Creative Writing

The creative writing minor enhances your writing skills, whether you’re working on a popular blog or your first published poem. Many students participate in writing workshops across genres such as fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction. Our professors, experienced poets, novelists, and prose writers, provide both artistic mentorship and knowledge of the publishing industry. Our creative writing students have gone on to become creative directors at magazines, marketing directors at corporations, college professors, editors, and, of course, published writers.

Program Requirements

Degree Options

Minor: 18 Total Credit Hours

Careers

Student Testimonials

“The creative writing program at GC made me realize I could turn my passion for writing into a career. From the dynamic fiction workshops to the invaluable hands-on experiences I gained working as a student editor on the Georgetonian, I found every experience valuable and enriching. I found every experience valuable and enriching. There isn’t a day that goes by when I don’t use a skill I learned from the nurturing faculty and my classmates.”— Amanda Hervey

Experiential Learning Opportunities

Join Sigma Tau Delta, the international English honor society. The GC Eta Alpha chapter is one of the founding chapters of Sigma Tau Delta and a tradition at Georgetown that is more than 100 years old. Chapter members present work at the Sigma Tau Delta national convention and help produce Inscape, the yearly magazine of student writing. Students can include a minor in publishing and editing with a creative writing emphasis within the English major.

Faculty & Contact

Connect with the faculty who teach and mentor Creative Writing students.

SteveCarter

Steven Carter

Professor of English
A.A.: Hiwassee Junior College; B.A.: Tusculum College; M.A.: University of Southern Mississippi; Ph.D.: University of Southern Mississippi

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