For the last 30 years or so the rise of creative writing programmes in universities has been met with seemingly unending howls of derision from all quarters. Hanif Kureishi, novelist, screenwriter – ...
IN THE course of more than forty years of teaching I have often been asked, “When you teach creative writing, what do you teach?” Books dealing with technique have their function, no doubt, in a ...
Two creative writing lecturers requested anonymity due to fears of professional retaliation. Pseudonyms and gender neutral pronouns were used to protect sources’ identities and improve readability.
Everyone knows that outside of the school building, creative writing workshops aren’t graded. Whether it’s a group of retirees who cluster in the back of your corner coffee shop or the so-called Ponzi ...
This spring, the Howe Center for Writing Excellence Local Advisory Board awarded the Howe Award for Excellence in Disciplinary Writing Instruction to two teams of faculty members from the College of ...
Emily Cataneo, co-founder of Redbud, teaches Redbud Writing Project’s first ever class. For some people, writing is not only a creative outlet, but a cathartic one. That's true for "Perry," a previous ...
Fiction and poetry certainly have a place in America's schools. But when students don't learn how to articulate ideas, their options erode -- and our whole society is worse off for it. Since the ...
Creative writing helped Stephen Henderson process Vietnam. It taught him to manage his PTSD, allowing him to feel comfortable again. The former Marine could now enter a room and sit with his back to ...
When reviewing job growth and salary information, it’s important to remember that actual numbers can vary due to many different factors—like years of experience in the role, industry of employment, ...