Creative Writing Courses
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Fall 2025 Undergraduate Creative Writing Courses Offered
- CW 160 Intro to Creative Writing (4units) Tuesdays and Thursdays 1:30-3:10pm Marilyn Abildskov
- An introduction to writing Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Playwriting.
- An introduction to writing Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Playwriting.
- CW 260 Visiting Writer Series (2units) Select Wednesdays Ingrid Rojas Contreras
- Students in this course attend public literary events on campus, including the Creative Writing Reading Series, meeting Distinguished Visiting Writers and other literary figures while engaging in close study of their work.
- Students in this course attend public literary events on campus, including the Creative Writing Reading Series, meeting Distinguished Visiting Writers and other literary figures while engaging in close study of their work.
- CW 361 Dramatic and Cinematic Arts Workshop (4units) Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:50-11:30 Emily Klein
- This workshop focuses on essential elements of plays, screenplays, and other dramatic forms, including scene, story, dialogue, character, conflict, and revision. Includes close readings of published work, and work by peers, as well as an introduction to workshop techniques: how to critique peer work effectively, and how to utilize critique in revision and future writing.
- Pre-Requisite CW 160 or ENGL 160/25 minimum C- grade.
- Pre-Requisite CW 160 or ENGL 160/25 minimum C- grade.
- This workshop focuses on essential elements of plays, screenplays, and other dramatic forms, including scene, story, dialogue, character, conflict, and revision. Includes close readings of published work, and work by peers, as well as an introduction to workshop techniques: how to critique peer work effectively, and how to utilize critique in revision and future writing.
- The Following is a list of all Undergraduate Creative Writing Courses:
- 160: Creative Writing: Multi-Genre Studies
- 260: Visiting Writer Series
- 360: Poetry Workshop
- 361: Dramatic and Cinematic Arts Workshop
- 362: Fiction Workshop
- 363: Nonfiction Workshop
- 460: Advanced Poetry Workshop
- 461: Advanced Dramatic and Cinematic Arts Workshop
- 462: Advanced Fiction Workshop
- 463: Advanced Nonfiction Workshop
- 496: Creative Writing Capstone
For a list of English course offering click the following link /academics/liberal-arts/english/courses