Minor in Creative Writing

About

In the Creative Writing minor, you’ll receive an introduction to creative writing and practice your skills in fiction, poetry and literary nonfiction. You’ll study style and techniques as well as technical trends in different kinds of writing.

What You'll Learn

The following information comes from the official EWU catalog, which outlines all degree requirements and serves as the guide to earning a degree. Courses are designed to provide a well-rounded and versatile degree, covering a wide range of subject areas.

Creative Writing Minor

Required Courses6
CREATIVE WRITING ORIENTATION
INTRODUCTION TO CREATIVE WRITING
Choose one of the following5
BEGINNING FICTION WORKSHOP
BEGINNING POETRY WORKSHOP
BEGINNING NONFICTION WORKSHOP
Choose one of the following5
FOUNDATIONAL TEXTS: PROSE
FOUNDATIONAL TEXTS: POETRY
Choose one of the following5
FORM AND THEORY OF FICTION
FORM AND THEORY OF POETRY
FORM AND THEORY OF LITERARY NONFICTION
Choose one CRWR 417 workshop5
CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP (repeatable–variable title: fiction, poetry, nonfiction)
Total Credits26

Sample Courses

CRWR 217. BEGINNING FICTION WORKSHOP. 5 Credits.

Notes: required for BA in Creative Writing.
Pre-requisites: CRWR 210.
A beginning workshop focused on writing and discussing short stories. Students will become conversant, in writing and orally, in the language of the craft including story elements such as: viewpoint, setting, plotting, pacing, characterization, etc. They will draft a single short story and will learn to effectively offer written and oral analytical/critical feedback via the workshop format. They will understand sentence mechanics and the revision process as central elements in fiction writing.

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CRWR 302. FOUNDATIONAL TEXTS: POETRY. 5 Credits.

Pre-requisites: CRWR 210.
This course is a study of the foundational texts in poetry, from a writer’s point of view, considering various periods and stylistic approaches. Students will read poetry and verse ranging from ancient to Modernist texts. They will learn how to effectively analyze foundational texts in writing and orally.

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CRWR 311. FORM AND THEORY OF FICTION. 5 Credits.

Pre-requisites: CRWR 210.
This course is a close study of the style and techniques utilized in contemporary fiction, including a delineation of the development of major technical trends in contemporary fiction. Students will read literary fiction from the post-Modern era (late 20th century) to the present. They will analyze texts (short stories, novels) in writing and orally utilizing the language of the craft.

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CRWR 313. FORM AND THEORY OF LITERARY NONFICTION. 5 Credits.

Pre-requisites: CRWR 210.
Students will study the nature of literary nonfiction. Contemporary sub-genres to be studied may include nature writing, travel writing, science writing, the memoir, literary journalism and others.

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For questions regarding the Minor in Creative Writing please contact:

Lisa Denker

Senior Secretary