Curriculum

To satisfy the requirements for the MFA in creative writing, students will complete the following courses:

Four Sections (12 hours)

• ENW 800 Writing Residency (3 credits): An intensive 11-14 day residency, taken at an off-campus location: Winters, in Lexington, KY (a spring semester course); Summers in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. (The summer residency in San Miguel may be taken for three hours of credit, if a student attends for two weeks, or for six hours of credit, if a student attends the residency for a full month.)

Four Sections (12 hours)

• ENW 810 Topics in Creative Writing (3 credits): An online literature course for creative writers. Students read extensively in contemporary literature, and write critical essays in response to these readings.

Four Sections (24 hours)

• ENW 820 Low-residency Mentoring/Workshop (6 credits): Students participate in an intensive online writing workshop conducted via Blackboard, conference call, and/or other media. Students work privately with the instructor as well on a series of comprehensive revisions of their creative work. Students also read extensively in contemporary literature, and write critical essays in response to these readings.

 

Department of MFA in Creative Writing News
Julie Hensley Wins - August 26, 2009
For a collection of poems inspired by the birth of her son, EKU's Julie Hensley has won the 2009 Emerging Writers Award.  >>
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