Creative Writing Program

The Creative Writing Program
Fall 2008

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 requirement for junior and senior non-majors. The requirement is never waived for majors. Note that 300-level workshops in Playwriting and Screenwriting do not require any pre-requisite.

270 is an introductory course that covers two genres of the instructor's choosing, from either poetry, fiction, playwriting, screenwriting, or creative non-fiction.

Students who have completed the 200 level requirement may move into any Intermediate workshop.

The instructor of each intermediate workshop will assess all students in the workshop for readiness to take Advanced level workshops in the same genre or in another genre which the instructor teaches. Any instructor who wishes to recommend a student for an Advanced workshop in a genre which she or he does not teach may recommend this student to a member of the faculty who teaches in that genre. The instructor in the genre will in that case make his or her own determination of the student's readiness for advanced work.

Only students who receive this positive assessment of readiness will enter Advanced workshops.

The English/Creative Writing Major

THE CREATIVE WRITING MAJOR REQUIREMENTS:

CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOPS

Creative Writing majors must complete five writing workshops (20 credits). Either Honors or one independent study can count as one workshop. At least two workshops must be taken in the same genre (fiction, poetry, playwriting, screenwriting, creative non-fiction); students are encouraged to continue study in the same genre as the Intro but this is not a requirement.

LITERATURE REQUIREMENT (ENG 300 or above)

Six 300 level English courses (24 credits):

At least two courses concentrating mainly on poetry.

At least two courses concentrating mainly on prose.

At least two courses in writing of the 19th century or earlier.

Dramatists may substitute works of drama for some part of the poetry or prose requirement but not for all of either; this is to be worked out between student and advisor.

Each major's advisor will exercise discretion in allowing credit for these categories since many courses mix poetry, prose, and drama. Advisors may allow credit for one 200 level English course from the approved list of those courses acceptable for the English major.

NOTE: ALL CREATIVE WRITING COURSES (EXCEPT FRESHMAN SEMINARS) WILL FULFILL THE POST-FRESHMAN WRITING REQUIREMENT.

COURSES, Fall 2008-- Creative Writing Program
Registration for all courses by permission only
Application Form for Creative Writing Program Fall 2008 courses

ENG 270WR 00P Introduction to Creative Writing Covey Wednesday 2-5

ENG 271WR 00P Introduction to Poetry Trethewey Monday 2-5 p.m.

ENG 271WR 00P Introduction to Poetry Robinson Thursday 2:30-5:30 p.m.

ENG 272WR 00P Introduction to Fiction Khadivi Monday 2-5 p.m.

ENG 272WR 01P Introduction to Fiction Skibell Monday 2-5 p.m.

ENG 272WR 02P Introduction to Fiction Magee Tuesday 3-6 p.m.

ENG 272WR 03P Introduction to Fiction Schachner Thursday 2:45-5:45 p.m.

ENG 370RWR 00P Creative Writing: Intermediate Fiction Williams Tuesday 2:30-5:30 p.m.

ENG 370RWR 01P Creative Writing: Intermediate Fiction Khadivi Wednesday 2-5 p.m.

ENG 371RWR 00P Creative Writing: Intermediate Poetry Faculty Wednesday 2-5 p.m.

ENG 372RWR 00P(crosslisted with THEA 372RWR 00P) Creative Writing: Playwriting Skibell/Paulsen Thursday 2:30-5:30 p.m.

ENG 374RWR 00P Creative Writing: Advanced Poetry Covey Monday 3-6 p.m.

ENG 376RWR 00P Creative Writing: Intermediate Non-Fiction Gruber Wednesday 2-5 p.m.

ENG 378RWR 00P (Crosslisted with FILM 402WR: Scriptwriting)

Creative Writing: Intermediate Screenwriting

Note: students wishing to take this course as FILM 402WR must fill out the application and bring it to the Creative Writing Program office
Faculty Monday 2-5 p.m.

ENG 491R 00P Creative Writing: Honors Faculty

FALL 2008 FACULTY: JIM GRIMSLEY is Senior Resident Fellow in Creative Writing specializing in fiction and playwriting and director of the Creative Writing Program; JOSEPH SKIBELL is an Associate Professor specializing in fiction and screenwriting; NATASHA TRETHEWEY is the Phillis Wheatley Distinguished Chair and Professor of Poetry; LYNNA WILLIAMS is an Associate Professor specializing in fiction and creative non-fiction; ROSEMARY MAGEE is Vice President and Secretary of Emory University; WILLIAM GRUBER is a Professor of English; LISA PAULSEN is a lecturer in Theater Studies, resident artist, Theater Emory and director of the Playwriting Center of Theater Emory; LALEH KHADIVI is the Creative Writing Fellow in Fiction; BRUCE COVEY is the University Bookstore Liaison and a lecturer specializing in poetry; ANNA SCHACHNER is a lecturer specializing in fiction; BONNIE ROBINSON is a lecturer specializing in poetry.
Further information is available in the Creative Writing Program office, N209 Callaway, (404) 727-4683, creativewriting@emory.edu

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