Creative Writing

Interested in producing original poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, or screenwriting?. Contemplating a career in the teaching of writing?. If so, a creative writing minor may be right for you.

A minor in Creative Writing (ENG) requires satisfactory completion of the following requirements:

  • Satisfactory progress toward completion of the baccalaureate degree in the student’s home school
  • Completion of 15 credit hours, with a minimum grade of C in each course
  • 9 credit hours must be at the 300 level or above
  • One course may be shared between the English minor and the English major.

Electives:

Choose 15 credit hours from the following:

  • ENG-W 206 Introduction to Creative Writing (3 cr.)
  • ENG-W 207 Introduction to Fiction Writing (3 cr.)
  • ENG-W 208 Introduction to Poetry Writing (3 cr.)
  • ENG-W 280 Literary Editing and Publishing (3 cr.)
  • ENG-W 301 Writing Fiction (3 cr.)
  • ENG-W 302 Screenwriting (3 cr.)
  • ENG-W 303 Writing Poetry (3 cr.)
  • ENG-W 305 Writing Creative Nonfiction (3 cr.)
  • ENG-W 401 Writing Fiction (3 cr.)
  • ENG-W 403 Advanced Poetry Writing (3 cr.)
  • ENG-W 407 Advanced Creative Nonfiction Writing (3 cr.)
  • ENG-W 408 Creative Writing for Teachers (3 cr.)
  • ENG-W 411 Directed Writing (1-3 cr.)

For more information contact:

Kyle Minor
Director of the Creative Writing Program
Associate Professor of English
minork@iu.edu
(317)274-2258
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