Creative Writing schools

tankini
Wed, 15 Jun 2005 02:21:49 +0000

Hi, I’m also interested in creative writing and will be pursuing an English major with a focus on CW at Wellesley next year. You should really consider wellesley esp. if you’re looking into Barnard (which means you’re open-minded about Women’s colleges).

I would also look into Bryn Mawr, Swarthmore, Williams, and Kenyon. University of Iowa has a top-notch Creative writing MFA program. However, for undergraduate creative writing studies, I would highly suggest some of the other schools I mentioned. Also, what specific genre of creative writing are you looking into? This might help to narrow down some of your choices. I also considered applying to Middlebury and Sarah Lawrence due to their very strong writing programs.

Be sure to enter creative writing contests/honors such as Princeton’s poetry prize or Kenyon’s creative writing annual contests for high school students. These will help you get the foot in the door. Just some thoughts, hopefully they’ll help you out!