Program Overview
Saint Louis University's creative writing minor empowers students to develop their writing skills in various genres, from fiction to creative nonfiction. Through intensive workshops and literature courses, students enhance their understanding of literary traditions and engage with contemporary literary artists. The minor fosters students' ability to craft complex and innovative written compositions.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
Through small, intensive writing workshops, students minoring in creative writing at Saint Louis University build their abilities to use innovative craft techniques to develop multiple dimensions of textual complexity in creative compositions, including fiction, poetry, drama and creative nonfiction. Complementary coursework in literature enhances SLU students' awareness of literary traditions, enabling them to put their creative compositions into dialogue with significant literary predecessors. The English department sponsors opportunities for creative writing minors to experience the world of contemporary literary arts. Creative writing minors can participate in live readings and publish their original work in The Kiln Project, an online literary magazine of SLU student creative writing. Students also engage visiting writers through the department's Georgia K. Johnston Writer-in-Residency Program.
Outline:
Required Literature Courses
- ENGL 3020 Shapes of English (3 credits)
- One ENGL 2000-, 3000-, or 4000-level elective literature course (3 credits)
Required Creative Writing Courses
- Three 3000- or 4000-level ENGL courses with the English Creative Writing attribute, such as:
- ENGL 3050 Creative Writing: Poetry (3 credits)
- ENGL 3060 Creative Writing: Fiction (3 credits)
- ENGL 3070 Creative Writing: Drama (3 credits)
- ENGL 3080 Creative Writing: Non-Fiction (3 credits)
- ENGL 3100 Topics in Creative Writing (3 credits)
- ENGL 4050 The Craft of Poetry (3 credits)
- ENGL 4060 The Craft of Fiction (3 credits)
- ENGL 4070 The Craft of Creative Writing (3 credits)
- ENGL 4120 Writing with Style (3 credits)
Other:
Students can complete all or part of the creative writing minor at SLU's campus in Madrid.
