Creative Writing
Students who major in our Creative Writing Program will experience the breadth of a liberal arts education combined with rigorous studio training. Creative writing at Oberlin emphasizes individual mentoring at the advanced level through small, juried workshops, and independent projects directed by program faculty. The major focuses on five genres—fiction, poetry, nonfiction, playwriting, and screenwriting—yet offers opportunities for cross-disciplinary work with other arts.

Program Facts
- Program Type: Major, Minor
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- Bachelor of Arts (BA)
- Department: Creative Writing
Acting Chair
David Walker,Visiting Emeritus Professor of English and Creative Writing
Contact
- Joyce Marshall, Administrative Assistant
- 440-775-6567
- creativewriting@oberlin.edu
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Creative Writing Faculty
Our faculty are accomplished writers and poets who devote their careers to making important contributions to their disciplines. Their expertise covers five genres—fiction, poetry, nonfiction, playwriting, and screenwriting.They are committed to undergraduate education and teach first-year seminars as well as advanced courses.
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Emily Barton
Assistant Professor of Creative Writing
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Chanda Feldman
Assistant Professor of Creative Writing
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DeSales Harrison
Associate Professor of English
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Thomas Israel Hopkins
Visiting Assistant Professor of Creative Writing
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Allegra Hyde
Visiting Assistant Professor of Creative Writing
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Lynn Powell
Director, Oberlin Writers in the Schools (WITS)
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Robin Beth Schaer
Visiting Assistant Professor of Creative Writing
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David Walker
Visiting Emeritus Professor of English and Creative Writing
Upcoming Creative Writing Events
2021 Creative Writing Program Career Fair
4:30 pm to 6:00 pm
2021 Creative Writing Program Career Fair
4:30 pm to 6:00 pm
2021 Creative Writing Program Career Fair
4:30 pm to 6:00 pm
Creative Writing News
Robin Beth Schaer Receives $25,000 Fellowship in Poetry from the National Endowment for the Arts
February 8, 2021
Winter Term: The Art of the Artist Book
September 15, 2020
Henry Hicks ’21 Receives Prestigious Truman Scholarship
April 24, 2020