Boston College
Massachusetts, United States
Residential programThe English Department offers a Creative Writing Concentration that allows certain students to intensify and focus their English majors by taking a series of practice-based writing courses along with their literature courses. The creative writing concentrator undertakes a twelve-course English major instead of the usual ten courses. Three of these courses must be writing workshops in any genre, selected with the help of the student's concentration advisor.
Contact Information
English Department
Boston College
Chestnut Hill
Massachusetts, United States
02467
Phone: (617) 552-3716
Email: suzanne.matson@bc.edu
http://www.bc.edu/schools/cas/english/
Undergraduate Program Director
Suzanne MatsonProfessor, Co-Director Creative Writing Concentration
English Department
Boston College
Chestnut Hill
Massachusetts, United States
02467
Phone: 617-552-3716
Email: suzanne.matson@bc.edu
The English Department offers a Creative Writing Concentration that allows certain students to intensify and focus their English majors by taking a series of practice-based writing courses along with their literature courses. The creative writing concentrator undertakes a twelve-course English major instead of the usual ten courses. Three of these courses must be writing workshops in any genre, selected with the help of the student's concentration advisor.
Genres: Fiction, Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, PlaywritingUnit of Measure: Hours
Undergraduate Program Director
Suzanne MatsonProfessor, Co-Director Creative Writing Concentration
English Department
Boston College
Chestnut Hill
Massachusetts, United States
02467
Phone: 617-552-3716
Email: suzanne.matson@bc.edu
The English Department offers a Creative Writing Concentration that allows certain students to intensify and focus their English majors by taking a series of practice-based writing courses along with their literature courses. The creative writing concentrator undertakes a twelve-course English major instead of the usual ten courses. Three of these courses must be writing workshops in any genre, selected with the help of the student's concentration advisor.
Type of Program: Studio/ResearchUnit of Measure: Hours
Graduate Program Director
Eric WeiscottAssociate Professor
English Department
Boston College
Chestnut Hill
Massachusetts, United States
02467
Phone: 617-552-3716
Email: eric.weiscott@bc.edu
Suzanne Matson
Suzanne Matson is the author of four novels, most recently ULTRAVIOLET, and two books of poems.
Elizabeth Graver
Elizabeth Graver is the author of four novels, most recently THE END OF THE POINT, and a collection of stories.
http://www.elizabethgraver.com
Suzanne Berne
Suzanne Berne is the author of four novels, most recently THE DOGS OF LITTLEFIELD, and a memoir/biography.
Christopher Boucher
Chris Boucher is the author of two novels, most recently BIG GIANT FLOATING HEAD.
http://www.christopherboucher.net/
Andrew Sofer
Andrew Sofer is the author of WAVE, a collection of poems.
Carlo Rotella
Carlo Rotella is a journalist, essayist, and columnist. He is the author of five works/collections of nonfiction, most recently, THE WORLD IS ALWAYS COMING to an END.
Allison Adair
Allison Adair is the author of Max Ritvo Poetry Prize-winning collection THE CLEARING.
Recent brief residencies by Gish Jen, Junot Diaz, Edwidge Danticat and Zadie Smith. Recent readings and colloquia by Tracy K. Smith, Emma Donoghue, Tracy Kidder, George Packer, Anne Enright, Bill McKibben, James Wood, Alice McDermott, Franz Wright; Katherine Boo, Paul Muldoon, Susan Choi, Karen Russell, Teju Cole, and Michael Chabon.
Lowell Humanities Series (http://www.bc.edu/offices/lowellhs/)
