Creative Writing Major at 91ֱ��

Why Study Creative Writing at 91ֱ��?

The Creative Writing program is designed for students who wish to develop their creative writing skills. We offers a wide range of courses from short fiction and novel writing, to poetry, to writing for podcasts. Our program will help you develop the skills necessary to become an accomplished emerging writer.

Creative Writing Degree Options

You have the option to major or minor in Creative Writing.

Creative Writing podcasting and radio class

Jade Poli '25

"I'm hoping to finish college with a completed novel, engineered through the multitude of creative writing courses but also from a mix of interdisciplinary courses."

Creative Writing Course Highlights

CRWT B159 Introduction to Creative Writing
This course is for students who wish to experiment with three genres of creative writing: short fiction, poetry and drama, and techniques specific to each of them. Priority will be given to interested first- and second-year students; additional spaces will be made available to upper-year students with little or no experience in creative writing. Students will write or revise work every week; roughly four weeks each will be devoted to short fiction, poetry, and drama. There will be individual conferences with the instructor to discuss their progress and interests. Half of class time will be spent discussing student work and half will be spent discussing syllabus readings.

CRWT B266 Screenwriting
An introduction to screenwriting. Issues basic to the art of storytelling in film will be addressed and analyzed: character, dramatic structure, theme, setting, image, sound. The course focuses on the film adaptation; readings include novels, screenplays, and short stories. Films adapted from the readings will be screened. In the course of the semester, students will be expected to outline and complete the first act of an adapted screenplay of their own.

Students' Perspectives

What students are saying about their experience with Creative Writing

Summer Stories: Jade Poli '25

Hometown: Maplewood, NJ

"My undergraduate career at Bryn Mawr has made me more independent and more confident to feel like I know what I’m doing."

Major Moment: Sofia Azuara '25

Creative Writing

"Trust yourself, you know what you like and what you don’t like. You know what works for you. Whatever you decide on will be worthwhile."

Faculty Spotlight

Dee Matthews

Provost and Professor of Creative Writing

Airea D. Matthews is an award winning poet, educator, and interdisciplinary thinker. Her work explores the intersections of language, economics, race, and social policy. She is the former Poet Laureate of the City of Philadelphia. She is currently developing a writer’s residency in Troina, Sicily, focused on supporting persecuted writers and scholars

Meet Our Other Creative Writing Faculty

A Bright Future

How Bryn Mawr grads are lighting their paths

Alumnae/i Highlight: Michelle Zauner '11

What Recent Alumnae/i Are Doing Now

"I learned how to write at Bryn Mawr, truly. Daniel Torday and the Creating Writing Department completely changed the way I read and write and taught me everything I know and carried with me into writing this book. It changed me tremendously." — Michelle Zauner '11

Opportunities for Creative Writing Majors and Minors

Student Publications

Whether your writing is fanciful and comforting or hard-hitting and journalistic, you will find a place to call home among Bryn Mawr's student publications. These include the Nimbus literary and arts magazine and the Bi-College News.

Internships

Creative writing majors often take on internships over the summer. We encourage you to stretch your literary wings and work with organizations that excite and challenge you as an emerging writer.

A 91ֱ�� student abroad stands in from of the Sydney Opera House

Study Abroad

One of the most important factors in becoming a great creative writer is a variety of experience. As a creative writing major you have the opportunity to study abroad and expand your horizons during your junior year.