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.
Why Study Creative Writing at Oberlin?
Sample Courses
- CRWR 120 - Introduction to Fiction Writing 4 credits
- CRWR 230 - Form and Flexibility 4 credits
- CRWR 317 - Between Lyric and Narrative: Transitional Prose Forms 4 credits
- CRWR 450 - Teaching Imaginative Writing 4 credits
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.
Explore Faculty within Creative WritingCreative Writing Faculty
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Emily Barton
Assistant Professor of Creative Writing -
Chanda Feldman
Assistant Professor of Creative Writing -
DeSales Harrison
Associate Professor of English -
Thomas Israel Hopkins
Visiting Assistant Professor of Creative Writing -
Allegra Hyde
Visiting Assistant Professor of Creative Writing -
Lynn Powell
Director, Oberlin Writers in the Schools (WITS) -
Robin Beth Schaer
Visiting Assistant Professor of Creative Writing -
David Walker
Professor of English and Creative Writing
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