Creative Writing

Program Type:

Major
Minor

Bachelor of Arts (BA)

Our Creative Writing Program prepares students with a broad and balanced program of study that emphasizes interconnections between various literary genres: fiction, poetry, nonfiction, playwriting, and screen writing.

Why Study Creative Writing at Oberlin?

Variety of Courses

Associated Faculty

Study Away Programs

Sample Courses

CRWR 120 - Introduction to Writing Fiction 4 credits
CRWR 201 - Poetry/Prose Workshop 4 credits
CRWR 317 - Between Lyric and Narrative: Transitional Prose Forms 4 credits
CRWR 450 - Teaching Imaginative Writing 4 credits

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Creative Writing News

Olivia Goffman ’18 Awarded Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship in Malaysia

May 21, 2018

The history and creative writing double-major will teach English in Malaysia.

CJ Blair Wins 2018 Watson Fellowship

April 18, 2018

Blair will combine his interests in science and creative writing by learning about how threatened species impact communities across the globe.

Creative Writing Professor Dan Chaon Inks Deal to Adapt Latest Novel to Television

June 23, 2017

Dan Chaon, Delaney Professor of Creative Writing, has finalized a deal with with Buster Productions as writer, executive producer, and creator of a limited television series based on his 2017 novel Ill Will .

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