Brown University
Rhode Island, United States
Residential programStudents take nine courses over the 2 years: 4 writing courses, 4 elective, and 2 half-credit pedagogy courses. This arrangement allows maximum time for writing.
Students ordinarily enroll in a workshop in their track for each of the first 3 semesters and in their last semester complete a thesis under the direction of a particular faculty writer. The thesis must be an original manuscript: a novel or substantial part of a novel, a collection of stories or poems, a substantial cross-disciplinary or digital language arts project. Each student will, over the two years, have worked with at least two different members of the writing faculty, probably with three.
Many, though by no means all, recipients of this degree have gone into teaching or, less often, publishing. The academic setting of the program and the possibility of actual teaching experience suggest this. But the program is not specifically oriented toward these careers. The emphasis is on the writing itself - writing as an art. The four elective courses allow flexibility and individual direction. Students most often take courses in literature and languages, but many turn to studio or performing art courses.
A rather small percentage of applicants can be accepted, since the aim each year is for a class of 12. Applicants must submit samples of writing in a particular track – poetry, fiction, cross-disciplinary/digital language art. This sample is the most important part of the application. GRE test scores are not required. Interviews are optional with applicants.
For further information, contact the Graduate Program in Literary Arts.
Contact Information
Box 1923
Literary Arts Program
Providence
Rhode Island, United States
02912
Phone: (401) 863-3265
Email: gale_nelson@brown.edu
http://brown.edu/Departments/Literary_Arts/graduate_program.htm
Undergraduate Program Director
Gale NelsonAcademic Program Director
Box 1923
Providence
Rhode Island, United States
02912
Email: pgn@brown.edu
The undergraduate concentration in Literary Arts at Brown is designed to allow student writers to develop their skills in one or more genres while deepening their understanding of the craft of writing. Concentration requirements are intended to balance creative and critical concerns.\nWe also offer a digital writing degree--there was no category for this in #6
Largest Class Size: 17Smallest Class Size: 6
Genres: Fiction, Poetry, Screenwriting, Professional Writing (technical writing, PR, etc.)
Tuition 40000
Unit of Measure: Credits
Criticism and Theory: 1
Total Units for Degree: 30
Graduate Program Director
John CayleyBox 1923
Literary Arts Program
Providence
Rhode Island, United States
02912
Email: john_cayley@brown.edu
Students take 8 courses over the 2 years: 4 writing courses and 4 electives. This arrangement allows maximum time for writing.
Students ordinarily enroll in a workshop in their genre for each of the first 3 semesters and in their last semester complete a thesis under the direction of a particular faculty writer. The thesis must be an original manuscript: a novel or substantial part of a novel, a collection of stories or poems, a full-length play or group of one-acts, etc. Each student will, over the 2 years, have worked with at least 2 different members of the writing faculty, probably with 3.
Many, though by no means all, recipients of this degree have gone into teaching or, less often, publishing. The academic setting of the program and the possibility of actual teaching experience suggest this. But the program is not specifically oriented towards these careers. The emphasis is on the writing itself - writing as an art. The 4 elective courses allow flexibility and individual direction. Students most often take courses in literature and languages, but many turn to studio or performing art courses.
A rather small percentage of applicants can be accepted, since the aim each year is for a class of 15 or fewer. Applicants must submit samples of writing in a particular genre - poetry, fiction, electronic, playwriting. This sample is the most important part of the application. GRE test scores are not required. Interviews are optional with applicants.
For further information, contact the Graduate Program in Literary Arts.
Type of Program: Studio/ResearchLargest Class Size: 10
Smallest Class Size: 10
Genres: Fiction, Poetry, Playwriting, Professional Writing (technical writing, PR, etc.)
Tuition 30000
Unit of Measure: Hours
Workshop: 9
Thesis: 3
Total Units for Degree: 24
Application Requirements: Transcripts, Writing Sample, Application Form, Letters of Recommendation, Other
Graduate Program Director
John CayleyBox 1923
Literary Arts Program
Providence
Rhode Island, United States
02912
Email: john_cayley@brown.edu
Lori Baker
The Glass Ocean Crash & Tell; Crazy Water
https://www.brown.edu/academics/literary-arts/faculty/faculty
John Cayley
Ink Bamboo, Image Generation, http://thereaderproject.org
http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Literary_Arts/faculty_bios/biocayley.htm
Colin Channer
Providential, The Girl With the Golden Shoes, Passing Through Waiting in Vain
https://www.brown.edu/academics/literary-arts/faculty/faculty
Andrew Colarusso
The Sovereign
https://www.brown.edu/academics/literary-arts/faculty/faculty
Laura Colella
Breakfast with Curtis, Tax Day, Stay Until Tomorrow
https://www.brown.edu/academics/literary-arts/faculty/faculty
Thalia Field
Experimental Animals (A Reality Fiction), Point & Line; Incarnate Story: Material, Bird Lovers Backyard, Ululu (Clown Shrapnel)
https://www.brown.edu/academics/literary-arts/faculty/faculty
Erica Hunt
Arcade, Local History, Piece Logic, Time Slips Right Before Your Eyes
https://www.brown.edu/academics/literary-arts/faculty/faculty
Laird Hunt
Kind One, The Evening Road, In the House in the Dark of the Woods
https://www.brown.edu/academics/literary-arts/faculty/faculty
Karan Mahajan
Family Planning, The Association of Small Bombs
https://www.brown.edu/academics/literary-arts/faculty/faculty
Carole Maso
Ghost Dance, The Art Lover, AVA, The American Woman in the Chinese Hat, Defiance, Mother & Child
http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Literary_Arts/faculty_bios/biomaso.htm
Sawako Nakayasu
The Ants, Mouth: Eats Color – Sagawa Chika Translations, Anti-Translations & Originals, Costume en Face,
https://www.brown.edu/academics/literary-arts/faculty/faculty
Gale Nelson
This is What Happens When Talk Ends, Stare Decisis, Ceteris Paribus
https://www.brown.edu/academics/literary-arts/faculty/faculty
Eleni Sikelianos
The Book of Jon, You Animal Machine, Make Yourself Happy
https://www.brown.edu/academics/literary-arts/faculty/faculty
Cole Swensen
Landscapes on a Train, Gravesend, Noise That Stays Noise, Numen, Goest
https://www.brown.edu/academics/literary-arts/faculty/faculty
Writers on Writing & Contemporary Writers (https://www.brown.edu/academics/literary-arts/events)