California State University, Chico
California, United States
Residential programCalifornia State University, Chico offers the Bachelor of Arts in English Studies with a Creative Writing minor and the Master of Arts with an emphasis in Creative Writing.
Our graduate program is a 30-unit course of study, designed to be completed in two academic years. In creative writing, we offer instruction in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. Teaching associates serve as Instructor of Record and can train to teach in three areas: composition studies, literature, and creative writing. Fellowships and other forms of financial aid are possible.
Contact Information
400 W 1st St
Department of English
Chico
California, United States
95929-0830
Phone: 530-898-5488
Email: sdemeyer@csuchico.edu
Fax: 530-898-4450
http://www.csuchico.edu/engl/
Undergraduate Program Director
Jeanne ClarkCreative Writing Coordinator
W.1st and Salem Sts.
Department of English
Chico
California, United States
95929-0830
Email: jeclark2@csuchico.edu
The undergraduate concentration requires the student to take beginning Creative Writing (poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction) and then to focus on one or more genres. Watershed is the literary magazine, which uses student editors. The Engllish Department offers a Creative Writing Award each fall.
Type of Program: Studio/ResearchLargest Class Size: 30
Smallest Class Size: 30
Genres: Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Poetry
Duration of Study: 4 years
Unit of Measure: Credits
Total Units for Degree: 124
Undergraduate Program Director
Jeanne ClarkCreative Writing Coordinator
W.1st and Salem Sts.
Department of English
Chico
California, United States
95929-0830
Email: jeclark2@csuchico.edu
The undergraduate concentration requires the student to take beginning Creative Writing (poetry, fiction, playwriting) and then to focus on one or more genres. Watershed is the literary magazine, which uses student editors; English courses are offered in Literary Editing and Editing for Publication. The English Department offers a Creative Writing Award each fall.
Type of Program: Studio/ResearchGenres: Fiction, Playwriting, Poetry
Unit of Measure: Hours
Graduate Program Director
Erin KellyGraduate Coordinator
W.1st and Salem Sts.
Department of English
Chico
California, United States
95929-0830
Email: ekkelly@csuchico.edu
Our graduate program is a 30-unit course of study, designed to be completed in two academic years. In creative writing, we offer instruction in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. Teaching associates serve as Instructor of Record and can train to teach in three areas: composition studies, literature, and creative writing. Fellowships and other forms of financial aid are possible.
Type of Program: Studio/ResearchLargest Class Size: 30
Smallest Class Size: 20
Genres: Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Poetry
Duration of Study: 2 years
Unit of Measure: Credits
Paul Eggers
Saviors, How the Water Feels, and The Departure Lounge
Jeanne E. Clark
Ohio Blue Tips, winner of Akron Poetry Prize
Gorrill's Orchard (poetry)
Rob Davidson
Field Observations: Stories; The Farther Shore: Stories; and The Master and the Dean: The Literary Criticism of Henry James and William Dean Howells
http://www.robdavidsonauthor.net/
Sarah Pape
Heather Altfeld
Watershed Review
Jane Hirshfield
Sir Salman Rushdie
Robert Hass
Fred Arroyo
Camille T. Dungy
Nick Flynn
James Richardson
Brenda Hillman
D.A. Powell
Martha Collins
Forrest Gander
Peggy Shumaker
Sasha Pimental
Oliver de la Paz
Sean Hill
Alicia Mountain
Writer's Voice Reading Series (http://www.csuchico.edu/engl/events/writers-voice.shtml)
