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Creative Writing
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Creative Writing

LIU Brooklyn (Long Island University)
Brooklyn, New YorkUSA
On campus
Full-time
€41,997.52/year
 2601 Points
Duration
1 Year
Language
English
Apply date
Aug 2024

Program Description

LIU's M.F.A. in Creative Writing prepares students to both be professional writers in the world and to be visionary literary citizens. Situated in the heart of Brooklyn, LIU’s MFA in Creative Writing is an innovative creative writing program centered on world literature, multi-genre education, and publishing. During their two-year residential program, students have the opportunity to study poetry, fiction, nonfiction, playwriting, and translation, and thus receive a robust multi-genre education.

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Curriculum

Modules

PROCESS & TECHNIQUES COURSES:

Writers on Writing

Theory of Writing

Traditions & Lineages

WRITING WORKSHOPS:

Nonfiction Writing Workshop

Fiction Writing Workshop

Poetry Writing Workshop

Play Writing Workshop

Writing for Media: The Story

Seminar in Creative Writing

Topics in Creative Writing

LITERATURE COURSES:

Three Literature courses

ENGLISH ELECTIVE WITH RESEARCH COMPONENT:

One English elective, chosen in consultation with Graduate Advisor and MFA Director.

THESIS:

English Thesis

POSSIBLE ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

In addition to the course requirements listed above, Teaching Assistants are required to take English 646 Individual & Small Group Writing Instruction. Teaching Fellows are required to take English 700 Practicum in the Teaching of Writing.

Careers

Our applied MFA prepares students for careers in:

  • creative writing
  • academia
  • translation
  • publishing
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