English and Creative Writing
Join a powerful community of creative writers and thinkers. In Emory's English and Creative Writing program, you will study both art and craft of writing , alongside some of the nation’s most talented students and acclaimed faculty in one of the nation's leading creative writing programs.
Build your skills from idea to draft to revision—as you explore areas including fiction, nonfiction, dramatic writing, and poetry.
Graduates from the English and Creative Writing program g o on to highly competitive writing and PhD programs as well as to many other fields of study, including medicine, business, and law.
Recent graduates are working at Forbes Travel Guide, CNN Digital, Penguin Random House, Modern Luxury, Challenge Foundation , and William Morris Endeavor .
Notable alumni include:
- Lauren M. Gunderson, named the country’s most produced playwright in 2017
- Brian Tolleson, the founding partner of communications and brand strategy firms Lexicon and Bark Bark
- Lauren Giles, corporate lawyer and Alston & Bird partner
- Grammy-winning country singer-songwriter Kristian Bush of Sugarland
Examples of Classes
Introduction to poetry writing.
Experience the profound connection between reading poetry and writing it. Generate new work while helping one another through discussions examining the writer’s intentions, ideas, phrases, and images.
Intermediate Playwriting
Experience the creative process first-hand from inspiration through character development to dramatic action and dialogue in this collaborative course co-taught by a playwright and a theater artist .
Georgia Civil Rights Cold Case
A historical and journalistic exploration of the Jim Crow South through the prism of unsolved or unpunished civil rights-era murders in Georgia. This course was the foundation for WABE’s Peabody Award-winning podcast, “Buried Truths.” Taught by Pulitzer and Peabody-award winner professor Dr. Hank Klibanoff.
Research in Creative Writing
Bringing characters to life through research
Creative writing and theater studies students’ research supports Playwriting Fellow Jiréh Breon Holder’s professional stage production.
“I know I was meant to be at Emory. Coming here, I felt I had access to words I hadn't been able to find before. It has been integral for me to see who I am as a writer by developing as a student and researcher first.”
Creative Writing
In the Creative Writing Program at Emory students study both art and craft: the literary traditions in which they write and the elements of craft in poetry, fiction, playwriting, screenwriting, and creative nonfiction. The program fosters their development as writers, through an emphasis on reading as a writer, generating material, and revision.
Concentrations
- Major in English and Creative Writing (BA)
- Major in Playwriting (BA)
ENGCW 100-Level Courses
Engcw 190: freshman sem:creative writing.
Topics/genres vary. Emphasizes writing and reading as elements in intellectual exploration. Does not satisfy first-year writing requirement.
ENGCW 200-Level Courses
Engcw 270: intro to creative writing.
Every semester. Introductory workshop in creative writing covering at least two genres from the following: fiction, poetry, screenwriting, playwriting, creative nonfiction. Counts as a prerequisite for 300-level intermediate workshops but not for Advanced Fiction, Advanced Poetry, or Advanced Playwriting. May not be repeated for credit.
ENGCW 270W: Intro to Creative Writing
Engcw 271: introduction to poetry writing.
Every semester. Introductory workshop in poetry writing. Counts as a prerequisite for 300-level intermediate workshops but not for Advanced Fiction, Advanced Poetry, or Advanced Playwriting. May not be repeated for credit.
ENGCW 271W: Introduction to Poetry Writing
Engcw 272: intro to fiction writing.
Every semester. Introductory workshop in fiction writing. Counts as a prerequisite for 300-level intermediate workshops but not for Advanced Fiction, Advanced Poetry, or Advanced Playwriting. May not be repeated for credit.
ENGCW 272W: Intro to Fiction Writing
Engcw 300-level courses, engcw 354: 50 shades: nonfiction ethics.
An examination of ethical practices and challenges in nonfiction writing across platforms of journalism, documentary filmmaking, book-length work and narrative podcasts. Not open to first-year students.
ENGCW 370R: Creative Wrt: Intermed Fiction
Every semester. Intermediate level workshop in writing fiction. ENG 270, 271, or 272 required as prerequisite. May be repeated for a maximum of eight hours credit.
ENGCW 370RW: Creative Wrt: Intermed Fiction
Engcw 371r: creative wrt: intermed poetry.
Every semester. Intermediate level workshop in writing poetry. ENG 270, 271, or 272 required as prerequisite. May be repeated for a maximum of eight hours credit.
ENGCW 371RW: Creative Wrt: Intermed Poetry
Engcw 372r: intermediate playwriting.
Every year. Intermediate level workshop in writing plays.
ENGCW 372RW: Intermediate Playwriting
Engcw 373r: creative writing: adv fiction.
Spring semester. Admittance by assessment of readiness for advanced work by intermediate level instructor in genre. Intensive workshop in the writing of fiction for advanced students. May be repeated for a maximum of eight hours credit.
ENGCW 373RW: Creative Writing: Adv Fiction
Engcw 374r: creative writing: adv poetry.
Spring semester. Admittance by assessment of readiness for advanced work by intermediate level instructor in genre. Intensive workshop in the writing of poetry for advanced students. May be repeated for a maximum of eight hours credit.
ENGCW 374RW: Creative Writing: Adv Poetry
Engcw 375r: creative writing: adv drama.
Spring semester. Admittance by assessment of readiness for advanced work by intermediate level instructor in genre. Intensive workshop in the writing of playwriting for advanced students. May be repeated for a maximum of eight hours credit.
ENGCW 375RW: Creative Writing: Adv Drama
Engcw 376r: creativ wrt:interm non-fiction.
Every semester. Intermediate level workshop in nonfiction genres that often use fictional techniques. ENGCW 270, 271, or 272 required as prerequisite. May be repeated for a maximum of eight hours credit.
ENGCW 376RW: Creativ Wrt:Interm Non-Fiction
Engcw 377r: creativ wrt:interm translation.
Every semester. Intermediate level workshop in the theory and practice of translation. ENGCW 270, 271, or 272 required as prerequisite. May be repeated for a maximum of eight hours credit.
ENGCW 377RW: Creativ Wrt:Interm Translation
Engcw 378r: screenwriting.
A writing-intensive course in the construction and formatting of screenplays for upper-level undergraduates, which also broaches various aspects of pre-production planning. Weekly screenings required.
ENGCW 378RW: Screenwriting
Engcw 379r: advanced screenwriting.
An advanced writing-intensive course in the construction and formatting of screenplays for upper-level undergraduates, which also broaches various aspects of pre-production planning.
ENGCW 379RW: Advanced Screenwriting
Engcw 385rw: ga civil rights cold cases.
Intermediate level workshop in writing and researching Southern Georgia's Civil Rights history.
ENGCW 389: Creative Writing: Spec.Topics
Credit, variable; maybe be repeated for a maximum of eight hours credit when topic varies. Specific topics to be announced. Typical subjects include the novel, first person narrative, formalist poetry, and nonrealistic forms. ENGCW 270, 271, or 272 required as prerequisite.
ENGCW 389W: Creative Writing: Spec. Topics
Engcw 397r: creative wrt.:independent stdy.
Credit, variable; maybe be repeated for a maximum of eight hours credit. Project description and written permission of instructor required before registration. ENG 270, 271, or 272 required as prerequisite.
ENGCW 397RW: Creative Writing: Indep. Study
Engcw 400-level courses, engcw 495r: creative writing honors.
Offered every semester. Credit variable; may be repeated for a maximum of eight hours credit. Prerequisite: academic eligibility and approval of honors project director. A tutorial designed primarily to assist honors candidates in preparing their projects.
ENGCW 495RW: Creative Writing Honors
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Fellowship Positions
All fellowship positions are currently filled. The next poetry fellowship search will begin in late Fall 2024.
Past Fellowship Postings
2024-26 fellowship in fiction.
Application Deadline: 11:59 PM, February 15, 2024
Two-year fellowship in fiction in lively undergraduate English/Creative Writing Program, beginning Fall 2024. A two-year commitment is assumed but the contract renewal for the second year is contingent on a positive review of the first year. Load 2-1, all workshops; $45,000 and health benefits. Fellow will give a public reading. Required: MFA or PhD in last five years, with Creative Writing teaching experience; record of publication, but no full-length book published or under contract. Desirable: interest in secondary genre, creative nonfiction, and/or screenwriting.
Submit electronic dossier, including cover letter discussing teaching experience and philosophy, CV, name and contact information of two references, and a 25-page writing sample. In a separate statement, please describe your vision and experience teaching and mentoring students from diverse backgrounds. Submit all materials to http://apply.interfolio.com/138251 by 11:59pm on February 15, 2024.
This deadline is firm and late applications will not be considered. The search committee will begin reviewing applications as they arrive. Applicants who make the longlist will be asked to submit recommendation letters from their two references as soon as possible, to be received no later than March 1.
Emory University is committed to student and faculty diversity, equality, and inclusion. Emory University is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities, and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply.
2023-25 Fellowship in Poetry
Application deadline: 11:59 PM, November 11, 2022
Two-year fellowship in poetry in lively undergraduate English/Creative Writing Program, beginning Fall 2023. Load 1-2, all workshops; $45,000 salary, and health benefits. Fellow will give a public reading and have access to the Raymond Danowski Poetry Library, a 75,000-volume rare and modern poetry library housed at Emory. Required: MFA or PhD in the last five years, with undergraduate Creative Writing teaching experience. Desirable: record of periodical publications but no first book yet in print, and secondary interests such as creative nonfiction and working in archives.
Submit electronic dossier, including cover letter discussing teaching experience and philosophy, CV, two references who will be contacted later in the process, and a writing sample of no more than 15 pages of poetry to http://apply.interfolio.com/113402 by 11:59pm, November 11, 2022. This deadline is firm and late applications will not be considered. The search committee will begin reviewing applications on Wednesday, October 12, 2022. In your cover letter or in a separate statement, please reflect upon your experience and vision regarding the teaching and mentorship of students from diverse backgrounds. Emory University is committed to student and faculty diversity, equality, and inclusion. Emory University is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities, and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply.
2023-25 Fellowship in Playwriting
Creative Writing Program's joint fellowship with Theater Studies
Contact: Lizzy Clements, [email protected]
Emory University offers a two-year Playwriting Fellowship in connection with its BA in Playwriting, a joint major offered by Theater Studies and the Creative Writing Program. Beginning in Fall 2023, the Fellowship offers a $45,000 salary, health benefits, and $1,000 annual travel fund. The Fellow will have a 2-1 teaching load, including playwriting workshops, literature courses such as 'Contemporary Drama,' and other courses to support the BA in Playwriting, within Theater Studies, Creative Writing, and/or English. The Playwriting Fellow will give a public reading for the Creative Writing Reading Series, and work with Theater Emory and its Playwriting Center, including the contribution of a new play to the “Brave New Works” New Play Festival. Fellows may be asked to direct student honors theses and/or other mentoring activities.
A two-year commitment is assumed but the contract renewal for the second year is contingent on a positive review of the first year.
Required: MFA in Playwriting, or equivalent degree, within the past 8 years, and related teaching experience
Desirable: Promising record of production and/or play development in regional or national theater
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In the Creative Writing Program at Emory students study both art and craft: the literary traditions in which they write and the elements of craft in poetry, fiction, playwriting, screenwriting, and creative nonfiction. The program fosters their development as writers, through an emphasis on reading as a writer, generating material, and revision ...
The Creative Writing Program. PLEASE SEND YOUR APPLICATION IN WORD FORMAT AS ONE DOCUMENT WITH ANY REQUIRED WRITING SAMPLES ATTACHED. All majors must take one 200-level introductory workshop in prose or poetry. The same is required of non-majors who wish to take creative writing workshops, though some professors may choose to waive this ...
5 Writing Workshops (15-20 credits) ( 1) 200-level introductory workshop. Only one will be counted towards the major. ENGCW 270 or 270W: Intro to Creative Writing. ENGCW 271 or 271W: Intro to Poetry Writing. ENGCW 272 or 272W: Intro to Fiction Writing. ( 4) Workshops at 300-level or above. Students at Oxford College may also take:
Program Requirements. All majors must take one 200-level introductory workshop in fiction or poetry. Students who have completed the 200-level requirement may move into any Intermediate workshop. Creative Writing majors may take only ONE 200-level course as part of the major. Most instructors require writing samples even though you have taken a ...
FOR CREATIVE WRITING CLASSES, Fall 2024. Applications should be submitted via email to [email protected] in Word format. If you are required to submit a writing sample, include it with your application and send as ONE Word document. Do not email instructors for permission.
Load 1-2, all workshops; $45,000 salary, and health benefits. Fellow will give a public reading and have access to the Raymond Danowski Poetry Library, a 75,000-volume rare and modern poetry library housed at Emory. Required: MFA or PhD in the last five years, with undergraduate Creative Writing teaching experience.
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Who's it for: Applicants must possess an MFA or PhD in creative writing, English literature, or comparative literature. They must have experience teaching creative writing and/or literature at the undergraduate level. ... Emory University Creative Writing Fellowship. What it is: Emory University offers two-year fellowships in fiction, poetry ...
I'm thinking about applying to Emory for college (I'm a rising senior now) to pursue a Creative Writing/ English degree. ... Emory is one of the best in the country for creative writing but I also don't believe you need a creative writing degree to become a full time author and I don't believe it would necessarily help all that much.
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