or taken P/N.
Prerequisite: ENGLISH 207 or 307-A or comparable courses in creative writing with permission of instructor. Students who have not completed ENGLISH 207 or 307-A should obtain instructor's consent and confirmation of appropriate writing experience. Please send an email to the professor with your writing background to request a permission number once registration for spring quarter has opened on February 17, 2025.
| | | This workshop course is for students who have taken courses in creative nonfiction or who have been writing creative nonfiction on their own. Students apply their developing command of creative writing techniques and forms to frequent short writing exercises and essays. Class discussion of published essays and excerpts from longer works and student drafts may address such topics as voice, style, structure, the uses of research, and truth. May not be audited or taken P/N. Prerequisite: ENGLISH 208 or permission of instructor. Students should have previous creative writing experience in an academic setting. Students who have not completed ENGLISH 208 should obtain instructor's consent and confirmation of appropriate writing experience. Please send an email to the professor with your writing background to request a permission number once registration for winter quarter has opened on November 11, 2024.
| | | This advanced course is for students who have completed at least one course in nonfiction writing. We will emphasize close reading of contemporary nonfiction as well as careful writing and revision. Elizabeth Hardwick states that reading is the only way to learn how to write. We will lean into that assertion, studying the work of Sigrid Nunez, Laura Kipnis, Phillip Lopate, and other modern masters, using their essays as templates for creating new work. Weekly homework will include reading and writing assignments, and weekly meetings will include discussion, writing exercises, and in-depth workshopping of essays. The required book for this class is , 2023, edited by Vivian Gornick. May not be audited or taken P/N.
Prerequisite: ENGLISH 208 or 308-A, or comparable courses in creative writing with permission of instructor. Students who have not completed ENGLISH 208 or 308-A should obtain instructor's consent and confirmation of appropriate writing experience. Please send an email to the professor with your writing background to request a permission number once registration for spring quarter has opened on on February 17, 2025.
| | | This course is for writers who seek to further develop voice, skill, and technique in writing various forms of creative nonfiction, including the personal essay and literary journalism. Students will engage in close reading and study of well crafted, published creative nonfiction essays to expand their awareness of the range of subject and technique in creative nonfiction writing. Emphasis will be placed on the artful use of language. This course is discussion and workshop-based. Students will write two full-length creative nonfiction essays, one of which will be a literary journalism piece. Any student who is already working on a creative nonfiction piece and would like to continue working on it in this course, please feel free to bring it. Toward end of quarter, the instructor will talk about publishing opportunities for creative nonfiction essays, including how to submit work, write a cover letter, and how to best determine which journals will like your work. May not be audited or taken P/N.
Prerequisite: ENGLISH 208 or 308-A, or comparable courses in creative writing with permission of instructor. Students who have not completed ENGLISH 208 or 308-A should obtain instructor's consent and confirmation of appropriate writing experience. Please send an email to the professor with your writing background to request a permission number once registration for spring quarter has opened.
As of 3/24/22, this course has been cancelled.
There is no available section. | | ENGLISH 324-CN | One of the prevailing myths of western European culture is King Arthur. Arthur represents the ultimate expression of chivalry, courage, culture, refined love, and social stability, yet he and his entire establishment fall cataclysmically. In many ways, Arthur’s story is the image of the morality and ideals of each society that recasts the legend – what were his accomplishments and, ironically more importantly, why does he fail. This course is a survey of the major texts representing the Arthurian tradition from its putative inception in the late fifth century to its retelling in modern times. Participants will trace the development of the principle Arthurian themes. The course will engage a number of texts including histories, romances, narrative poems, novels and films, which represent the development of the Arthurian tradition over the last 1400 years.
Previous literature course strongly recommended. Students should have fulfilled the SPS writing requirement or completed equivalent writing courses prior to enrolling.
Meets the pre-1830 literature/culture requirement for English Writing or Humanities majors.
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Academic Catalog2024-2025 Edition Creative Writing MajorStudents may apply to major in creative writing. Admission to the creative writing major is competitive, based on a manuscript of creative work from ENGLISH 206-0 Reading & Writing Poetry , ENGLISH 207-0 Reading and Writing Fiction , or ENGLISH 208-0 Reading & Writing Creative Non-Fiction . The major offers an apprenticeship in the writing of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. A strong literature component and a course in the history and culture of literary production anchor the writing within a context of general literacy. The department accepts applications to the creative writing major early each spring. First year students may not apply. Students must also complete the Undergraduate Registration Requirement and the degree requirements of their home school. NOTE: This Catalog describes Weinberg College BA requirements that pertain to students who matriculated at Northwestern after spring quarter 2023. Refer to the Archives if you are following BA requirements described in the 2018-2019 through 2022-2023 editions. Course List | Course | Title | | Department Courses (13 units) | | 3 introductory courses: | | | Reading & Writing Poetry | | | Reading and Writing Fiction | | | Reading & Writing Creative Non-Fiction | | 10 additional courses: | | 1 yearlong theory and practice sequence: |
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and Theory and Practice of Creative Nonfiction | | | The Situation of Writing | | 6 300-level English department literature courses | | | | | | Related Courses (2 units) | | Chosen from fields outside of literature but still related to the student’s demonstrated interests within the major | | Selected with the advice and consent of the student’s writing major adviser | Honors in Creative WritingCreative writing majors who are completing the yearlong theory and practice sequence in poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction and who have kept up with their other writing major requirements may apply to the honors program. Applications are submitted early in spring quarter of junior year. Over fall and winter of the senior year, admitted students enroll in ENGLISH 399-0 Independent Study and work one on one with a faculty mentor to complete a significant writing, creative media, or literary translation work ( ENGLISH 399-0 does not count toward requirements for the major). Students whose projects and grades meet department criteria are recommended to the college for graduation with honors. For more information see the director of creative writing or a creative writing adviser, visit the department website, and see Honors in the Major . Print OptionsPrint this page. The PDF will include all information unique to this page. PDF of the 2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog. |
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