Jan. 7, 2011 —
Applications are now being taken for Morehead State University’s Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing. The Department of English degree, which was established in 2009, combines the rigorous instruction of creative writing with an active creative writing community so that aspiring writers may develop their individual talents in an atmosphere that is both demanding and supportive.
Deadline for submission for the Fall 2011 semester is Friday, Feb. 18.
The program provides undergraduate students an opportunity to be taught through studio-oriented creative writing workshops in poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction by accomplished faculty members who are working writers.
Other successful writers come to campus as guest readers and lecturers. Students also are provided a solid foundation of literature courses and complete general education courses in the humanities, the natural and social sciences, and foreign languages.
Candidates for graduation complete a creative thesis and are required to participate in a public reading from their work.
Course work is supplemented by a number of extracurricular opportunities including The Creative Writing Symposium; Inscape (MSU’s literary journal); The MSU Reading Series; the MSU Coffeehouse; and the Inscape Showcase.
Entry into the B.F.A. program is competitive and the standards for admission are high. Students must successfully complete ENG 100 Writing I and ENG 293 Introduction to Creative Writing. Additionally, an application, a 3-5 page introductory essay and a 10-page portfolio are required, and one letter of recommendation from someone familiar with their creative writing.
Applications are available at www.morehead.edu/creativewriting.
Students currently on MSU’s campus may also pick up an application packet in the Department of English, 103 Combs Building.
Additional information on the program is available by contacting Crystal Wilkinson at 783-9448 or at c.wilkinson@moreheadstate.edu.
Morehead State University News
January 7, 2011
MSU accepting applications for creative writing degree
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