Creative Writing

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies

Creative writing is a delayed-entry Honours BA program, and may be pursued as a single major, double major or minor. Students who wish to apply for admission to the program are strongly advised to take one of the following courses among their first 30 University credits:

• AP/EN 1001 3.00 Introduction to Literary Study
• AP/EN 1002 3.00 Intertextualities
• AP/EN 1006 3.00 Writer’s Introduction to Literary Forms
• AP/CLTR 1953 6.00 Canadian Writers in Person

Students must successfully complete AP/EN 2600 6.00 Introduction to Creative Writing before applying for admission to the Creative Writing program as a major or minor. Students taking AP/EN 2600 6.00 Introduction to Creative Writing, who wish to obtain full admission to the program as a major or minor, should submit a 15-20 page portfolio of poetry and prose fiction following completion of AP/EN 2600 3.00 Introduction to Creative Writing.

Students may also apply for full admission after their first 54 credits and before completion of their first 78 credits by presenting a portfolio containing work in both poetry and prose fiction as evidence of writing experience equivalent to that provided by AP/EN 2600 6.00 Introduction to Creative Writing. In either case, applicants must also fill out a Creative Writing program application form. Acceptance of the portfolio by the Creative Writing Committee constitutes full admission to the Honours Major or Honours Minor program.

It is strongly recommended that students in the Honours BA program combine creative writing with a major or minor in English. Students admitted to the Honours Major or Honours Minor program should schedule an advising appointment with the Creative Writing program. Please consult the program office for more information.

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