Creative Writing Courses

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Spring 2025 Undergraduate Creative Writing Courses Offered

  • CW 160-01 Intro to Creative Writing        M/W 1:30-3:10pm      Zenia Hashem Beck
    • An introduction to writing Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Playwriting.
       
  • CW 260 Visiting Writer Series                  Weds. 7:30pm            Chris Feliciano Arnold
    • A two credit class where students attend talks given by published authors.
       
  • CW 360 Poetry Workshop                       T/Th 1:30-3:10pm       Rachel Richardson
    • This workshop focuses on essential craft elements of poetry, including audience, diction, imagery, rhythm, voice, form, 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.
         
  • CW 462 Advanced Fiction Workshop       M/W 1:30-3:10pm     Marilyn Abildskov
    • This workshop focuses on the writing of short stories and novels, and features intensive discussion of student work and assigned readings.
      • CW 160 and one of CW 360, CW 361, CW 362, or CW 363; Minimum grade C-. 
         
  • 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 https://www.stmarys-ca.edu/academics/liberal-arts/english/courses