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Exercise Creative Thought
The Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing at Miami University combines an intensive writing practice with the critical thinking skills developed through literary analysis and interpretation. As a Creative Writing major, you’ll engage deeply with fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction while building strong communication skills, creative flexibility, and the ability to interpret complex ideas. This undergraduate Creative Writing program also integrates literature courses to enrich your craft and prepare you for diverse writing careers or graduate study.
JOIN A DISTINGUISHED MIAMI LEGACY
Participate in an increasingly global curriculum and outlook. Our 8 full-time creative writing program faculty, over 200 undergraduate majors and minors, and 20-25 graduate students take part in fiction, poetry, creative non-fiction, and screenwriting workshops led by award-winning, actively publishing faculty writers.
Contact Information
Gabriele Bechtel, Ph.D.
Professor and Director of Creative Writing
Department of English
134 Harris Hall
Oxford, OH 45056
bechteg@MiamiOh.edu
513-529-5221
Curriculum and Courses for Our Program
Prominent and emergent authors come to campus each year to visit classes and give readings and craft talks. Some of the new emphases in the program include translation, live performance, and writing for digital media. A senior capstone in creative writing gives students the opportunity to hone ambitious writing projects.
- ENG 226 Introduction to Creative Writing: Short Fiction and Poetry
- ENG 311 Reading for Creative Writing: Contemporary Literature
- ENG 321 The Literary Marketplace
- ENG 423 Advanced Creative Writing Nonfiction Workshop
Facts and Stats
Your college experience here will be one of the most exciting times of your life. To make sure of this, we’ll provide you with a powerful support system.
First-to-second year retention
Miami University Data
Among Public Universities in the United States for Four-Year Graduation Rate
The Chronicle of Higher Education Almanac
of 2018-2019 graduates who were employed or furthering their education by fall 2019
Miami University Data
This is Where Your Journey to Miami University Begins
Explore what it means to be a college student at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, where students prepare to go anywhere and everywhere. We’ll be here to help every step of the way as you prepare for college admission, enrollment, and success.