Creative Writing Minor
The Creative Writing Minor includes four tracks: poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and cross-genre (students choose one).
Students may declare the cross-genre track of the minor at any time, with no application process or prerequisites.
Admission to the poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction track is by application only, and is normally based on a manuscript of creative work from ENGLISH 206-0 Reading & Writing Poetry, ENGLISH 207-0 Reading and Writing Fiction, or ENGLISH 208-0 Reading & Writing Creative Non-Fiction. The department accepts applications to these tracks of the Creative Writing Minor early each spring. First-year students may not apply.
A literature component and a course in the history and culture of literary production anchor the Creative Writing Minor within a context of general literacy.
Creative Writing Minor: Poetry Track (8 units)
| Course | Title |
|---|---|
| 3 introductory courses: | |
| Reading & Writing Poetry | |
| Reading and Writing Fiction | |
| Reading & Writing Creative Non-Fiction | |
| ENGLISH 393-1 & ENGLISH 393-2 & ENGLISH 393-3 | Theory and Practice of Poetry and Theory and Practice of Poetry and Theory and Practice of Poetry |
| 1 200- or 300-level English department literature course | |
| 1 300-level English department literature course | |
Creative Writing Minor: Fiction Track (8 units)
| Course | Title |
|---|---|
| 3 introductory courses | |
| Reading & Writing Poetry | |
| Reading and Writing Fiction | |
| Reading & Writing Creative Non-Fiction | |
| ENGLISH 394-1 & ENGLISH 394-2 & ENGLISH 394-3 | Theory & Practice of Fiction and Theory & Practice of Fiction and Theory & Practice of Fiction |
| 1 200- or 300-level English department literature course | |
| 1 300-level English department literature course | |
Creative Writing Minor: Creative Nonfiction Track (8 units)
| Course | Title |
|---|---|
| 3 introductory courses | |
| Reading & Writing Poetry | |
| Reading and Writing Fiction | |
| Reading & Writing Creative Non-Fiction | |
| ENGLISH 395-1 & ENGLISH 395-2 & ENGLISH 395-3 | Theory and Practice of Creative Nonfiction and Theory and Practice of Creative Nonfiction and Theory and Practice of Creative Nonfiction |
| 1 200- or 300-level English department literature course | |
| 1 300-level English department literature course | |
Creative Writing Minor: Cross-Genre Track (7 units)
| Course | Title |
|---|---|
| 3 introductory courses: | |
| Reading & Writing Poetry | |
| Reading and Writing Fiction | |
| Reading & Writing Creative Non-Fiction | |
| Any 2 of these four advanced courses (two different courses from the list, or one course taken twice): | |
| Advanced Poetry Writing | |
| Advanced Fiction Writing | |
| Advanced Creative Nonfiction Writing | |
| Advanced Creative Cross-Genre Writing | |
| 1 200- or 300-level English department literature course | |
| 1 300-level English department literature course | |
Students who matriculated in Spring 2025 or earlier can choose to opt into the current requirements listed here or can choose to follow requirements as outlined in a Catalog edition corresponding to their prior quarters of enrollment. The Office of the Registrar maintains an archive of Catalog editions.