Undergraduate Program Director

Adelphi's program in English encourages students to discover the pleasures and values of the written word in their own writing and that of acknowledged artists. The program gives students as comprehensive an acquaintance as possible with the work of important writers and interesting writers. The program also provides a close look at the ways in which good writing gains its power. The creative writing major track produces the cultural reference and skill in using language artfully that are requisite in any profession--administration, advertising, journalism, law, librarianship, writing, teaching to name a few--in which language is the paramount tool. In addition, the creative writing track prepares students for advanced work in poetry, fiction and dramatic writing.

Graduate Program Director

An intimate program, the MFA in Creative Writing at Adelphi offers students the opportunity to specialize in four major genres: poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction and dramatic writing.

We have generous scholarships, internships, and teaching opportunities including the chance to teach a section of the undergraduate course "Introduction to Creative Writing."

Our Professional Development Practicum is a unique hands-on experience in which students meet with writers, agents, editors, and arts administrators to learn firsthand about the professional life of a writer. They also learn the practical procedures of submitting a manuscript and applying for grants and jobs.

Our year-long Thesis Colloquium and Independent Study sequence offers intense one-on-one mentoring.

Students are encouraged to take advantage of Adelphi's connections to New York City's lively arts scenes and our relationships with organizations such as PEN, AWP and Cave Canem.