Creative Writing

• Courses

  Go here for a list of current course offerings. Note: Courses are on rotation and not offered every semester.

  • PRWR 6100 Readings for Writers*
  • PRWR 6410 Feature Writing*
  • PRWR 6440 Professional and Academic Editing*
  • PRWR 6455 The Genres of Creative Writing
  • PRWR 6460 Fiction Writing I
  • PRWR 6470 Poetry Writing I
  • PRWR 6480 Playwriting I
  • PRWR 6520 Creative Nonfiction Writing I*
  • PRWR 6760 World Englishes*
  • PRWR 6800 Careers in Professional Writing*
  • PRWR 6810 Publishing in the 21st Century*
  • PRWR 7460 Fiction Writing II
  • PRWR 7470 Poetry Writing II
  • PRWR 7480 Playwriting II
  • PRWR 7520 Creative Nonfiction Writing II*
  • PRWR 7600 MAPW Practical Internship** (see Course of Study for details)
  • PRWR 7810 Research Methods for Writers*
  • PRWR 7900 Special Topics**
  • PRWR 7950 MAPW Directed Study** (see Course of Study for details)
  • STVW 6490 Screenwriting I
  • STVW 6495 TV Writing: Half-Hour
  • STVW 6496 TV Writing: One-Hour
  • STVW 7490 Screenwriting II
  • STVW 7495 TV Writing II
  • STVW 7496 TV Writers Room

  * Course applies in the Applied Writing and/or Composition and Rhetoric areas of study. See Courses by Concentration Area(s) for details.

  ** Course may not apply to Creative Writing depending on the topic.

• Related Program(s)
  • Creative Writing Certificate
  • Screen and Television Writing Certificate

Creative Writing Faculty

See here for MAPW Faculty Profiles

• Dr. Erin Bahl

  Creative Writing course(s) taught:

  • PRWR 6440 Professional and Academic Editing
• Dr. Regina Bradley

  Creative Writing course(s) taught:

  • PRWR 6100 Readings for Writers
• Garrard Conley, MFA

  Creative Writing course(s) taught:

  • PRWR 6455 The Genres of Creative Writing
  • PRWR 6520 Creative Nonfiction Writing I
  • PRWR 7520 Creative Nonfiction Writing II
• Jeffrey Greene, MFA

  Creative Writing course(s) taught:

  • PRWR 6460 Fiction Writing I
  • PRWR 7600 MAPW Practical Internship
• Dr. Elizabeth Giddens

  Creative Writing course(s) taught:

  • PRWR 6410 Feature Writing
  • PRWR 6440 Professional and Academic Editing
  • PRWR 7810 Research Methods for Writers
• Dr. M. Todd Harper

  Creative Writing course(s) taught:

  • PRWR 6100 Readings for Writers
• Dr. Keaton Lamle

  Creative Writing course(s) taught:

  • PRWR 6410 Feature Writing
  • PRWR 6520 Creative Nonfiction Writing I
• Dr. Jeanne Law

  Creative Writing course(s) taught:

  • PRWR 7810 Research Methods for Writers
• Albert Lee, MFA

  Creative Writing course(s) taught:

  • STVW 6490 Screenwriting I
  • STVW 7490 Screenwriting II
• Dr. Aaron Levy

  Creative Writing course(s) taught:

  • PRWR 6455 The Genres of Creative Writing
  • PRWR 6460 Fiction Writing I
  • PRWR 6480 Playwriting I
  • PRWR 7480 Playwriting II
  • STVW 7490 Screenwriting II
• Dr. Laura McGrath

  Creative Writing course(s) taught:

  • PRWR 6440 Professional and Academic Editing
  • PRWR 7810 Research Methods for Writers
• Dr. Kurt Milberger

  Creative Writing course(s) taught:

  • PRWR 6800 Careers in Professional Writing
  • PRWR 6810 Publishing in the 21st Century
• Mitchell Olson, MFA

  Creative Writing course(s) taught:

  • STVW 6490 Screenwriting I
  • STVW 6495 TV Writing: Half-Hour
  • STVW 6496 TV Writing: One-Hour
  • STVW 7490 Screenwriting II
  • STVW 7495 TV Writing II
• Dr. Christopher Palmer

  Creative Writing course(s) taught:

  • PRWR 6760 World Englishes
• Dr. Andrew Plattner

  Creative Writing course(s) taught:

  • PRWR 6460 Fiction Writing I
  • PRWR 7460 Fiction Writing II
• Dr. Amanda Pratt

  Creative Writing course(s) taught:

  • PRWR 6520 Creative Nonfiction Writing I
• Jenny Sadre-Orafai, MFA

  Creative Writing course(s) taught:

  • PRWR 6470 Poetry Writing I
  • PRWR 7470 Poetry Writing II
• Dr. Lara Smith-Sitton

  Creative Writing course(s) taught:

  • PRWR 6800 Careers in Professional Writing
• Melanie Sumner, MFA

  Creative Writing course(s) taught:

  • PRWR 6100 Readings for Writers
  • PRWR 6410 Feature Writing
  • PRWR 6455 The Genres of Creative Writing
  • PRWR 6460 Fiction Writing I
  • PRWR 6520 Creative Nonfiction Writing I
  • PRWR 7460 Fiction Writing II
• Anna Weinstein, MFA

  Creative Writing course(s) taught:

  • STVW 6490 Screenwriting I
  • STVW 6496 TV Writing: One-Hour
  • STVW 7490 Screenwriting II
  • STVW 7495 TV Writing II
• Dr. Ralph Wilson

  Creative Writing course(s) taught:

  • PRWR 6470 Poetry Writing I
  • PRWR 6800 Careers in Professional Writing
  • PRWR 7470 Poetry Writing II