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The Undergraduate Department Representatives in Creative Writing for 2011-2012 will be Erica Lubitz and Samantha Paternoster.
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Creative Writing
Creative writing workshops have been taught at Brandeis since 1951. Creative writing became one of the English tracks in 1997, and in 2003 a major in its own right. It is also a popular choice in a minor.
The Creative Writing Program is structured to allow flexible participation in its activities by a diverse body of students, whose interest or commitment may vary in nature or over time. The major consists of a combination of writing workshops, literature courses, studio art, and independent study, culminating in a body of creative work of high caliber, and a historical and contemporary grasp of literary currents.
Under the thesis option, it culminates in a book-length thesis in poetry, fiction or another literary genre, written under the close supervision of a creative writing faculty member over the two semesters of the senior year.
Further information about the Creative Writing Program can be found in our brochure.
2010-11 thesis application deadline for Creative Writing Thesis:
Midyear second-semester sophomore thesis applications due Monday, November 21, 2011.
Regular second-semester sophomore thesis applications due Monday, April 16, 2012.
To apply: submit 20 pages of poetry, or 35-50 pages of fiction and an informal transcript as a single .doc/.docx attachment to broumas@brandeis.edu and chaucer@brandeis.edu. Include your name, email, and preferred phone number.
Students need to have taken (or be enrolled in) 1A or 11A, and a minimum of one semester in ENG 19, 39a, 79b, 109 or 119.