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NATASHA TRETHEWEY has been appointed the poet laureate of the State of Mississippi

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Want to take a Creative Writing Program course in Spring 2012?

Go HERE to see the Spring 2012 Creative Writing Program Course Atlas

HERE for a course application

and

HERE to see if you've been accepted into a Creative Writing course

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Jim Grimsley's novel Dream Boy was featured on the August 29 edition of National Public Radio's All Things Considered,
in the "You Must Read This" segment.

Listen online at http://www.npr.org/2011/08/29/137845966/immerse-yourself-in-an-innocent-ill-fated-love

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USA TODAY names Emory the number one school for "budding writers"!

1. Emory University (Atlanta, Georgia): Ask anyone for the best schools for writers, and Emory will inevitably emerge. With a plethora of outstanding minds flocking to and from Emory every year (be it guest lecturers, students, or alumni), it is no wonder why Emory would be a prime place for a budding writer. Emory offers extraordinary flexibility to its students; the only required course of all English majors is Poetry. E Students looking for more personal settings with professors will be happy to find that most English classes cap at 15 students, while the largest cap at 25.

http://www.usatodayeducate.com/staging/index.php/the-10-best-american-colleges-for-writers

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The Creative Writing Program is now on iTunes University

Readings by Ha Jin, Edmund White, Tayari Jones, Percival Everett,
Laleh Khadivi and Bruce Covey

Go to http://itunes.emory.edu/

Click on Emory on iTunes U

Select the topic (on left): Academics and Research

Click on the Creative Writing Program: Readings folder

For more information, contact Paula Vitaris, program administrative coordinator,
at creativewriting@emory.edu or 404-727-4683