Welcome! Since 1999, the Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ Department of Creative Writing has cultivated a community of deeply committed writers who believe that the creation of art is of crucial personal and collective value.
We think you'll find we are an open-minded and big-hearted group. Our faculty encourages a rigorous yet safe, supportive environment in which diverse writers can grow as artists and as individuals. We believe excellence starts with an informed application of craft and we encourage writers to explore aesthetics and methods across genre lines.
Whether you are an undergraduate writer just finding your path, or a more experienced one looking for support and guidance in the mastery of your art, we have a program that will stimulate and excite you. We invite you to explore the pages of this site. Get to know us.
Look over our 18 experienced, well-published faculty writers and editors. Check out the creative careers and prestigious publications of our students and alumni, and the extraordinary resources of our Publishing Laboratory with its comprehensive, hands-on curricula for BFA and MFA students, including a Post-Baccalaureate Publishing Certificate.
Take note of our new initiatives in . Find out more about our award-winning student-staffed journals, Chautauqua and Ecotone, and micro-press book imprint, , at . Read about our , which offers students direct access to crucial publishing industry information and individuals. Then by all means let us hear from you. We look forward to answering any questions you may have. crw@uncw.edu
